Meta Description: Carl Ford's Woodturning Blog: Carl added 9 more fulcrum pin holes to his Trent Bosch Hollowing Tool Stabilizer. Now there is always a hole in the right location! This really saves time and makes hollowing a lot more fun! His new version can be ordered from SendCutSend.
I added 9 more fulcrum pin holes to my Trent Bosch Hollowing Tool Stabilizer. Now there is
always a hole in the right location! This really saves time and makes hollowing a lot more fun!
Meta Description: Carl Ford's Woodturning Blog: Carl reverses the lathe banjo and his Trent Bosch Stabilizer when hollowing with the lathe in reverse. The arms on his Stabilizer are then free to move almost completely unimpeded.
I always run the lathe in reverse when hollow turning.
Last year, I got smart and I reversed the lathe banjo and my Trent Bosch Stabilizer. Now, the arms
on my Stabilizer are free to move almost completely unimpeded when I am hollowing!
The main pivot point on the Stabilizer does not get in the way. See photos
below. It is ALMOST the best thing since sliced bread! Continue reading Reverse The Bosch Stabilizer→
Meta Description: Carl Ford's Woodturning Blog: Carl has developed a forced air drying method that uses fans and the "Air Dryer Rotator" shown here. It allows him to sand hollow forms and bowls ON THE LATHE while they are still round.
Click here for a PRINTABLE version of the above blueprints.
I like to turn hollow forms and bowls out of green (aka soaking wet) logs. I want to sand
them ON THE LATHE while they are round.
I DO NOT want to wait for them to dry naturally over days, weeks or months. Why? Because they
go oval if I let them dry naturally. Then, I will not be able to sand them on the lathe. Why?
Because they are oval!
I have developed a forced air drying method that uses fans and the "Air Dryer Rotator" shown
here. It allows me to turn a hollow form or bowl and dry the OUTSIDE surface enough to allow
sanding ON THE LATHE and the application of a clear finish. I do it all at once in one day. Raw log
to a complete piece with a nice clear finish.
My force air drying takes around 45 minutes. Things may go a little oval during the drying.
But, not as much as they do if you wait for things to dry naturally.
Meta Description: Carl Ford's Woodturning Blog: Carl uses a shop made mallet and awl to mark the center of things. As he gets older, he tries to be more careful with his hands. He does not want to develop arthritis,
Meta Description: Carl Ford's Woodturning Blog: Carl cleans his bowl gouges with a 3" nylon wheel attached to the side if his grinder when turning green wood. It is quick and easy!
Meta Description: Carl Ford's Woodturning Blog: Link to Carl's "Drilled Chucking Recess" AAW magazine "tips section" PDF. A 2-1/2″ diameter hole is an easy and secure way to mount blanks for plates and shallow bowls on the lathe.
I have found that using a 2-1/2″ diameter hole that is 1/4″ deep is a good way to mount blanks for plates and shallow bowls on the lathe. It is easy and very secure. Continue reading Mounting Plates and Shallow Bowls→
