First!! 😁 Drew, thank you for hosting me in your shop, I had a blast! You did a fantastic job on your first turning and I look forward to your future creations.
As a mechanic, I have found that a triangular handle fits my hand best. Have you ever done that? After watching machinists turning metal, I have an idea on how it could be done, but I don't know if it would work in wood.
@@timothyball3144 Offset turning is absolutely possible on a wood lathe. To make a "triangular" handle you adjust where the tail stock meets the end of the handle to 3 different locations and turn down part of the handle in each position. With the piece offset a bit, only a portion of the outside will be cut in each position. Definitely not a beginner skill but definitely possible.
@Jacob-5949 Thanks. I have seen similar done in metal, but I wasn't sure if wood would hold up to it. You would have to get the three points exactly opposite each other. Or would you? You would want a close to perfect triangle for sure, so the grip feels right, but actually, I think you could offset the points to get a different grain look. Hmm. Now I want to look up if anyone has done that.
It also helps if you build a podium for Peter’s friend the pastor and then deliver it to the other side of your state. 😉 this may be my favorite collaboration I’ve seen in years.
Drew Fisher and Peter Brown in a single video was like winning the lottery. Seriously wish i could have given two thumbs up. Both of you are favorites of mine for not just the projects, but for the presentations and the humor you both bring to your videos. You two are the best of You Tube.
@@alandahlstrom7213 Fun fact: You **can** give two thumbs up! Since both Peter & Drew made a vid each and ya can thumb up each vid; ergo two thumbs up!
What a great collaboration by two of my favorite RU-vid makers! Not only was it fun to watch Peter teach Drew how to turn on a lathe, but clearly the two of you were enjoying your time together.
They turned out beautifully!!! Welcome to the lathe. Thank you Peter Brown for helping him out and I’d like to tell you that you both are my favorite RU-vid stars. One love to all!!!
Oh wow, they actually sent you your own Peter Brown! Talk about a great deal!! I love that even in a different channel, we still hear Peter Brown telling us about the wonders of MicroMesh and how it's its own grit system.
Very nice large. I have the Jet 1221 large myself, and love turning. The best thing is there are so many things that you can make with it. Great job as always!
This was a fun video to watch. I found you through Peter Brown, and I love what you’ve done with your first turning. The “delivery” shot of Peter in the box is priceless. I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos.
Congrats on a wonderful "not-so-first" turning AND as a turner, welcome to our world, a world of major expenses and experimentation and art/engineering. Carpe flat-head!!!
Drew, just what I didn’t need an inspiration to get a lathe! I have wanted to get one for years and actually use it. Thanks. Peter was a great addition!!!!
That turned out AWESOME and what a fantastic tribute to your grandfather!!! I know the screwdriver you made will always hold a special place in your heart. You'll have to make a nice tool holder for it, maybe lined with the Suede Tex fibers that look like velvet) to display it on your tool wall.
Another tip for anyone else interested, but nervous as I was, the Rockler stores offer one-day classes that teach the basics to turn a bowl or a pen. It's super helpful if you can't get your own Peter Brown delivered.
Welcome to the deep end Drew. Turning is a lot of fun. Been a fan of yours for many years and thrilled to see you branching into new techniques. Please feel free to incorporate the lathe into some of your other projects and show us an update on how you progress with your skills. Combining turning with "flat" woodworking always leads to more interesting final products. It would be fun to see you recreate some of the pins from your Skittles game. You could compare your new lathe to the one you built with your CNC and drill. Imagine hybrid blanks that represent different point values depending on what is in them: not only embedded flatheads, but tilted triangles or bees. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, I loved your plumber comment. I will say it was correct as my husband used to be a plumber and he does not watch woodworking videos. I watch your videos for your sense of humor and I don't do woodwork either but your videos are fun to watch anyway.
Drew, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I hope you will incorporate some turning in your future videos as well. I purchased a mini lathe but still have yet to try it, and this is inspiring and encouraging to want to give it a try.
I am now really jealous. I just had our stuff shipped from Australia to where we live now in the UAE and this included my Coronet No. 3 lathe. The lathe turned up minus the head stock. Lots more of our stuff is missing as well but no headstock was really upsetting.
Nice piece of work. Excellent first turning. Boy it sure must be nice having one on one instruction in your own shop. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe. Remember, when the wood goes around, the face shield comes down.🙂🙂
As a seventy year old lifelong woodworker, I still have a sizeable collection of slot head wood screws. My late father-in-law refinished furniture for decades, and I inherited his collection of often needed SH screws when he passed. I just can seem to part with them.
Darn it, now I want to try turning. 😂 You make it look so fun. I have a lot of other projects to complete before I start that. However it’s such a great video.
Perfect timing. I just got me a midi lathe. It's sitting in the shop still in the box! The Rockler lather looks a lot like the Rikon that I got. It's probably the same lathe just rebranded for Rockler.
I hope you do a new mitre saw station with built in hidden lathe. Wow I learned so much about lathe turning which is something I really want to learn. Ik Micheal Alm recently got one similar from Rockler model Xcaliber but they’ve stopped selling it so it’s neat to see this one and to learn about all the scraping tools to get started on and how to hold the tools, the names of the lathe parts, etc. Very educational and hopefully sometime I’ll find a way to make room for this model. Love the flathead screwdriver, a nice way to commemorate your Grandfather!!!
I started out on a 12" midi lathe about three years ago. I had no idea what I was getting into and scared to commit as I didn't know if I could do it. I started with carbide tools and quickly learned HHS. I almost only use the HHS now. I think they work much better. But, my carbide do have it's purposes. This summer I got my 24" Harvey! I love turning and it will be something I can still do when I'm an old lady all bent over! LOL BTW - I had a 550w motor and was able to turn 11" bowls just fine!
Ok, thanks for making this video... I've been wanting to get a lathe but the whole variable speed swirly objects of death sort of kept me in check. So now I guess it's time to get a lathe. That handle turned out really great, you both did a great job. Can't wait to see what else you make Drew !!!
Hi Drew... Really great video.. very enjoyable... Welcome to the world of woodturning.. I wish that my 1st turning looked half as good as yours... Take care my friend and all the best from Andy
Wow, Drew, I can't believe just how easy you made that look, let alone how cool it turned out. That's one screwdriver handle i would end up displaying and never actually use as it's way too nice to drop and risk damaging😳😃. Awesome job on the turning, it looked like you've been doing it for years!!!. As alway's buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
Great collab - the handles came out gorgeous! And what a timely video, just getting into turning myself, and working on a project with resin, and my new set of carbide tools. Just ordered the micro mesh so I can get my resin projects super clear. Also, the box intro was hilarious!
Very nice! I think a good place for display would be a little shelf added to your "Fisher's" sign with a tag that says "Thanks Grandpa" (or something similar)
I'm a machinist (my job is to machine mostly metal on lathes and CNC's) I never realised how different the lathes we use are to Peter brown's until this video. Like theres no banjo or tool rest. It's a centre stock, tool head and saddle
Wonderful starting video for many of us. Please consider a lathe cart video. So many designs. I think WMA Woodworks shows his in a shop tour. Good starting point for ideas because his homogenizes many popular designs nicely.
Well, this was great. I just got me a lathe too and will soon start using it. Glad to have come across this video. However I have regular tools not those carbon things they were out of my budget.
@0:30 In college, I too some mech-E courses. Wasn't my track (compsci/EE), but was interested in Statics/Strength of Materials etc. Anyway, in the "lab" course, the instructor says "lathe is the only tool that can make itself" I never forgot that. Very versatile for sure. PS: So we really need to keep lathe's away from AI. That's how it's going to get us. LOL
Assuming that last sanding disc was a P800 (as opposed to U.S. standard 800), the MicroMesh 1,500 is a step backwards. P800 has 22 micron grit size while the 1,500 MicroMesh is a 29 micron grit size. In fact, the P600 (26.5 micron) is finer than the 1,500 MicroMesh. You can either skip the P600 and P800 grit sandpaper and start the 1,500 MicroMesh after the P400 sandpaper. Or (the way I do it) sand up to P800, skip the first MicroMesh pad and go directly to the second MicroMesh grit (1,800 - 14 micron).
Ugh. I've been contemplating getting a lathe for my shop. I'm not worried about the mess. I'm just not sure what I would turn. But I'm sure you'll have some vids showing me some great ideas. I may end up with one after all.
