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Richard Rafan, chief demystifier of wood turning lore. I recently inherited some of your books with a second hand lath. They’re excellent but your CZcams videos are supercharged teaching / learning tools. In a little over 5 minutes I’ve learned how to make and use a tool I’ve not even understood before. What a treat. Thank you Richard!
Greetings from Texas. I'm new to woodturning, and proud to say you've made my woodturning adventures much easier will all your tips. Your video's are much appreciated, God bless.
Wonderful! Thank you, Richard. I wish I was 30 years younger and just beginning rather than just having to end my woodturning which has sadly been peppered with health issues and injuries. You've been a great inspiration to keep me going through the hiatuses.
Exactly what I need to hold a 1’’ thick rectangular piece of Huon Pine to make a small winged bowl. The holding force with just half inch of tapered wood screw is surprising. Thank you for sharing your real time presentation. Greetings from Tasmania Australia. 🇦🇺🦘
Thank you again for another great video. I guess that kind of settles it. I now have to persuade the wife that I need a lathe. :-) Again, thank you sir! Pete in Montana.
Thanks, I made and used your screw chuck, which is very useful. However, the secret tip was how you stored your chuck key in the chuck. That will save me finding my glasses to find the chuck key, which mysteriously disappears when I need it. Thanks
My pleasure. I don't know why more people don't have a dedicated screw chuck. 50 years ago it's about all a bowl-turner used to hold and hollow blanks.
Why buy when you can build. Easy and straightforward. You could carry your idea one step farther. Instead of a steel faceplate, drill and thread the wood screw chuck block to fit the lathe spindle. Beal makes taps for most size lathe spindles. Thank you for sharing Richard.
Turners used to make chucks as required, drilling and chasing threads by hand. I did consider that approach decades ago for cup and jam chucks, but decided to stick with the metal because it's much easier, more accurate, and there's less messing about.
Great video thank yiu from Australia👍👍i was intrigued as to how the hand drill would work? I have recently refurbished a large 1940s lathe ghat only has a fixed conical foot and s face plate. Being able to drilll on the lathe without dicing with s drill press would be great.👍👍
Hello Sir, I just made the screw chuck as per your guidance in this video, I am even able to tighten the blank around the screw, but as soon as a tool starts cutting the wood while turning, the blank starts loosening up. The screw seems to be firmly in place. Any idea why this happens? (The blank was teakwood)
If the blank is screwed on tight there are several possibilities: you're pushing to tool too hard into the cut and essentially having a catch; or you're screwing into endgrain rather than crossgrain; or the hole is too large for the screw; or the screw might be spinning in the chuck in which case it needs epoxy to fix it in position. Generally if the blank is spinnin on the screw you can put it off without too much effort.
Richard Rafan, chief demystifier of wood turning lore. I recently inherited some of your books with a second hand lath. They’re excellent but your CZcams videos are supercharged teaching / learning tools. In a little over 5 minutes I’ve learned how to make and use a tool I’ve not even understood before. What a treat. Thank you Richard!
Greetings from Texas. I'm new to woodturning, and proud to say you've made my woodturning adventures much easier will all your tips. Your video's are much appreciated, God bless.
Richard, thank you for your new video series, and greetings from all your friends in Oregon!
Wonderful! Thank you, Richard. I wish I was 30 years younger and just beginning rather than just having to end my woodturning which has sadly been peppered with health issues and injuries. You've been a great inspiration to keep me going through the hiatuses.
No nonsense Approach to videos and also showing minor slips etc is very appealing to me 👍
Great instructional demo of how to make a useful chuck for the workshop.
Exactly what I need to hold a 1’’ thick rectangular piece of Huon Pine to make a small winged bowl. The holding force with just half inch of tapered wood screw is surprising. Thank you for sharing your real time presentation. Greetings from Tasmania Australia. 🇦🇺🦘
Great series of short and to-the-point videos. 👍👍
Always insightful. Thanks
So simple, brilliant. Thanks for the tip. 🇦🇺
Thank you again for another great video. I guess that kind of settles it. I now have to persuade the wife that I need a lathe. :-) Again, thank you sir! Pete in Montana.
Saw this today.
I needed one of these a few days ago and great minds think alike, I made one almost exactly the same!
Thanks for sharing, great idea.
Thanks, I made and used your screw chuck, which is very useful. However, the secret tip was how you stored your chuck key in the chuck. That will save me finding my glasses to find the chuck key, which mysteriously disappears when I need it. Thanks
Great video. Always wanting to learn. Most videos today are for “show only” and no explanation of what they are doing. Again thanks.
Thanks RR i'll be making one of those tomorrow
Thank you for the lesson.
My pleasure. I don't know why more people don't have a dedicated screw chuck. 50 years ago it's about all a bowl-turner used to hold and hollow blanks.
Great tip
Why buy when you can build. Easy and straightforward. You could carry your idea one step farther. Instead of a steel faceplate, drill and thread the wood screw chuck block to fit the lathe spindle. Beal makes taps for most size lathe spindles. Thank you for sharing Richard.
Turners used to make chucks as required, drilling and chasing threads by hand. I did consider that approach decades ago for cup and jam chucks, but decided to stick with the metal because it's much easier, more accurate, and there's less messing about.
Great video thank yiu from Australia👍👍i was intrigued as to how the hand drill would work? I have recently refurbished a large 1940s lathe ghat only has a fixed conical foot and s face plate. Being able to drilll on the lathe without dicing with s drill press would be great.👍👍
I would have loved to have seen you use the hand drill as thats what I’ll need to use👍👍
In czcams.com/video/CvKNy3gpqlo/video.html you see me drill a depth hole by hand at 24:58. Also in many of my bowl and endgrain project videos.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning thank your u so much for your reply all is now clear👌👌👍👍
Hello Sir, I just made the screw chuck as per your guidance in this video, I am even able to tighten the blank around the screw, but as soon as a tool starts cutting the wood while turning, the blank starts loosening up. The screw seems to be firmly in place. Any idea why this happens? (The blank was teakwood)
If the blank is screwed on tight there are several possibilities: you're pushing to tool too hard into the cut and essentially having a catch; or you're screwing into endgrain rather than crossgrain; or the hole is too large for the screw; or the screw might be spinning in the chuck in which case it needs epoxy to fix it in position. Generally if the blank is spinnin on the screw you can put it off without too much effort.
Sure do appreciate all the videos you've been putting out. What did you make your skewed scraper from?
It was made by Henry Taylor. It's a 1-in shear scraper ¼-in thick.
Carriage screw Richard. and a modern hex head one at that !
I know it's a carriage screw. That's what I said at 54-55sec. I'm wondering what your point is...
My screw keeps working it's way back in the direction of the faceplate while i turn.... Any advice?
I that on this chuck so bent and epoxied a nail in the screw slot, with epoxy mounded over the screw head.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning I really appreciate the quick reply and amazing resources you have put out for the community!