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Hints and Tips....

SAFETY.............

Lathe Speeds and Face-Shields Richard Ford

General.............

Adhesives References by Gary Landry
> Some Notes on Using Jitsi by Jim Diamond
A drive center for fine spindle work. by Dave McLachlan
Not Jimmy's Platter Method Sheet by Richard Ford
Building a self-driven sander by Dave McLachlan
Coring Method Sheet by Richard Ford
Birdhouse Sketch Richard Ford
Steve Jones on Twitter: Glide/Slide/Float/Ride the Bevel
A Compressable/Clampable Jam Chuck by David McLachlan

Richard Ford's Finishing Products and Methods

Food Safe Finishing Products by Richard Ford
Food Safe Finishing Method Pictorial by Richard Ford
My Original Wood Finishing Methods by Richard Ford
My Plastics and Resin-Finishing Methods by Richard Ford

Projects and Methods

Hollow Ornament by Richard Ford - Blank: 6" X 1 3/4" X 1 3/4"
Hollow Ornament by Richard Ford - Blank: 7" X 2" X 2"

Lengths & Widths for Closed & Open Segment Rings. Richard Ford.

Closed (Solid Ring) Segment Lengths.
Closed (Solid Ring) Minimum Widths For 3/8" Wall Thickness.
70% Open Segment Lengths (30% Gap).
70% Open Segment Minimum Widths For 3/8" Wall Thickness.
75% Open Segment Lengths (25% Gap).
75% Open Segment Minimum Widths For 3/8" Wall Thickness.
65% Open Segment Lengths (35% Gap) Less Glue Surface.
65% Open Segment Minimum Widths For 3/8" Wall Thickness.

Deep Forstner Bit Drilling by David McLachlan

How to drill deep holes with forstner bits

Bird Mouth Joinery Set-up Information Richard Ford

Richard Ford's Set-Up Sketch and Router Settings Sheet. Used to make Bravery Bead Boxes. RJF Bird Mouth Cutter Setup
RJF Bird Mouth Calculations
RJF Bird Mouth Samples

The "FAD" Ford's Awesome Duplicator Plans Richard Ford

The FAD Plans

(The above link allows you to download a copy of a Self-Extracting Zip of 8 pdf files to your default download folder).
Move this file to it's own Folder and double click it to extract the pdf's.
Windows Defender may try to prevented an unrecognized app from starting.
Select "More info" then "Run Anyway" and finaly "Extract"
These pdf files contain all the drawing information needed to build your own FAD.
NOTE: In this design, the top of the table is 2 1/4" below the center of the headstock.

RJF Chess Pieces Template/Preacher Sketch

Inside-Out Turning Method Demo Notes and Sketch Richard Ford

RJF Inside-Out Turning Method
RJF Inside-Out Turning Sketch

Segment & Straight Stave Calculator Richard Ford

RJF Segment and Straight Stave Calculator 2018-03-18
(Clicking on the above link will download a copy of the spreadsheet to your default download folder.)
The Excel file will calculate all the cutting information for regular segmented rings or straight stave vessels.
It will also adjust the cutting information if you wish to glue parallel strips between each segment or stave or have parallel gaps.

Tapered Stave Calculator Richard Ford

RJF Tapered Stave Calculator 2018-03-18
(Clicking on the above link will download a copy of the spreadsheet to your default download folder.)
This Excel file will calculate all the cutting information for tapered or conical stave construction. It will also adjust the cutting information if you wish to glue parallel strips between each stave or have parallel gaps

Cap'n Eddie's Sharpening Jig

[Cap'n Eddie Castelin makes a jig for grinding gouges]

Recommended by Norm Jolivet.

How To Make A Steady Rest Ted Monk

Ted Monk's instructions on how to make your own spindle steady rest.

Steady Rest Instructions

Various Charts

Sandpaper Grits Compared :Useful chart comparing CAMI and FEPA sandpaper grits.
Recommended Drill Speeds :Wood magazine's chart showing recommended drill speeds and uses for different types of bit.
Millimetre - Fraction - Inch -Conversion Chart :Drill Bit Conversion Chart.

Software

Here is some FREE software I use all the time.

1 Apache OpenOffice This is FREE and is a replacement for Microsoft Office

it will read and export documents and spreadsheets (my main use)

in microsoft format, and also save in pdf format.

You can get it here:-

[..Apache OpenOffice..]

Recomended by Richard Ford....

Unfortunately Draftsight have anounced

All free versions of DraftSight (2018 or earlier) will cease to run after 12/31/2019.

Micro Lathe :Design program for woodturners.

Microlathe allows you to draw a profile and then see what it will look like as a turned 3D object viewed from any angle. You can make changes to the profile and see their effects on the finished form.

It doesn't require installation (so it doesn't make any changes to your system), simply download it and save it to your hard drive, then unzip the zip file to a suitable folder. Double-click the Lathe.exe file to run it.

Graph Paper Generator Read the two Readme files first: Readme and ReadMe1 Read Me : ReadMe File for Graph paper Generator ReadMe1 ReadMe File for Graph paper Generator

Guild Member Richard Ford makes his own Buffing System

[....Making Your Own Buffing System....]

A NWG Club Demo. Member Richard Ford Explains his Process.

[.... 1-Explaining his process. 10 min....]
[.... 2 The magic cutting angle. 13 min....]
[.... 3-Turning a Shaving brush Handle. 47 min ....]
These videos were made at a NWG demo in September 2017.

Templates

Dave McLachlan passed along a tip he has been using to make collets of different sizes using 3/4" birch plywood. Disks of plywood are sized to fit inside your chuck jaws and drilled
with a specific-sized hole in the center to hold smaller work pieces. Slots are cut from the outer edge of the
disk toward the center - but not all the way to the inner hole. Then slots are cut between the first slots from
the inside hole out outwards - but not all the way to the edge of the disk. The disk is placed in the chuck jaws
loosely and the work piece inserted in the inner hole. When the chuck jaws are tightened, the slots allow the
disk to compress gripping the work piece firmly.