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Picked up a new Lathe on New Years. So what does a new Lathe need? Why new Lathe tools of course! So I got on the horn with my buddy Ron who is a distributor for PSI and picked up a set of unhandled HSS Lathe Chisels. These are the first three handles I have made. I had a nice piece of 7/4 quilted Maple laying around so decided to cut it up to make some nice handles. So far so good.
I really went crazy this holiday season buying stuff for my shop. I hope to have new photos of my shop up later this week. In all I picked up a new Jointer, new Air Filtration unit, new Dust Collector 3 micron filter, Dewalt 18v Drill/Driver, and a whole Gaggle of Clamps!
Sadly my new love of turning has come at a price. It looks like it has exposed possible RA in my fingers. I have to a wait a month or two for tests to find out for sure. For now I wake up with Ball Park Franks for fingers, it takes about 3 or 4 hours before I am able to even come close to making a fist. Man my joints are not well! First Avascular Necrosis takes my hips and now possibly Rheumatoid Arthritis in my hands. All before turning 40!
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#1 posted 891 days ago
Sorry to hear that :-(( Nice work on the handles.
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lew
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#2 posted 891 days ago
Nice!
What did you use for the metal ferrules?
Lew
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#3 posted 891 days ago
cooll handles.
Maybe the pain is from all the vibration coming from thr power tools.
Best of luck to you!
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#4 posted 891 days ago
Nice job. That looks like a ShopSmith 510. Yes?
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Crushgroovin
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#5 posted 891 days ago
The ferules came with but I would have used 2” brass or copper pipe connectors cut in half had they not.
Yes a 510 in deed.
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#6 posted 891 days ago
The RA is a bummer! If holding chisels becomes a problem, you might like to checkout the Easy Wood Tools at http://www.easywoodtools.com/ which are simply pressed flat onto the toolrest rather than needing to be held at a specific bevel angle, so are easier to use and less tiring. Might enable you to keep turning even with ‘frank fingers’.
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