john lucas
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This is a video I put together on how I use the parting tool. Hope it helps someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W2m9JCG6IY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W2m9JCG6IY
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parting tool useage video
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thank you
Very helpful, thanks.
Very helpful, thanks.
Well done as usual, John. Good stuff on making thin parting tools. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge.
George
George
John,
Thank You very interesting to watch your video's. Appreciate what you are doing.
Thank You very interesting to watch your video's. Appreciate what you are doing.
JOhn,
Enjoyed your videos. Keep em coming. Its helpful to all of us.
Enjoyed your videos. Keep em coming. Its helpful to all of us.
john lucas
AAW Forum Expert
I have more planned but this is my busy time of year both at work and home. I have 4 demos in the next 6 days and still have to work 4 of those. It will be a few weeks before I do anymore. The next one will be on the Spindle Roughing gouge which will include more info on preventing catches from any tool.
After that I plan on doing one that shows how to steer the bowl gouge to get the shapes you want. I'm going to borrow a second camera and learn how to do split screen so you'll see an overall view of me (ugh) and how I move my body and the tool, along with a second close up view of the cut. I hope I can pull that off.
After that I plan on doing one that shows how to steer the bowl gouge to get the shapes you want. I'm going to borrow a second camera and learn how to do split screen so you'll see an overall view of me (ugh) and how I move my body and the tool, along with a second close up view of the cut. I hope I can pull that off.
John, please understand I'm not centering you out on this because none of the videos I have ever watched do it any different. I find that the camera angles are from the top down or angled from right to left when showing the use of tools. What I miss is the side view showing the elevation of the tool or the angle it is presented at. It is easy to say cut above, on or below center, but that just doesn't do it for me. Depending on the tool I am using I often find myself struggling to present the cutting edge at the right angle. For example if using a spindle gouge, I place the tool rest where I think it is positioned such that the bevel can make contact then lift the handle so the cutting edge begins to cut. Depending on the diameter of the turning it seems to me the angle I must present the tool at changes significantly. As I work my way in and the diameter gets smaller the handle is raised much higher until it is perpendicular and the cutting edge is on center. It is the initial angle of the tool during presentation that gets me and I often have catches resulting from it. Does this make any sense to you and if so is there a possibility that this elevation can be shown in a video?