MORE MISCELLANEOUS TIPS by Reed Gray aka Robo Hippy

[@DancingFox6]

You make me miss having a real life teacher. I learn a lot from KZbin but probably not all of it good. Thank you so much for your clear instruction.

[@egghead992]

I like the no nonsense teaching approach! I am learning with every video I watch of yours. Thank you Bill

[@garlasalle9489]

I think your straightforward didactic method and demonstrations are articulate and well organized. Far superior to all of the other KZbin presentations by numerous other turners. Thank you.

[@JerryPaulTreeCreations]

... seriously rethinking my scraper ... Thanks. Great tips!

[@TheLittleGardenShedWorkshop]

Thanks for the advice Reed, very well demonstrated and explained, cheers Harry

[@TheWesttexasboy]

Watched many of your videos. Great learnings. Thanks.

[@robohippy]

I don't use negative rake scrapers much, but do need to experiment more with them. For sure, they work better on harder woods than soft ones, and on end grain like boxes than on side grain like bowls. Stuart Batty and Jimmy Clewes are the experts on them. I was working with some Myrtle, Madrone, and Big Leaf maple. they did a good job with the Myrtle as it is pretty dense, and the Madrone, but just about anything works with Madrone. They didn't work well with the Big Leaf Maple at all, and it is pretty soft.

[@1015RG]

love your channel learning a lot....work twenty five years as a cabinetmaker...now I'm in a shop we mostly make columns and all kinds of turnings..they get huge.....so it has real peaked my interest....have a small lathe shopsmith 10er....working on my second bowl ...now....I need a longer tool rest bowl isn't big but for my lathe it is.....

[@robohippy]

+RANDY GRAMMATICO Thanks Randy. The Shop Smith does okay for spindles, but starting speed (700+ rpm) is a bit high for bowls. My table saw is now covered with turning stuff...

[@georgepostins5785]

Thanks, I do remember it in one of your videos, FORGOT

[@JamesCouch777]

I've watched some of the foreign turners who use mainly variations of scrapers. Most of them have a lot of horsepower.

[@robertkutz9540]

reed great video, what do you think about negative rake scrapers ?

[@dennynebgen2283]

How thick are your scrapers? They look about 3/8 but, hard to tell by just watching the video. Thanks

[@robohippy]

Once upon a time, I used 3/8 thick scrapers, and wider scrapers. I figure those are too heavy for what is actually needed. I use the Big Ugly tool, and scrapers in the 5/16 range. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imWwfIeFqtmNadk

[@1015RG]

thanks. bought another lathe kind of disappointed a bit....bought it New in a box....delta 46-250 a lot smaller than I imagined thought it was about the size of the 46-460

[@georgepostins5785]

I'm trying to make bowls as you do and I keep getting a stain on the bottom of the bowl from the chuck jaws. I've sprayed Poly on the jaws , but this does not help. Do you have any advise Thanks george

[@robohippy]

+george postins George, the easiest way to clean up the metal stains is to keep a bit of lemon or lime juice handy. As soon as the bowl comes off the lathe, then put a few drops on. The black is gone in a few seconds. I think I have that in my videos some where, but can't remember where. I have tried plastic over the jaws, and probably the best was the nitrile gloves since it is so thin. Easier to use the juice. If the wood is dry, or you let it sit, it will take longer, and some times repeated applications. It can bleach out some woods when they are dry. I turn the bowl upside down so the juice can drain out, or wipe off the excess.

[@1015RG]

hi again my shopsmith 10er can reach 3350 rpm is that to slow for small bowls...have some descent tools and it seems to not cut without a lot of tearing......

[@robohippy]

+RANDY GRAMMATICO Randy, that is faster than I go. My mid range on my lathe is about 2200 rpm. That scares a lot of people. For spindle turning, the 3000 rpm range is fine, and some go a bit higher on pens. For bowls, which have a larger diameter, that scares even me. It can be done, but when things like catches, or bark coming off, or the piece of wood being weak and it explodes, things are much more 'spectacular'!!! Faster rpm does make for some what easier cutting, or less effort. If you are turning at that kind of speed, make sure to stand out of the line of fire, and wear heavy protection, like a shock resistant face mask.

[@1015RG]

hi again ....I wanna try a small slice of a log into a bowl...I never really see a log turned vertical grain but that is what I wanna try....can you do a video doing that...mostly I see logs split horizontal....is there a reason...and I get your email wanna send you a few pic too get your input... thanks.... Randy G

[@robohippy]

+RANDY GRAMMATICO Randy, most of the time bowls are cut by splitting down the center of the log because you get more and bigger bowls that way. End grain turning can be done, but most of the time that is for hollow forms and boxes. The biggest problem for end grain bowls is if you are using the whole cross section of the log. Logs almost always will develop cracks off of the pith/ center of the log, and none of us like cracks in our bowls. I may end up doing that some day, but no plans for now. If you do one like this, on the outside, you cut from the rim to the bottom of the bowl, and on the inside, you cut from the bottom to the rim, exactly backwards from standard bowl turning.

[@fchasephd]

Hi Reed, Would this be the kind of power sander you have been talking about? Milwaukee 0370-20 3/8-inch, 55-Degree Close Quarter Drill Thanks a lot

[@robohippy]

Fred Chase Fred, I was out in Pittsburgh for the Symposium, and just got back yesterday. I don't know the exact model number. There are 2 versions. High speed and low speed. I prefer the low speed. They did 'new and improve' it a year or three ago. Mostly, they enclosed the trigger mechanism. Many turners are using the throw away ones from Harbor Freight, which have a 1 year guarantee on them. If they wear out before the year, you can return. Rebuild on a Milwaukee costs in the $80 range, depending on what all needs to be done. Mostly the bearings wear out because the tool is a drill, and we are using them as a grinder. Light pressure, and half speed at most makes them last longer.

[@ianvanderlip5256]

What rpm do u use

[@robohippy]

Can't remember if I actually talk about this or not.... I have never had a lathe that had any rpm read out on it, and always turned by feel. There are all sorts of formulas for figuring out how fast or slow you should turn, but I never wanted to try and figure any of them out.... So, for bigger bowl blanks, 16 or so, I will start out in the 300 to 500 range, depending on if the lathe is shaking or not. As the blank 'evens out' I can generally turn the speed up higher. Smaller blanks in the 10 inch range, I some times turn at up to 2000 rpm, which is fine for a production turner, but dangerous for a beginner, mostly because any 'accidents' are a lot more spectacular at high speed. Most will turn 10 inch or so, in the 500 to 1000 range. Do check out my Standing out of the Line of Fire video....

[@djbrooks2323]

What type of wood and finish would you advise for something to eat from like a salad bowl ?

[@robohippy]

+dj brooks Well, I prefer benign, as in woods that most people are not allergic to, and woods that are not too hard or too soft, so woods like most maple, most fruit woods, our Pacific Madrone, or sycamore. Harder woods like Black Locust can break more easily if dropped. For a finish, I prefer the walnut oils. There are several made especially for use on wood bowls, or treen ware. This type of oil will soak in and cure, and it takes a week or more to cure. I don't like oils with solvents, like furniture oils. While they say that when cured, every thing that is left is 'inert' material, some are still sensitive to what is left. A surface type finish will always chip, crack, and or peel off, and looks terrible, and most people can't fix it at home.

[@djbrooks2323]

Thank you Reed!

[@CarlosPerez-pq5zv]

Que angulo tiene esa gubia

[@1015RG]

was brand new in the box

[@1015RG]

my so called bowls are way way smaller than yours...more like boxes right now...trying to learn the proper uses. of each one...was doing like a. small cup and just couldn't get a smooth outside grabbed my new skew and like you said blew it up...uhhhh..I watch your videos

[@1015RG]

meant 3500 rpm

[@1015RG]

try to get the ripples out...trying to learn the touch..lean in like you showed holding the tool...

[@phil70660]

wood flower in French