Re: Using wood for mini-lathe and mini-mill accessories
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You have to clean wood lathes, too.
Also, you would typically be using hand tools (which you also have to buy or make) on a tool rest where sometimes the metal working setup can be handy.
For something that is done rarely, or even just once.? Using what you having and just cleaning it is vastly more economical.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 01:51:19 PM PDT, gcvisalia@... <gcvisalia@...> wrote:
I think that if I just had to do small wood turning I would rather get a small wood turning machine rather than mess with all that cleaning and such to my metal lathe.
george
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 01:26:36 PM PDT, Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
I have used the mini-lathe for wood from time to time.? And I really do NOT like to use a metal lathe for wood.
However, I make sure it is first wiped thoroughly, so it is as "dry" as possible.
After I'm done, I thoroughly clean and re-oil - immediately.
A really big difference between metal chips and wood chips (sawdust) is the wood contains MOISTURE.? And that can cause rust very quickly.
Here are couple of photos (taken before I removed the backsplash which I think is annoying and, in the way, and is something I don't think scales down well from larger machines).
This is making wood donuts which will later be cut as 90 degree trim pieces for a children's model railroad layout I built for a railroad museum.
After assembly to form one of the completed corners of the layout table.
![Inline image]( "Inline image") Here it is pressed into service to make wagon wheel hubs for a 1/10 scale stagecoach kit to improve on what was provided in the kit.? Note all the sawdust accumulating on the ways.? I didn't let it sit there long.
And being more powdery and almost lighter than air, it might get into places more easily than metal chips.? But I haven't done it enough to notice any issue.? If possible, or if nervous about that, I suppose entry points to places could be taped over or something temporarily.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 12:35:15 PM PDT, Paul Fox <pgf@...> wrote:
For those of you that have used your mini-lathes to turn projects from wood:? ?what precautions or preparations have you found useful, for keeping any wood sawdust or chips from making a mess of your oily lathe?
paul
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