Great personality

[combustable herbage]

Its a Rockwell beaver 46410
Not much to look at but it runs and was surprisingly quiet and at $50 I'll sleep well knowing I have spent way more on dumber things before.
I have a 1/4 hp motor I got for $10 at Canadian tire that's just itching to do some work so it will end up in there, a nice summer project. roller into the back yard and make some chips. Now I am on the hunt for some chisels.

 

[Tom O]

You can’t go wrong for $50 bucks!

 

[combustable herbage]

Just a little update I did a mini overhaul on this and its turned out ok I put in the new motor and wired up a new switch and kept it classy with a stainless cover
I used this to soak the rusty items Rust Check Enviro Rust Wash, 1-L Canadian Tire I think it must be similar to the evapo rust that pa sells it worked well after a night of soaking.
I used a rod and a few pieces of wood to mount the motor and use gravity to keep the belt tight, it works good at the higher speeds but bounces at the lower speeds so I will be putting a chunk of ready rod in to make an adjuster for it.
I will also have to make something for loosening the banjo as that is missing but will be a good project for the metal lathe.
After all that I got to spin a chunk of firewood turns pretty good and I am happy, missed out on a nice set of green lee chisels, but I am sure the right deal will come soon.

 

[George]

Just a little update I did a mini overhaul on this and its turned out ok I put in the new motor and wired up a new switch and kept it classy with a stainless cover
I used this to soak the rusty items Rust Check Enviro Rust Wash, 1-L Canadian Tire I think it must be similar to the evapo rust that pa sells it worked well after a night of soaking.
I used a rod and a few pieces of wood to mount the motor and use gravity to keep the belt tight, it works good at the higher speeds but bounces at the lower speeds so I will be putting a chunk of ready rod in to make an adjuster for it.
I will also have to make something for loosening the banjo as that is missing but will be a good project for the metal lathe.
After all that I got to spin a chunk of firewood turns pretty good and I am happy, missed out on a nice set of green lee chisels, but I am sure the right deal will come soon.

I bought some Carbide Wood Turning inserts from AliExpress and made my own wood chisels, also selling my little Mastercraft wood lathe as a package on a local site, trying to get some funds for a 150mm 6” rotary table for my mini mill

 

[combustable herbage]

Those are nice George I know I saw a few ads and they were very expensive but I like that idea for a future project.
I ended up getting this set Mophorn Wood Chisel Sets 12pcs，Wood Carving Hand Chisel 3-3/4Inch Blade Length,Woodworking Chisels with Red Eucalyptus Handle,Wood Tool Box,for Wood Carving Root Carving Furniture Carving Lathes : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement from amazon and just as much as the lathe but quite happy with them so far lots of wood chips on the floor been practicing with some firewood but I will have to try some better blanks to make something nice.

 

[George]

Those are nice George I know I saw a few ads and they were very expensive but I like that idea for a future project.
I ended up getting this set Mophorn Wood Chisel Sets 12pcs，Wood Carving Hand Chisel 3-3/4Inch Blade Length,Woodworking Chisels with Red Eucalyptus Handle,Wood Tool Box,for Wood Carving Root Carving Furniture Carving Lathes : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement from amazon and just as much as the lathe but quite happy with them so far lots of wood chips on the floor been practicing with some firewood but I will have to try some better blanks to make something nice.

 

[George]

When I first got my little Mastercraft Wood Lathe it was for pen turning, then i had a go at miniature things it’s great fun and very satisfying turning a branch from a tree off my property into something lol, But I am afraid turning HARD rusty pieces of metal just has a different effect on me that’s why i am selling my wood lathe, also i am Left handed and it’s quite difficult turning inside a bowl , tried switching hands but a bit to long in the tooth for that. Show us some of your turnings.

 

[trlvn]

Those are nice George I know I saw a few ads and they were very expensive but I like that idea for a future project.
I ended up getting this set Mophorn Wood Chisel Sets 12pcs，Wood Carving Hand Chisel 3-3/4Inch Blade Length,Woodworking Chisels with Red Eucalyptus Handle,Wood Tool Box,for Wood Carving Root Carving Furniture Carving Lathes : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement from amazon and just as much as the lathe but quite happy with them so far lots of wood chips on the floor been practicing with some firewood but I will have to try some better blanks to make something nice.

You are using that set of carving tools for woodturning? They are not really designed for such.

Woodturning tools usually have a longer shank and handle so you have good leverage. Also the shank does not narrow down ahead of the ferrule--the carving tools could bend at that spot. Less expensive woodturning tools are still made of HSS. That lets you re-sharpen them quickly on a grinder without worrying about drawing the temper out of the (carbon) steel.

Here is a set as an example (no recommendation intended):

https://www.amazon.ca/Mophorn-Cutti...=wood+turning+tool+set&qid=1629203272&sr=8-10

Craig
(I have a wood lathe and have done a little turning but I'm far from an expert.)

 

[combustable herbage]

@trlvn Craig I hummed and hawed over this for a while, and my final decision was based on seeing pictures of them being used on a wood lathe, I wanted to get something to get me started and my plan was to see how these work and for sure for roughing down squares or other roughing work and I will probably eventually buy a bigger more proper set if I feel I want to do more of it (which i think i will) and I have found that once its round they work well for doing detail. The other plus is now I can experiment with making an handle and maybe make something like George has.