Use and Care Manual

OPERATION - SPINDLE TURNING
CREATING BEADS
Making a parting cut for the desired depth and location of your bead.
1. Place the parting tool on the tool rest and move the tool forward to make the full bevel of the tool come into
contact with the workpiece. Gently raise the handle to make cuts of the appropriate depth. Repeat for the other
side of the bead.
2. Using a small skew or spindle gouge, start in the center between the two cuts and cut down each side to form
the bead. Roll the tool in the direction of the cut.
CREATING COVES
Using a spindle gouge to create a cove.
1. With the flute of the tool at 90 degrees to the workpiece, touch the point of the tool to the workpiece and roll
in towards the bottom of the cove. Stop at the bottom, as attempting to go up the opposite side may cause the tool
to catch.
2. Move the tool over the desired width of the cove. With the flute facing the opposite direction, repeat the step
for the other side of the cove. Stop at the bottom of the cut.
CREATING V-GROOVES
Using the point of the skew to create a V-groove in the workpiece.
1. Lightly mark the center of the V with the top of the skew. Move the point of the skew to the right half of the
desired width of your cut.
2. With the bevel parallel to the right side of the cut, raise the handle and push the tool in to the desired depth.
Repeat from the left side.
NOTE: The two cuts should meet at the bottom and leave a clean V-groove. Additional cuts may be taken to
add to either the depth or the width of the cut.
PARTING OFF
Adjust the lathe to a slower speed for parting through a workpiece.
1. Place a parting tool on the tool rest and raise the handle until is starts to cut. Continue cutting towards the cen-
ter of the workpiece.
2. Loosely hold on to the piece in one hand as it separates from the waste wood.
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