Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Where Will It Fit In The Shop?

If you have a little, portable wood lathe, setting it in the woodworking shop is not a huge question, it can always be moved. However, most are large machines and will remain in one place for a long time. There are a few considerations when selecting a spot for it to live.

Kitchen design has long decided on using a work triangle to position major appliances. A cook will wish to be near the sink for water; a counter area for cutting and mixing; the refrigerator for supplies and temporary food holding; and the stove for cooking. These all should fit into a triangular arrangement for easy movement and efficiency. Similarly, such a triangle is needed for a woodturning station.

In general the positioning for work preparation is not a great need to be immediately in the triangle because the wood is prepared for the lathe and mounted but the preparation area may not be visited for some time. This is particularly true for large pieces but a different case may be in order for small pieces. If your turning tends to be mainly of small, repetitive projects such as pens, tea lights or ornaments, it is good to have either a work preparation spot or a materials holding spot in easy walking distance.

Tools need to be in a spot that is out of the way but easily reached. They need to be out of the way simply because they are sharp and a sharp tool cuts if walked into or hit in the wrong way. However, woodturners are often reaching for a different tool and they should be at arms length. It is a good idea to have them racked with the tips down and distinctive handles for easy selection. Also, any accessories such as chucks, faceplates, centres and the like should be nearby.

Sharp tools are an enjoyment to a turner and dull ones are a dangerous curse. However, the reality of the craft is tools dull quickly and need to be sharpened often and well. The sharpening station needs to be a step or two away and all the sharpening needs with it. At a minimum, any jigs should be set and ready and a wheel dresser handy to keep the wheels in good shape.

We sometimes forget that sanding and finishing is a big part of wood turning. Sand paper should be stored near the lathe in appropriate grits and sizes along with whatever sanding aids are typically used. Finishing supplies may be stored for safety but brought out to the turning as required.

Not absolutely necessary but a good addition is a small bench to hold extras that are needed for some projects. This area should be kept clean except when needed.

While all these need to be within the work triangle, room needs to be left around the lathe to work in safety. Sometimes an extra step to get a piece of sandpaper or run a new edge on a skew gives just the bit of a break that is needed to catch a breath and enjoy the whole woodturning process for which the lathe was set up in the first place.

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Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Lighting Makes A Big Difference

When the wood lathe moves into the woodworking shop or when a new shop is set up around the lathe itself, lighting is a big consideration. Like most stationary tools, wood lathes are heavy, powerful and dangerous. This is only aggravated by poor lighting. With the alternatives offered to day, adequate lighting is inexpensive and easy to acquire.

Good lighting will make a difference to way you turn, sand and finish your woodturnings. The best is available daylight. If possible it good to situate the lathe in front of a large, south facing window. If this is not possible, any other window will do. Some turners so like the idea that they take their lathe sout on the lawn for the summer. However, not everyone has a window handy and daylight only helps in the daytime, so artificial light will be needed.

An overhead fluorescent fixture is a good starting place for shop lighting. If one is not available where it is intended to set up the lathe one can be easily obtained. Shop light fixtures are easily and inexpensively obtained in styles that either require wiring into the lighting system or may be plugged in. Both are good. The plug in style may be more convenient to start with but a wired light is better in the long run, especially if an extension cord needs to be used.

These lights should be shielded from projectiles by a screen. It is possible to get a catch and launch a piece of wood at one of the bulbs, showering glass in all directions. Most shop lights have protective covers available.

Incandescent lighting on stands that are fastened to or near by the lathe add a different aspect to the lighting. This can be especially important when turning small, delicate pieces or when sanding before a finish is applied. Light from different directions tends to lay shadows that display unseen scratches from tools of sandpaper. These scratches will show up when the finish goes on. Good lighting prompts the removal of the defects with the proper sanding.

While the lighting needs to show the work in progress it needs to be set up so as to not glare in the turner's face or distract from the work being produced. Flexibility in the set up is a good idea as much as is possible.

Good lighting is not only an additional tool for the wood turner, it is also a safety feature allowing more comfortable and safer turning. In other words it adds to the enjoyment of an already enjoyable craft.

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Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Clearing the Shavings

One of the great problems of turning wood as well as other types of woodworking is the difficulty of disposing of large amounts of dust and shavings. This is of course aggravated if the workshop is in the basement of another area of the house, as are many workshops of amateur woodturners. Some thought is given here to the reduction of the shavings while dust will be considered in future articles.

Shavings are considered the evidence of enjoyment in woodturning. Many woodworkers are seduced into moving from flat work such as desks and tables to the round work of bowls and platters by watching a woodturning demonstration where a turner casts streams of shavings over a shoulder and into a pile of the floor. Accomplished woodturners often measure the satisfaction of the day's work by the depth of shavings on the chop floor. However, removal of the shavings is also a concern of the craft.

That pile of realized enjoyment is also a safety hazard. It can be a slippery mass waiting for the unwary step of the turner. Farmers would recognize the similarity between a large pile of wet shavings from trees such as freshly cut paper birch and a pile of wet hay. Spontaneous combustion is possible, while not likely. More likely, if the wet shavings are allowed to remain, is the growth of fungi and bacteria which may be a hazard to health.

Containing the problem is the first step in reducing the problem. Setting the lathe near a wall provides a first backstop for the shavings. When doing so it is necessary to remember that room must be left to get behind the lathe with broom or vacuum to remove the shavings. Since shavings will also be propelled in the direction of the woodturner and another wall is unlikely, simply hanging a shower curtain from the ceiling will give a simple and inexpensive solution to the problem.

Some people put a great deal of time, effort and money into using a dust collection system to collect shavings. Dust collection systems are meant to collect dust and generally clog very quickly with shavings as do most shop vacuums. A more viable albeit low tech solution is a good broom combined with a dust pan or snow shovel and a garbage can lined with large bags, especially with the majority of shavings trapped between a wall and a curtain. It is quick and efficient.

Shavings are a great measure of the enjoyment of turning. They can easily be used in the compost pile, horse bedding for a friend or mulch for the garden paths so the enjoyment continues. It is a simple win, win situation.

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Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Getting The Height Right

While many wood lathes these days are sold as portable models, most are considered to be stationary machines. As such they are mounted on benches and stands and left for in the same spot for long periods of time. In order for work to be performed well, comfortably, and without injury, the lathe needs to be at a proper height for long term usage.

As a general rule of thumb, start to determine the height of the lathe by standing comfortably with your hands by your sides and feet about shoulder width apart. Measure from the bend of your elbow to the floor. This is the height to make the center line of the lathe.

Now measure from the tip of the spur center to the bottom of the lathe itself, not the stand if it is on one. Subtract this from your elbow height and you have the desired height of the stand.

This is of course, a compromise. Every turner is a bit different with different heights and body types. However, over the years this has been a good starting point for wood lathe setup. It can easily be upset by manufacturers who supply stands with their lathes. A good idea is to stand at a lathe on its stand in the store and actually hold a tool over the tool rest to find out if that is comfortable and then ask yourself if it would still feel good an hour later after wrestling with a piece of wood.

It may be that the best avenue is not to get a supplied stand but rather to make your own. However this is not always possible or reasonable. Sometimes the lathe you want is only available with the stand, the manufacturer's stand may be far superior to one you can build, the lathe and stand were a gift, the lathe and stand are integral or something else get sin the way.

There are two simple solutions depending on circumstance and these solutions are also usable if more than one person is going to use the lathe. The first is to raise the lathe by using pads under the feet of the stand or by adding support pads to the stand under the lathe so as to add height. While the height may be lowered by cutting down the stand this may be seen as a drastic measure and it is often easier and better to raise the floor area around the lathe with a low, wide and very stable box on which to stand. Above all, make sure the footing for both lathe and person is safe and secure.

Following these simple guidelines will give a goos start to lathe height. With experience do not fail to remember that persons and preferences differ and your preferred height of your preferred lathe may be different than someone else's. The idea is to find what works for maximum health, safety and enjoyment.

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Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Six Considerations To Follow

Once a wood lathe has come into the woodworking shop there are a few things to consider as far as setting it up for work. It will likely be in use a fair amount of the time and the enjoyment of the tool will depend on the setup and installation. Here are six things to work on to make the craft more efficient and enjoyable.

First is the question of where the tool is going to sit in the shop. This may mean the movement of some other tools and in most shops once a tool is established it is seldom moved so this is a matter of some importance. Many shops place the major tools against the walls and leave the center free for assembly. If this is the case be careful not to place the lathe too close to the wall as it throws a lot of shavings and cleaning behind it can be a difficult proposition. Be sure to leave plenty of room for large pieces of wood to be turned and for dust collection and other tools to be used in connection with the lathe.

Second is the lighting for the tool. Good lighting is necessary not only for careful cutting but also for safety. It is easiest to install the lathe below good lights but if they are in use for other stationary tools it may be necessary to install some new ones.

Third is the need for a good stand. While some lathes come with floor stands many do not and will need one made. It will need to be sturdy to withstand the forces of turning out of balance wood. Some provision may need to be made for holding sand to add stability to the lathe.

This introduces the forth consideration which is the height of the lathe. As a general rule for long term comfortable turning, the height of the lathe center should be at the elbow height of the turner. While this can be adjusted with rising blocks under the stand legs or a thick mat for the turner to stand on, it is easier by far to make the lathe stand the right height in the first place.

Fifth there is the question of how the rest of the shop will work in relation to the lathe. In particular, the sharpening station, band saw and drill press are often used in lathe work. The sharpening station especially should be so close as to be easily moved to while turning so as not to interfere with the flow of the work.

Sixth is the matter of dust collection. Shavings are easily swept up and disposed of in the compost pile or to a friend's horse bedding. Fine dust from sanding, however, is a major health hazard and needs to be removed as soon as possible. A dust collection system needs to be handy to the lathe and a good sanding mask should also be used.

Taking care of these simple considerations will make the whole experience of setting up and using the wood lathe much easier. A little thought ahead of time will make the craft more enjoyable for a long time to come.

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Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Getting The Height Right

Mentre molti legno torni in questi giorni sono venduti come modelli portatili, la maggior parte sono considerata macchine stazionarie. Come tali sono montati su banchi e bancarelle e lasciati per nello stesso punto per lunghi periodi di tempo. Affinché il lavoro da eseguire bene, comodamente e senza pregiudizio, il tornio deve essere ad un'altezza adeguata per l'utilizzo di lungo termine.

Come una regola generale, avviare determinare l'altezza del tornio da in piedi comodamente con le mani da vostri lati e piedi circa la larghezza delle spalle a parte. Misura dalla curva di gomito al pavimento. Questo è l'altezza di rendere la linea centrale del tornio.

Ora misura dalla punta del centro sperone sul fondo del tornio stesso, non lo stand se è su uno. Questo sottrarre dalla vostra altezza del gomito e hai l'altezza desiderata dello stand.

Naturalmente, si tratta di un compromesso. Ogni turner è un po' differente con diverse altezze e tipi di corpo. Tuttavia, nel corso degli anni questo è stato un buon punto di partenza per l'installazione di legno tornio. Si pu? facilmente essere turbato da produttori che forniscono le bancarelle con loro torni. Una buona idea è di stare a un tornio nel suo stand nell'archivio e tenere in realtà uno strumento sopra il resto strumento per scoprire se che è comodo e poi chiediti se esso sarebbe ancora sentire bene un'ora più tardi, dopo la lotta con un pezzo di legno.

Pu? essere che il viale migliore è di non ottenere un fornito stand, ma piuttosto di fare il vostro proprio. Tuttavia questo non è sempre possibile o ragionevole. A volte il tornio che si desidera è disponibile solo con lo stand, stand del produttore pu? essere molto superiore a uno che si pu? costruire, il tornio e stand erano un dono, il tornio e stand sono get integrale o qualcos'altro peccato il modo.

Ci sono due soluzioni semplici a seconda della circostanza e queste soluzioni sono inoltre utilizzabili se più di una persona sta per utilizzare il tornio. Il primo è quello di aumentare il tornio utilizzando pastiglie sotto i piedi dello stand o aggiungendo supporto rilievi dello stand sotto il tornio per aggiungere altezza. Mentre l'altezza pu? essere abbassato di taglio giù lo stand questo pu? essere visto come una misura drastica e spesso è più facile e migliore aumentare la superficie intorno il tornio con un basso, ampio e molto stabile casella su cui stare. Soprattutto, assicurarsi che il piede per tornio e la persona è sicuro e sicuro.

Seguendo queste linee guida semplice darà un goos al tornio altezza. Con esperienza non ricordo che persone e preferenze differiscono e tua altezza preferito del vostro preferito tornio pu? essere diverso da quello di qualcun altro. L'idea è di trovare ci? che funziona per massimo salute, sicurezza e divertimento.

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Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Six Considerations To Follow

Once a wood lathe has come into the woodworking shop there are a few things to consider as far as setting it up for work. It will likely be in use a fair amount of the time and the enjoyment of the tool will depend on the setup and installation. Here are six things to work on to make the craft more efficient and enjoyable.

First is the question of where the tool is going to sit in the shop. This may mean the movement of some other tools and in most shops once a tool is established it is seldom moved so this is a matter of some importance. Many shops place the major tools against the walls and leave the center free for assembly. If this is the case be careful not to place the lathe too close to the wall as it throws a lot of shavings and cleaning behind it can be a difficult proposition. Be sure to leave plenty of room for large pieces of wood to be turned and for dust collection and other tools to be used in connection with the lathe.

Second is the lighting for the tool. Good lighting is necessary not only for careful cutting but also for safety. It is easiest to install the lathe below good lights but if they are in use for other stationary tools it may be necessary to install some new ones.

Third is the need for a good stand. While some lathes come with floor stands many do not and will need one made. It will need to be sturdy to withstand the forces of turning out of balance wood. Some provision may need to be made for holding sand to add stability to the lathe.

This introduces the forth consideration which is the height of the lathe. As a general rule for long term comfortable turning, the height of the lathe center should be at the elbow height of the turner. While this can be adjusted with rising blocks under the stand legs or a thick mat for the turner to stand on, it is easier by far to make the lathe stand the right height in the first place.

Fifth there is the question of how the rest of the shop will work in relation to the lathe. In particular, the sharpening station, band saw and drill press are often used in lathe work. The sharpening station especially should be so close as to be easily moved to while turning so as not to interfere with the flow of the work.

Sixth is the matter of dust collection. Shavings are easily swept up and disposed of in the compost pile or to a friend's horse bedding. Fine dust from sanding, however, is a major health hazard and needs to be removed as soon as possible. A dust collection system needs to be handy to the lathe and a good sanding mask should also be used.

Taking care of these simple considerations will make the whole experience of setting up and using the wood lathe much easier. A little thought ahead of time will make the craft more enjoyable for a long time to come.

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Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Where Will It Fit In The Shop?

If you have a little, portable wood lathe, setting it in the woodworking shop is not a huge question, it can always be moved. However, most are large machines and will remain in one place for a long time. There are a few considerations when selecting a spot for it to live.

Kitchen design has long decided on using a work triangle to position major appliances. A cook will wish to be near the sink for water; a counter area for cutting and mixing; the refrigerator for supplies and temporary food holding; and the stove for cooking. These all should fit into a triangular arrangement for easy movement and efficiency. Similarly, such a triangle is needed for a woodturning station.

In general the positioning for work preparation is not a great need to be immediately in the triangle because the wood is prepared for the lathe and mounted but the preparation area may not be visited for some time. This is particularly true for large pieces but a different case may be in order for small pieces. If your turning tends to be mainly of small, repetitive projects such as pens, tea lights or ornaments, it is good to have either a work preparation spot or a materials holding spot in easy walking distance.

Tools need to be in a spot that is out of the way but easily reached. They need to be out of the way simply because they are sharp and a sharp tool cuts if walked into or hit in the wrong way. However, woodturners are often reaching for a different tool and they should be at arms length. It is a good idea to have them racked with the tips down and distinctive handles for easy selection. Also, any accessories such as chucks, faceplates, centres and the like should be nearby.

Sharp tools are an enjoyment to a turner and dull ones are a dangerous curse. However, the reality of the craft is tools dull quickly and need to be sharpened often and well. The sharpening station needs to be a step or two away and all the sharpening needs with it. At a minimum, any jigs should be set and ready and a wheel dresser handy to keep the wheels in good shape.

We sometimes forget that sanding and finishing is a big part of wood turning. Sand paper should be stored near the lathe in appropriate grits and sizes along with whatever sanding aids are typically used. Finishing supplies may be stored for safety but brought out to the turning as required.

Not absolutely necessary but a good addition is a small bench to hold extras that are needed for some projects. This area should be kept clean except when needed.

While all these need to be within the work triangle, room needs to be left around the lathe to work in safety. Sometimes an extra step to get a piece of sandpaper or run a new edge on a skew gives just the bit of a break that is needed to catch a breath and enjoy the whole woodturning process for which the lathe was set up in the first place.

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Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Standing Firm With A Good Stand

Most wood lathes come without a stand although they are designed either as bench models needing a stand or portable models that can be placed on any available surface. When designing a stand for a lathe it is necessary to decide what type of turning you will be doing and then plan around it.

If you plan on mostly spindle turning such as table legs or stair newel posts, then a light stand will suffice. The height of the center line of the lathe needs to be about at elbow level and room for easy access to all parts of the spindle is needed. So most lathe stands will have legs under the head stock and under the end of the bed ways leaving the center free for leg room. The legs need to be connected under the lathe with a shelf at minimum although a box structure will give more rigidity.

The larger the wood to be turned and in particular the larger the diameter of the piece to be turned, the heavier and more rigid the sand needs to be. Also, the more out of balance the piece of wood, the greater the vibration produced and the heavier and more rigid the stand is required to be. In other words, if the plan is to turn bowls and other faceplate turnings from burls and log sections, the stand has to be built to withstand the rigours of rotating heavy, unbalanced sections of wood.

If the stand is to be made of wood, softwood is reasonable but hardwoods are heavier and stronger. It is a good idea to consider making boxes instead of legs for the ends of the lathe. These boxes can be made of plywood skins and filled with sand. Sand is an excellent material for absorbing vibration and will add a lot of weight at the same time. The legs can be connected along the top with another box, again filled with sand and a shelf lower down to hold sand bags. A back connecting the two boxes will add more rigidity to the design but should end at least six inches from the floor to allow for easy access to removal of shavings if the lathe is near the wall.

Some wood turners fasten their lathes to the floor while others might worry that the weight and rigidity of this design are too great and cause concern for the stress on the bearings of the lathe. If the wood lathe will handle the movement of off balance, heavy pieces of wood, mounting it to the floor is the least of the bearing's problem and adds a lot of safety. The decision is yours.

It is important to make sure that the lathe is mounted securely to the stand and that it is level. This should be checked from time to time in case settling has caused things to go out of level or vibration has caused bolts to loosen.

A good stand will bring a lot of enjoyment to all aspects of wood turning and a large measure of safety. There are some good stands on the market but an excellent one can also be made. As in many things, common sense can make all the difference.

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Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Lighting Makes A Big Difference

When the wood lathe moves into the woodworking shop or when a new shop is set up around the lathe itself, lighting is a big consideration. Like most stationary tools, wood lathes are heavy, powerful and dangerous. This is only aggravated by poor lighting. With the alternatives offered to day, adequate lighting is inexpensive and easy to acquire.

Good lighting will make a difference to way you turn, sand and finish your woodturnings. The best is available daylight. If possible it good to situate the lathe in front of a large, south facing window. If this is not possible, any other window will do. Some turners so like the idea that they take their lathe sout on the lawn for the summer. However, not everyone has a window handy and daylight only helps in the daytime, so artificial light will be needed.

An overhead fluorescent fixture is a good starting place for shop lighting. If one is not available where it is intended to set up the lathe one can be easily obtained. Shop light fixtures are easily and inexpensively obtained in styles that either require wiring into the lighting system or may be plugged in. Both are good. The plug in style may be more convenient to start with but a wired light is better in the long run, especially if an extension cord needs to be used.

These lights should be shielded from projectiles by a screen. It is possible to get a catch and launch a piece of wood at one of the bulbs, showering glass in all directions. Most shop lights have protective covers available.

Incandescent lighting on stands that are fastened to or near by the lathe add a different aspect to the lighting. This can be especially important when turning small, delicate pieces or when sanding before a finish is applied. Light from different directions tends to lay shadows that display unseen scratches from tools of sandpaper. These scratches will show up when the finish goes on. Good lighting prompts the removal of the defects with the proper sanding.

While the lighting needs to show the work in progress it needs to be set up so as to not glare in the turner's face or distract from the work being produced. Flexibility in the set up is a good idea as much as is possible.

Good lighting is not only an additional tool for the wood turner, it is also a safety feature allowing more comfortable and safer turning. In other words it adds to the enjoyment of an already enjoyable craft.

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Wood turning your settings: will they fit into the store?

A little portable wood lathes if on woodworking shop is not a big problem it is always go can. However, most large machines and one place to leave a long time. When choosing a spot to live for some considerations.

Kitchen design with long work triangle determine the position of major appliances. Dishes you wish near the sink water; counter area processing, mixing; temporary food supply keeps refrigerators; for cooking stove. All of these fit the triangular arrangement easy movement efficiency. Similarly, this triangle is needed for the wheel station.

Position of the General work preparation creates triangles, wood turning quickly, Mount preparation area may never visit some time is no great need. Small pieces of different this is especially true of the majority. Good material that retains the spot spot work preparation or within walking distance if you tend to be mainly small, repetitive project, such as convertible pens, tea lights and ornaments.

Tools must be out of the way, within easy reach. They are out of the way of reduce the hits they walked they simply must be sharp, sharp tool the wrong way for. However, you must to have reached the woodturners is another tool frequently, and arm's length. Tip It is a good idea to rack down and handle unique selection is easily. You must all accessories that chucks, faceplates, and center nearby.

Enjoy sharp tools, and Turner's boring stuff a dangerous curse. However, should be sharpened and in many cases similar to craft real soon and boring tools. Must be sharp's station is a step or two away and sharp all needs. You must want to keep the wheels in good convenient wheel Dresser set of any minimum, and is ready.

Forget the big turning polishing and processing wood we also part. Sand paper turning appropriate grits and any polishing AIDS usually along with the use close to size save you must. Brought a transformation that should be saved for safety supplies may finish.

Extras needed for some projects to preserve, small bench aren't absolutely requires. This area is kept clean except when necessary.

You must be turning to safe room must be the work of these triangles in all during. Sometimes, extra steps are tilted sandpaper to new edges only breath a little catch, and of enjoying the entire wheel process of turning, and in the first place was set up for Gets a needed break to give execution.

A little portable wood lathes if on woodworking shop is not a big problem it is always go can. However, most large machines and one place to leave a long time. When choosing a spot to live for some considerations.

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Wooden lathes settings: to get the right height

More woodworking Lathes are considered most these days are sold as a portable model fixed machine. Be mounted on their bench and stand long periods of time, remains in the same place. You must be at a height comfortable for commonly performed tasks, and then for injury, lathe, long-term use of appropriate.

Height of turning off the sides and legs shoulder width stand on your hands comfortable to decide, as a general rule of thumb to start. From your elbow bent of the measure to the floor. This is on the centerline of the lathe is the height.

Measured from the tips now how did Center on the lathe itself if one standing under. This by subtracting your elbow height from the height of the stand.

This is of course a compromise. All Turner is a little different and in different heights and body types. However, over the years this has been a good starting point wood lathe Setup. It is easily upset by suppliers stand can, turning. And then ask what tool rest push still wrestling with wood piece after feels good 1 hour would determine lathe in the store stands stand and actually tool is comfortable and is recommended.

You don't get a stand that comes with it is the best way is rather like yourself may like. But it is always possible or reasonable. Integer better sometimes, lathe, stands on the stand manufacturer is to build one can ever be was the gift of turning and stand, or others to sin, lathe and stand is.

Depending on your situation, and two simple solutions using the turning one or more of these solutions are available to you also. Is turning to add to the first use of the pads under the legs of the stand or to add support pad height increase lathe stand. Lower depending on the height can stand down, see this drastic measures and often simple and low, are better to raise the box around the wide floor space and very stable stand. Check if on top of all, in the perspective of both people and turning a safe and secure.

These simple guidelines give the lathe goos started less than or equal to. May people and preferences are different, and different from anyone else, the height of your preferred lathe () than if to remember the experience does not fail. The idea is to find what's the biggest health, safety and enjoyment of works.

Wood turnings Darrell Feltmate around Woods , its web site that contains detailed information on the conversion of a novice or an experienced Turner is a wood Turner for screening, as well as a collection for your viewing pleasure. This is the place to start here can you also learn about trees. How it looks? Sharp reaches many free video site dealing with Bowl.

Is a tree of some to fully explain the project web site. In particular, photos of beginner project description and procedures complete Beginner project page.

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Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Getting The Height Right

While many wood lathes these days are sold as portable models, most are considered to be stationary machines. As such they are mounted on benches and stands and left for in the same spot for long periods of time. In order for work to be performed well, comfortably, and without injury, the lathe needs to be at a proper height for long term usage.

As a general rule of thumb, start to determine the height of the lathe by standing comfortably with your hands by your sides and feet about shoulder width apart. Measure from the bend of your elbow to the floor. This is the height to make the center line of the lathe.

Now measure from the tip of the spur center to the bottom of the lathe itself, not the stand if it is on one. Subtract this from your elbow height and you have the desired height of the stand.

This is of course, a compromise. Every turner is a bit different with different heights and body types. However, over the years this has been a good starting point for wood lathe setup. It can easily be upset by manufacturers who supply stands with their lathes. A good idea is to stand at a lathe on its stand in the store and actually hold a tool over the tool rest to find out if that is comfortable and then ask yourself if it would still feel good an hour later after wrestling with a piece of wood.

It may be that the best avenue is not to get a supplied stand but rather to make your own. However this is not always possible or reasonable. Sometimes the lathe you want is only available with the stand, the manufacturer's stand may be far superior to one you can build, the lathe and stand were a gift, the lathe and stand are integral or something else get sin the way.

There are two simple solutions depending on circumstance and these solutions are also usable if more than one person is going to use the lathe. The first is to raise the lathe by using pads under the feet of the stand or by adding support pads to the stand under the lathe so as to add height. While the height may be lowered by cutting down the stand this may be seen as a drastic measure and it is often easier and better to raise the floor area around the lathe with a low, wide and very stable box on which to stand. Above all, make sure the footing for both lathe and person is safe and secure.

Following these simple guidelines will give a goos start to lathe height. With experience do not fail to remember that persons and preferences differ and your preferred height of your preferred lathe may be different than someone else's. The idea is to find what works for maximum health, safety and enjoyment.

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