How To Use Your RIDGID Wood Lathe (continued)
Turning Cylinders
Stock for cylinders should be mounted on the screw center or a small faceplate. The tailstock can be brought up to support the work while the circumference is being turned and finished. Afterwards, the tail- stock is backed off and the outer end of the cylinder is recessed, using methods already described for making deep recesses.
After making a recess at least 1/2 of the way through the workpiece, and finishing this on the inside, remove the workpiece from the lathe. Now mount a short length of softwood stock on the screw center and
turn this down to form a dowel that will be a tight press (not driving) fit inside the recessed end of the cylinder. Mount the cylinder on this wooden chuck, and recess the unworked end deep enough to form a perfect hole through the entire cyl- inder.
Rechucking
Rechucking is the general term used to describe any additional work mounting that is necessary to complete a turning project. The method of working cylinders, and the use of a plug chuck as already described, are typical examples. Another good example is the rechucking of a bowl.
The work is first mounted on a wood backing block secured to the large face- plate, and is turned in the usual manner all except the back side (which is against the mounting block). It is then removed from the mounting block. An auxiliary chuck of softwood is now made in the same manner that the cylinder chuck is
made. This chuck must have a turned recess properly sized to accommodate the rim of the bowl in a tight press fit.
When the bowl is mounted in this chuck, the bottom can be cleaned off and slightly recessed to complete the desired con- tours.
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