Wood lathe to turn rod handle

[quang tran]

  Just get a cheap wood lathe to make rod handle . Looking for wood turning instruction book or e book . Try to make a butt cap today with a piece of pine , turn out not bad , should look better if I use red cedar for material

[Gfish]

Cool. Gotta see how this comes-out. Cedar probably strong and light.

[oldmanjoe]

   If you are new to turning wood , there are hundreds of U tube videos to learn from . 
 There is a lots of free wood to turn ,  tree parts , packing crates ,pallets .
Have fun turning small bowels and spindles first , to get familiar with the cutters and how they work .

  I will be happy to post pictures of some fixtures to help with butts and foregrips .  And glue up jigs for different pieces of wood  to make up turnings .

[reelynew]

Looks like you did well from the photos.  I have a few lathes myself.  Like Joe mentioned, there's tons of stuff online to go off of and learn from.  Looks like there's a mandrel in there too.  You can turn a pen real quick on one of those.  That's what I had started on first.

Would like to see how your rod handle comes out.  Please post some photos later on. 

[quang tran]

I watch some video on Youtube for basic chisel function , need to learn how to clamp a long piece of wood perfectly on 1 side to reel a hole in center

[oldmanjoe]

I watch some video on Youtube for basic chisel function , need to learn how to clamp a long piece of wood perfectly on 1 side to reel a hole in center

That is the most challenging part . Even with extra long shank drill bits and working the hole from both ends .  That`s if you are doing one piece long turnings .     Segmented glue ups are easier with pre drilled center holes .

[quang tran]

Got it Joe , I just do some short pieces and glue them together just like cork rinds . Now I need to set up a place for these toys

[happyhooker]

Looks like a winner.  I was gonna build a lathe a couple years ago; as far as I got was to store a bunch of cedar in the garage.  Maybe yet.  Planned on turning some lure plugs.

Frank

[quang tran]

Looks like a winner.  I was gonna build a lathe a couple years ago; as far as I got was to store a bunch of cedar in the garage.  Maybe yet.  Planned on turning some lure plugs.

Frank

There are something That I don't know what are for

[quang tran]

I think these are for making pen

[quang tran]

 I think these are extra parts to hook up on grinder to sharpen tool .I use the one already hook up on grinder and it work good

[reelynew]

I think these are for making pen

Yes, that's your mandrel.  The thick part goes into the headstock on the lathe or the side where the motor is.  The thinner part will slide into what's called a mandrel saver that slides into the tailstock, which spins freely and is opposite the headstock.  I thought I saw a mandrel saver in one of your original posts.  Looks like you have quite a few bushings to make some pens in that bag too. 

[quang tran]

Went out to the pallet company yesterday ,they gave away lots of scrap hard wood and as Joe said we can pick up material for free when you run the lathe . I cut them out to 1.5x1.5 square for easy to turn ,most of them are oak some are walnut ( I think ) .It cost me a new blade , old blade worn out just burn the wood
  Start turn a 3 pieces handle today and it look OK to me

[oldmanjoe]

  Looks really good !  If we don`t hear from you for a while , we know that the rabbit hole got you .

[foakes]

Looks like some great work and projects coming up, Quang —-

Wood turning is an art all to itself —- and each finished piece gets a little better with experience.  Plus, the variations can be endless.

I have had (4) lathes, and am down to one now that works for everything I do.

Started lathe turning when our schools offered "woodshop" as a class in 7th and 9th grades.

The important things are safety first by using a face shield along with no long sleeves, and a clear understanding of exactly your body position in relation to the tool rests and angles.  These are high speed machines that can catch a sharp chisel or chunk of wood and throw it out at instant high velocity. 

And, of course Quang already knows this —- but one of the most important things is to always keep your chisels razor sharp and ground at the proper angles.

Best, Fred