WOOD on a Metal Lathe? - Converting My Metal Lathe For Wood Turning

Video Description

G'day everyone, Actual last minute project. I was 95 percent of the way through a metal project, and as it happened, it needed some wood knobs, and I don't have a proper way to turn wood (nicely). Now wood turning was on my list of things to get done, since I am probably going to be making some wood stools for my laundry and garage (whether I film that is uncertain) and some drawers that will need knobs, and to do so I would need the ability to turn wood. It is not enough to justify buying a wood lathe, but I want a method other than using the carriage handwheels to "try" and make some compound curves. So in this video I will make a spur for driving and holding the wood. This is better than using the 3 jaw chuck, which bites into the wood, leaving marks, and can catch the tool, which is dangerous. I will also make a t rest for the turning tool and I will also make two wood turning tools, a skew chisel and a rouging gouge. Or something that resembles those two tools. I am not a wood turning expert, but they are still turning tools and basic principles apply. I hope you enjoy the video. #machining #woodworking Turning a metal lathe into a wood lathe How to turn wood on a metal lathe Make a Skew Chisel Make a Roughing Gouge Joe Pie's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvkAHbJjaTM HolzMichel's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWHu-cCbodY Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:39 - Spur Drive 7:20 - Tool Rest 10:14 - Roughing Gouge Tool and Skew Chisel