RIDGID WL1200LS1 manual How To Use Your Ridgid Wood Lathe, Woodworking Chisels and How to Use Them

How To Use Your RIDGID Wood Lathe

Woodworking Chisels and How to Use Them

Gouge Skew Parting Tool Spear Point Flat Nose Round Nose

The Six Commonly Used Chisel Types

Selection Of Chisels

Better chisels have handles approxi- mately 10-in. long, to provide plenty of grip and leverage. Sharp tools are essen- tial for clean, easy work... buy tools that will take and hold keen edges.

sharpened to a razor edge by honing on both sides. The scraping chisels are the flatnose, round nose and spear point.

These are not honed on the flat sides - the wire edges produced by grinding are left on to aid in the scraping process.

Theory Of Turning

The Two Classes of Chisels
These are: 1) Chisels intended primarily
for cutting, and 2) chisels used only for
scraping. The cutting chisels are the
gouge, skew and parting tool. These are
the most used. They are commonly	Cutting Chisel	Scraping Chisel

Cutting and Scraping

To cut, the chisel is held so that the sharp edge actually digs into the revolving work to peel off shavings. To scrape, the chisel is held at a right angle to the work sur- face, and removes fine particles instead of shavings. Many operations require that the cutting chisels be used for scraping; but scraping chisels are practically never used for cutting. Scraping dulls a chisel much faster, especially the razor sharp cutting chisels. Cutting is faster than scraping and produces a smoother finish which requires less sanding. However, it is far more difficult to master. Scraping, on the other hand, is far more precise and easier to control.

CuttingScraping

*C Means Center Line of the

workpiece

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