Connecting Turners Across the Globe
If you have ever needed pin jaws but didn’t have them, or don’t want to take the time to change out the jaws, you can make you own quick change pin jaws out of scrap pieces of wood. You need a 3" x 3" x 1 ½" block of wood, Pine works fine. Make a Read More …
Editor’s note: The following are progressionimages of techniques Nicole shared during her pyrography demonstration in our July 1st meeting. To see where the piece began, go to the Worldwide Woodturners YouTube channel and watch the July 1st demonstration. The completed piece is pictured above. In this image, you will see some of the background dragon Read More …
Taking Woodturning to the Next Level By Dane Chandler Blanks prepped by Tim Hatch for his coaching sessions at Level-Up The Worldwide Woodturners family has come a long way since a small group of passionate woodturners came together in the fall of 2019 with a simple goal: make quality woodturning education available to everyone, regardless Read More …
To determine a safe starting speed, woodturners use a standard rule of thumb based on the workpiece diameter (in inches): Minimum/Roughing Speed: 6,000/Diameter = RPM Maximum/Finishing Speed: 9,000/Diameter = RPM Quick Reference Speed Chart Workpiece Diameter Roughing / Out-of-BalanceSpeed Fine Cutting / SandingSpeed 1″ – 2″ (Pens, Spindles) 1,500 – 2,000 RPM 2,500 – 3,000 Read More …