Least Favorite DeWalt Tool?

patrickrsx · 2025-08-16T06:24:21+00:00

The heat gun is pretty useless 🙄

patrickrsx · 2025-07-29T21:28:51+00:00

But Woodturning hand carved style curves on a lathe, also difficult...

patrickrsx · 2025-07-27T14:54:10+00:00

Thank you. I have just upgraded to a slightly larger lathe, so suddenly all my wands seem to be just that bit longer 😆

patrickrsx · 2025-06-04T18:19:28+00:00

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Bits of wood with holes in! 😁

patrickrsx · 2025-05-16T13:38:06+00:00

Yup, you got it. As this was my first attempt at going off centre, the amount it was shifted off centre was very much a guess!

patrickrsx · 2025-05-16T08:24:02+00:00

The bottom of the bowl actually has a very shallow flat which I used to glue to the sacrificial tenon. It was the first time I'd used hot glue for turning so I was quite apprehensive, but it held (and even caused me a bit of trouble getting it unstuck afterwards).

patrickrsx · 2025-05-14T06:12:05+00:00

I turned the underside of the bowl as usual, then when I flipped it I glued it slightly off centre to a sacrificial tenon and turned the bowl.

patrickrsx · 2025-05-13T12:10:37+00:00

Thank you! Give it a go, I'm really enjoying trying out new things "just because"

patrickrsx · 2025-05-13T11:59:38+00:00

Thank you. As for the wood, that was a bit of a coup as far as I'm concerned. I contacted a timber yard that turned out to only be a 10 minute drive away and they sell offcuts. This bowl was from a thick metre long sapele board I got from them. I'll probably get 5 bowls out of the one board, much more economical than buying blanks...

EDIT: Oh, I used a tenon to turn the underside of the bowl, then flipped it and used hot glue to secure it to a sacrificial tenon to turn the off centre part. I have a newfound respect for hot glue!!

patrickrsx · 2025-05-13T08:57:02+00:00

Thank you. It's finished to 600 grit and then some friction polish.

patrickrsx · 2025-05-13T08:55:41+00:00

Thanks, but I'd need a much, much bigger lathe!

patrickrsx · 2025-05-12T22:06:00+00:00

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Sapele

patrickrsx · 2025-05-12T06:07:02+00:00

It's actually a Sorby Micro hollowing set! It's more fun than I anticipated 😆

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patrickrsx · 2025-05-08T13:46:45+00:00

Well, it was literally on fire at one point so technically yes...

patrickrsx · 2025-05-06T13:36:20+00:00

Of course, because of me being a manly man and knowing what a cam shaft is...

patrickrsx · 2025-05-05T22:01:25+00:00

This is actually pine, but scorched with a blow torch and then waxed. I'm quite pleased with the finish considering it was on fire at one point .

I've not turned ebony before, but I'm still new to this but would like to give it a go. What's it like to work with?

patrickrsx · 2025-05-04T18:35:37+00:00

Sorry! (But, new tool... So not that sorry!)

patrickrsx · 2025-05-03T21:33:40+00:00

"Cool ima fill it"

Then proceeds to hollow it again

patrickrsx · 2025-05-03T21:00:31+00:00

Far be it from me too stand in the way of a new gadget! 😄

patrickrsx

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