Hello all.
So, I got a lathe (Rikon 70-050vs) for last Christmas. Well, my now 18 month old twins have finally let me at it!
I just roughed down some maple into a "cylinder". I then started making a shape. Not anything in particular, just something to help me learn the spindle gouge.
I got "done" with it and wanted to part it off to work on another shape. So, I took my 1/8" diamond parting tool to it. I started rubbing the bevel and raised my back hand until it dug in. However, I smelled burning wood quick. I took the tool out and it had burnt gunk on it and the "walls" of my part were black.
Below is a picture.
What am I doing wrong? I see youtube videos of guys parting off hunks of wood like it's nothing!
Any help is appreciated! Thank you in advance.
So, I got a lathe (Rikon 70-050vs) for last Christmas. Well, my now 18 month old twins have finally let me at it!
I just roughed down some maple into a "cylinder". I then started making a shape. Not anything in particular, just something to help me learn the spindle gouge.
I got "done" with it and wanted to part it off to work on another shape. So, I took my 1/8" diamond parting tool to it. I started rubbing the bevel and raised my back hand until it dug in. However, I smelled burning wood quick. I took the tool out and it had burnt gunk on it and the "walls" of my part were black.
Below is a picture.
What am I doing wrong? I see youtube videos of guys parting off hunks of wood like it's nothing!
Any help is appreciated! Thank you in advance.
