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Smoothing a Cylinder
To smooth a cylinder, use a large skew chisel. This
requires practice, but experience with this tool is very
important. Place the cutting point near the center of
chisel and high on the work. Sometimes, in striving for a
certain position in relation to the work, the beginner will
often overlook this all-important point. Raising the
handle will increase the depth of cut while lowering the
handle, of course, does the opposite. As with the gouge,
the skew can be advanced in either direction. The center
of the skew toward the heel does the actual cutting. The
back portion of the grind or bevel supports the tool, while the handle-hand controls the depth of
cut by rocking the chisel on this pivot point. Because of this, keep the skew bevel perfectly flat.
Sanding and Finishing
After turning, the workpiece can be sanded and finished (in the same manner) before removing
it from the lathe.
1. Turn the lathe
OFF and REMOVE the Lockout Key.
2. Loosen the tool rest release lever and move the tool
rest as far away from the workpiece as possible to
increase personal safety and gain adequate working
room.
3. Install the lockout key and turn the lathe ON.
4. Firmly grip the sand paper and carefully place a
piece of sandpaper on the workpiece using light to
moderate pressure.
NEVER wrap the sandpaper more than half way
around the workpiece.
5. Remove the sandpaper and stop the lather and remove the lockout key.
WARNING:
Never wrap sandpaper completely around the workpiece.
Wrapping the sandpaper completely around the workpiece will pull your hands into
the moving workpiece and may cause injury.