Oneway 1224 & McNaughton coring system

[Rafael Moreno]

Hi, I am new in this forum and at wood turning. I have a problem I will appreciate very much to be helped about if anyone here knows how.
I have a Oneway 1224 lathe and I like to do bowls in it. I got pretty soon tired of shavings and of the process of emptying a blank, so I decided to get a center saving tool and I went for the standard size McNaughton system🙂. After buying it I realized I can't fit it on my Oneway 'cause the banjo doesn't allow the tool support to come down to level🙁. Any one know how to circumvent this? Or should I take back the McNaughton and go for the Oneway coring tool? I'll rather fix the problem and keep the system I have now.
Thank you very much for your input.

 

[WODAD]

Rafael, I guessing that the tool post is too long? If that's the case and I had the same problem at one time so I made a new post. Used it like that for awhile then upgraded to a bigger lathe and was good to go with the original post.

Good Luck!

Frank D.

 

[Steve Worcester]

If the turret and support assembly doesn't go down far enough, and doesn't hit the top of the banjo, you can get a shorter post or cut down the one you have.

 

[robo hippy]

Rafael,
The standard tool rest for the McNaughton won't fit on the small Oneway. I found this out when attempting to demo on one. McNaughton now has a new tool rest for the mini lathes that will sit low enough on your lathe to get your blades down to center height. You may need to specify a 1 inch short tool post. The standard set of blades might be a bit much/too long for that Oneway. The mini set might be better suited, and will core up to almost 12 inches with the largest blades. If you are planning on stepping up some time later, keep the standard set.

Oneway does have a coring blade for the 12 inch lathe, but it has only one radius available. While I prefer the McNaughton, I would take the Woodcut over the Oneway.

Where did you buy your coring system?

robo hippy

 

[Rafael Moreno]

Frank, Steve and robo hippy, thank you for your info. I guess I'll have to make a new post or change what I have for the new mini as robo hippy suggest.
I got my coring system from Le Valley.
Thanks guys

Rafael

 

[robo hippy]

A new post on the tool rest won't help. You need a new tool rest. Lee Valley should have asked you what lathe you had so they could send out the right parts the first time.

robo hippy

 

[Rafael Moreno]

A new post on the tool rest won't help. You need a new tool rest. Lee Valley should have asked you what lathe you had so they could send out the right parts the first time.

robo hippy

Do you mean to say that there is a tool rest that will go with the standard set AND the Oneway 1224? And that the solution to my problem resides at Lee Valley?
That'll be awsome! :cool2:

 

[robo hippy]

With the standard tool rest, and the standard set of blades, with the tool rest down resting on the banjo, the cutter is at about 3 inches up from the bottom of the banjo. This has it about 1/4 to 1/2 inch above center. There is a separate tool rest for the mini lathes that will hold the mini and micro blades, and it has a lower profile, and will fit on your lathe. I think you should call Lee Valley.

robo hippy

 

[Rafael Moreno]

Thanks robo hippy,

I'll be contacting LV, see what they say.

Rafael

 

[JJ Jaworski]

1224 coring problems

I had the same issues several years back. The reason I love Lee Valley tools is that they took back the coring system no questions asked( well a few). I got a full refund and they paid return shipping.

They put me in touch with a representative from Kelton tools.

The problem is the tool height. Option one was to cut some off the top of my banjo so the tool post would seat lower.

The other was to alter the coring system tool holder.

Neither option appealed to me.

I have since made a new tool post holder( banjo) that solves the problem. It is a simple bolt down system similar to an auxilliary tool rest for hollowing systems.

I am using a coring system we bought where i work whenever I need to core bowls.