First Block turned on Lathe - Happy!

[brurobas]

Good afternoon guys!

I am so happy i had to take a couple of pics of the first stummel i ever turned on my new lathe. Now i only have to perfect the procedure and everything will be much easier.

The chuck jaws work very very well!




Regards,

Bruno

[Bryan Johnson]

Looks great!

What lathe do you have? "Briar claws"? Is that related to Santa Claus? Why didn't you drill the chamber while the block was still locked in, so you'ld get exact allignment? How many miles between the earth and the moon? Um... sorry, got carried away.

[d.huber]

What shape are you aiming for? Looks like you're going for a poker right now.

[brurobas]

What lathe do you have?

Hi Brian!

I have a Chester DB10GVS.

"Briar claws"? Is that related to Santa Claus?

I meant Chuck Jaws!

Why didn't you drill the chamber while the block was still locked in, so you'ld get exact allignment?

I always did my drilling on a drill press and that moment i didn't feel very at ease drilling on the lathe. This is what i have to perfect.

[brurobas]

What shape are you aiming for? Looks like you're going for a poker right now.

Hi Uber!

I am going for a poker, yes.

[wmolaw]

What lathe do you have?

Hi Brian!

I have a Chester DB10GVS.

"Briar claws"? Is that related to Santa Claus?

I meant Chuck Jaws!

Why didn't you drill the chamber while the block was still locked in, so you'ld get exact allignment?

I always did my drilling on a drill press and that moment i didn't feel very at ease drilling on the lathe. This is what i have to perfect.

that was the easiest part for me. So much easier than drilling on a press!

[d.huber]

I always did my drilling on a drill press and that moment i didn't feel very at ease drilling on the lathe. This is what i have to perfect.

Given the chuck that you have, drilling shouldn't be an issue if your block is squared. As long as you haven't started shaping the bottom portion yet, I say chuck it back up and drill away!

[Growley]

Congrats. Drill that sucker on your lathe. You only have to do it once before you realize, "What was I afraid of?".

[e Markle]

Hi Bruno,
Looks good.

If I could offer some unsolicited advice... you generally don't want to take the stummel out of the chuck between shaping and drilling. It can be a bear to line it back up exactly. Also, you might not want to make the set screws sit so deep in the block. It may not be an issue here, but it really sucks to shape a pipe on the lathe only to realize you have to bring the walls down to the low point of the pin by hand because they cut into the hidden portion of your shape.

[brurobas]

Congrats. Drill that sucker on your lathe. You only have to do it once before you realize, "What was I afraid of?".

Thanks Growley!

I will do that! I know that i shouldn't have removed the block from the chuck but i will try!

Next time i will do everything on the lathe without removing the block from the chuck.

It was a joy to watch the briar fly away for the block!

[brurobas]

Hi Bruno,
Looks good.

If I could offer some unsolicited advice... you generally don't want to take the stummel out of the chuck between shaping and drilling. It can be a bear to line it back up exactly. Also, you might not want to make the set screws sit so deep in the block. It may not be an issue here, but it really sucks to shape a pipe on the lathe only to realize you have to bring the walls down to the low point of the pin by hand because they cut into the hidden portion of your shape.

Thank you!

Great advice.

I will take everything in account!

[Leus]

I will take everything in account!

Better not or you'll end up carving pipes with your toenails.

[zanthal]

The way I see it, even if you weren't going for a poker or pot shape, turning the block on a lathe makes the symmetry a lot easier.

[taharris]

Congrats. Drill that sucker on your lathe. You only have to do it once before you realize, "What was I afraid of?".

Thanks Growley!

I will do that! I know that i shouldn't have removed the block from the chuck but i will try!

Next time i will do everything on the lathe without removing the block from the chuck.

It was a joy to watch the briar fly away for the block!

If you do remove a block with the intention of re-chucking it (or even if you don't) take a pencil and mark the outline of the chuck jaws on the block and mark which side is which.

That way if you have to re-chuck you have some guidelines to get you closer.

Todd

[brurobas]

Thank you for the info guys!

I have already begun a new block and i already drawn all the lines and measured everything so i don't have to remove the block from the chuck.

The air hole, mortise and countersinking area already done and it looks great. Now for some turning!

The videos from Caskwith were an awesome form of inspiration and information.