Turning Spirals On A Wood Lathe

A system of pulleys and weights connected to the carriage by a cable rotates the turning blank synchronously with the travel of the router creating grooves flutes or reeds on the turning.

Turning spirals on a wood lathe. He used a round microplane rasp and sandpaper. Rather than cut them up for fire wood i decided to turn them into blanks and leave them to season naturally for future use. We had a guy demo making spiral carved walking sticks at a turning club meeting a while back. Norman zentil built his own spiral routing system on a sliding carriage that pulls along the lathe bed.

Three sprockets provide 129 inch 98 inch and 63 inch pitches. Make your own ribbons or barley twist. This jig is used for hand cutting spirals on the lathe. A recent storm broke 2 large limbs on the big cherry tree in my garden.

It is an important tool for creating both basic and ornamental spiral patterns. As the flute master is moved along the lathe bed the turning is rotated by the spiral master following the profile of the turning. Slide rests on wood lathes are lighter and more flexible than those used in metalworking lathes. This jig attaches to your lathe and cuts spirals using a sprocket system.

The slide rest is a device which moves the lathes cutting tools in precise angles up to 90 degrees creating an assortment of spiraling effects. There are 5 videos in total each one taking you through the process in a. The only spirals ive seen done on a lathe were done by hand with the lathe turned off. Seasoning your own wood turning blanks from fallen tree limbs.

Apr 7 2015 wood turning how to produce a spiral twist in wood part 3 youtube stay safe and healthy. In this video i show you how to setup and use the spiral master. Please practice hand washing and social distancing and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The assembly installs by its morse taper into the lathe and the other side holds a spindle fastened to the users chuck.