Making a mallet for the lathe
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- I was given some pieces of engineered joist to see what I could make of it on the lathe. the one thing that came to mind over and over was to make a sturdy mallet so I could smack my live center into a piece of wood. I didn't want to use walnut, maple, or another nice species because I'm just going to be hitting metal with it. as it turns out (pun intended) what I thought was a spindle turning was really more like a bowl turning.
safety note: I live in a cold climate and need gloves. even if it was summer here I'd still use gloves for some things because wood chips can cut and the steam can burn. I take responsibility for my safety and you need to take responsibility for your own safety. if you see me doing something you wouldn't feel comfortable doing them don't do it! I want all of us to come back to the shop again tomorrow, safe and sound!
I'm going to make one of those...thanks for sharing
Enjoy, thanks!
Looks very cool. Careful with those HF gloves. I confess to wearing that exact glove on my left hand sometimes when I turn, even though I know it isn’t the safest thing to do. But those shavings get so hot.
Thanks! Yeah, the gloves are a necessary evil. I'm always watchful and have made some hard and fast rules for myself so I stay as safe as possible by habit among other things.
Looks really good
Thanks!
The grain runs the same way on each layer of LVL
Thanks, I really didn't know which way the layers ran, I just know it felt a more difficult to cut than what I would have thought to be normal
Freddy kruger gloves are a bad idea on a lathe. No feel, plenty of fabric to rip your fingers off through.
I appreciate your concern. Wearing gloves on the lathe is normal, sometimes even Freddie Kruger's. It's best to keep all fingers behind the tool rest while the wood is spinning. Much safer. Cheers!