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WOOD LATHE LEVEL 1

-Spindle Turning-

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Housekeeping

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  1. Land acknowledgement
  2. Personal Intro & Pronouns
  3. Waivers
  4. Structure
  5. 30 min presentation
  6. 2:30 work time
  7. Bathrooms

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Program Overview

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To provide you with the confidence to independently make safety conscious decisions while working on the lathe

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  1. General Expectations
  2. Lathe Terms
  3. Lathe specific risks
  4. Tool setup
  5. Body position
  6. Avoiding Kickback
  7. Goals for today

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General Expectations

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Safety and PPE

  • Must wear glasses AND a face shield
    • Face shield only disperses the energy of flying debris
  • Do not aggressively weight the tool
    • This could dislodge the work or cause a rough surface finish
  • When turning the machine on, stand to the side of the work
  • No gloves
  • No loose clothing, hair, or jewelry
  • Resist the urge to touch the spinning work
  • Keep your foot space clean

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End of session expectations

  • Allow enough time to clean up!
    • Sweep
    • Reorganize tools
  • Leave the space better than you found it
    • Look for general cleanup tasks that need to happen
  • Don’t clean for yourself, clean for the next member

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Lathe Terms

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Quill & live center

Spur center or mounting plate

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Basic tool set

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Lathe specific risks

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Lathe Risks

Wrapping

  • Cause: A foreign material gets caught in the spinning wood or chuck
  • Avoidance: Never have loose clothing, hair, and NEVER reach over the lathe

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Tool Catches

  • Cause: The force of the wood pushes the tool in an unsupported direction
  • Avoidance: Ensure the bevel is supported by the wood and the direction of force pushed the tool into the tool rest

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Wood decomposition/destruction

  • Cause: Knots or splits in the wood
  • Avoidance: Check the stability of the grain

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What to do if…

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Tool Setup

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Tool Setup

Material stability

  • Verify wood quality (knots/splits)
  • Hardwood vs softwood
  • Find center by marking corner to corner
  • Hammer the Spur Center into center marks

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Tool stability

  • Lock tailstock
  • Secure quill
  • Adjust and secure tool rest

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Body Position

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Body Position

Stance

  • Bent knees
  • Staggered feet
  • Centered weight
  • Mindful of tool slipping or kickback

Ergonomics

  • Position your body to allow for arm movement
  • Set up material and workspace to reduce awkward positioning

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Hand Position

Bottom hand (On handle)

  • Neutral position on handle
  • This hand will do most of the angling and positioning of the tool

Top hand (On tool rest)

  • Grip in your most comfortable position
  • Maintain contact with the tool rest

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Avoiding Kickback

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Tool Position

Verify the tool angle

  • The tool handle should be between your ribs and waist
  • Test with lathe off
  • Adjust the height of the tool rest to change the angle of tool handle

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Tool Position

When cutting

  • Make sure bevel stays in contact with wood
  • Make sure the cutting edge contact point is supported by the tool angle and tool rest
  • LISTEN to your cuts and the lathe. If an unexpected sound arises, shut off the lathe and review the security of the work and your cutting angle.

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Goals for today

Roughing

Practicing

Honey Dipper

Candle Stick Holder

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals

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Roughing

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Practice

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Making!

Honey Dipper

Anything!

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ANY QUESTIONS?

WOOD LATHE LEVEL 1

General Shop Expectations

Lathe Terms

Tool setup

Body Position

Avoiding Kickback

Lathe Specific Risks

Goals