Now that you have a small cabin or tiny house the next step is using some easy woodworking projects for making furniture. One of the most used tools in making furniture is using a lathe. Here are step by step woodwork plans for making furniture with a lathe.
- Select a lathe suitable for your project.
- Choose the lathe operation you are going to begin with
- Select the correct cutting tools for your objective.
- Learn the components of your lathe
- Read your owner's manual before proceeding with actual lathe work for specific instructions, features and detailed safety instructions
- Select a suitable piece of wood for your project
- Square the stock
- Cut the stock to the desired length
- Mark the center of each end of your stock, and position it between the lathe centers.
- Position the tool rest parallel to the length of the work piece, keeping it far enough back to allow the work piece to rotate without hitting it, but as close as possible.
- Free spin, or hand turn the work piece to make sure it doesn't hit the tool rest
- Choose the knife you will use for the turning operation.
- Turn the lathe on, making sure it is at the lowest speed setting
- Feel the resistance of the cutting edge and watch the size of the chips being cut from the work piece
- Begin moving the cutting edge parallel to the rotation of the work piece, continuing to make a light cut along its length
- Continue pushing the tool into the stock gradually, in passes, so that you remove a roughly equal amount of wood with each pass.
- Stop the lathe frequently when you are just beginning, to check your progress, look for stress cracks in the wood, and clear debris which may begin to accumulate on the lathe bed.
- Smooth the finished round work piece by increasing your lathe speed, and holding your cutting tool so it barely contacts the wood, then moving it slowly along the work piece’s length.
- Sand the work piece when you are finished cutting if desired
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