You use every trick in your book…from double sided carpet tape, to hot melt glue, vacuum chucks, jam chucks, CA Glue, always keep the rpm’s very slow I try to never go over 500 an old time stone turner taught me that and every time I break that rule the project breaks, I started on my mini cabatech lathe but have turned on all of my lathes so size matters not. it doesn’t need to be a metal lathe but it could be…or even a pole lathe would work great because low rpm’s is good…tools I use scrapers and pointing tools no gouges or skews you could do details maybe with a skew like a tiny groove but no planing cuts in my opinion..go slow it is fun
The finish the countertop people use mineral oil, but again play around I have used many things use your imagination and experiment on your own just keep it slow I reached down one time DAY DREAMING and turned the speed way up….the bowl exploded and I was bleeding several places and dazed mild concussion and went into shock…I did have safety glasses on thank God…explains why I am so ugly..
-- Cosmicturner
