Thread: First Practice Wood Turning Project with a Few Observations and Questions

Ash is what the made my ole cars frame out of too originally. Good hard stuff.
Inside gripping chucks are a must for turning the bases of brushes. The live centre dimple goes surprisingly deep.
When I’m sanding on the lathe, speed is 800 or slower and hand pressure is light. Media always moving lengthwise back and forth quickly as it turns. Too easy to get into the radial “shoe shine grind” and score the grain deeply. Don’t lose sight of the grain direction basically.
I run through the grit progressions from 120-400 pretty quickly.
CA application and sanding around 1200 rpm. Use paper towel folded To apply as I drop the glue along the turning piece.. build up 8 coats quic5k before I start to wet sand it back.

Watch for spontaneous smoking and heat in the paper as you go!