5Mounting The Wood To The Lathe - Center Work

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Woodturning Mounting The Wood To The Lathe -
Center Work

• Wood shop fox w1752 review come usually with
  centers and face plates to hold wood to be
  turned. Novices are confronted with the
  difficulty of mounting the wood and getting it
  securely cut. There are a couple of simple things
  to obtain one started on the experience and we
  will certainly start, as do most woodturners with
  spindle turning.
• A lot of wood lathes will be offered with 2
  centers and others are readily available from
  after market suppliers. The centers are pointed
  fittings that connect to the head stock and tail
  stock and are called drive or spur centers for
  the head stock and tail centers for the tail
  stock. They are used almost exclusively for
  spindle turning.
• While a few spur centers attach by screwing onto
  the head stock, a lot of centers, both spur and
  tail, attach by means of a tapered section. This
  will usually be a Morse taper number one or two.
  All that is required to understand about the
  Morse taper is it will certainly hold the
  accessory really firmly and the size is necessary
  when replacing the center.
• Lots of woodturners begin by placing a square
  piece of wood in between centers. Mark the center
  of each end of the square and indent the centers
  with an awl. The spur center will look like a
  point with 2 to four spurs surrounding it. All
  that is necessary is that the point go into the
  wood sufficiently to engage the spurs. They do
  not need to go far into the wood, just to engage
  it. Placing the point into the wood and rapping
  it with a wooden mallet should easily suffice.
• The tail center may be solid or it may have ball
  bearings and rotate freely. The solid or dead
  center will need a drop of oil on it to prevent
  friction burns. If your lathe reviews comes with
  a dead center it is a good idea to replace it
  with a ball bearing or live center as soon as
  possible.
• With the spurs engaged into the wood and the spur
  center in the head stock the tail stock is
  brought up and the center of the tail center
  engaged in the wood. The tail stock is tightened
  down, the tool rest is checked for clearance and
  the work is prepared to turn. It is a good safety
  feature to snug up the tail center prior to
  starting and then to regularly tighten it while
  turning. The spur center can act like a drill bit
  and loosen the work over time.
• Start small with the work between centers. Later
  you may wish to experiment with chucks and glue
  blocks but a great discount of enjoyment can be
  had and good work made in between centers.If you
  want to review more info, please through this
  link to learn much more!