Popular Woodworking 2004-12 № 145, страница 14
WOODCRAFT There's a Woodcraft University locationnearyou Alabama Birmingham Area California Orange County Sacramento San Francisco/Dublin Santa Rosa Colorado Colorado Springs Denver Connecticut Hartford Area Orange Delaware Wilmington Florida Casselberry Clearwater Jacksonville Fort Lauderdale Georgia Atlanta Area Indiana Evansville Kentucky Louisville Maryland Towson Massachusetts West Springfield Woburn Michigan Canton Sterling Heights Minnesota Bloomington Missouri St. Louis Area New Hampshire Portsmouth Area New Mexico Albuquerque New York Albany Rochester North Carolina Charlotte Area Greensboro Raleigh Ohio Cincinnati Area Cleveland Area Columbus Area Dayton Oklahoma Oklahoma City Tulsa Oregon Eugene Portland Area Pennsylvania Harrisburg Philadelphia Area Pittsburgh Area Rhode Island East Greenwich South Carolina Charleston Tennessee Johnson City Knoxville Nashville Texas Austin Dallas Area Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Utah Salt Lake City Area Virginia Richmond Roanoke Virginia Beach Washington D.C. Area Washington Seattle West Virginia Parkersburg Wisconsin Appleton/Fox Cities Area Madison Milwaukee Area Woodworker's Club: Connecticut Norwalk Maryland Rockville WOODCRAFT For your local woodcraft store, visit www.woodcraft.com, or for a free catalog, call 800 542-9115 Dept.04PW12BE CIRCLE NO. 163 ON FREE INFORMATION CARD. Letters Random-orbit Tools Reduce Sanding Do I Need to Upgrade My Quarter-sheet Sander? In the article on the $1,500 Workshop (October 2004), the Porter-Cable model 333 random-orbit sander is recommended for value. I am considering this purchase, but I would like some advice. First, does the random-orbit sander really offer an advantage compared to the traditional quarter-sheet sander? I currently have the Porter-Cable model 340K. If there is an advantage, should I buy the variable-speed model? I am thinking that the only advantage is faster wood removal rate, and that the variable speed will allow finish sanding as well. If I already own the finish sander, perhaps the single-speed 333 is more than adequate. Bill Brown Omaha, Nebraska Random-orbit sanders are a generation ahead of quarter-sheet sanders for a couple reasons: They are more aggressive and they are far less inclined to leave troublesome swirls or "pigtails," a problem created by the single direction orbit of quarter-sheet sanders. You can still have this problem with random-orbit sanders, but to a far less degree. I switched to the random-orbit sanders years ago and would never turn back. As for variable speed, I'm not a fan. Slowing the sander down means sanding longer. If you are concerned about sanding through plywood veneer, you can be more careful or move up to a finer grit to mitigate the problem. — Steve Shanesy, editor & publisher Where Do I Get a Toolrest for My Lathe That's Like Judy Ditmer's? I'd like to know what type of tool rest Judy is using on her 1018 Oneway lathe (as seen in the bottom right photo on page 77 of the August 2004 issue). I have the same lathe, and I'd like to get one. Tim Albers via the Internet I am a huge fan of my Oneway lathes, but the 1018 toolrest is one of the very few things that doesn't fit my personal turning style. So I tried a toolrest from another manufacturer. The toolrest I use is made by Shopsmith (call 800-543-7586, or visit shopsmith.com. Askfor item #503749, $14.15). As you can see, the profile is far superior in function to the one that comes with the lathe. Shopsmith also makes a handy L-shaped rest, of which I have several, with the left arm cut off to different lengths for different purposes. As it happens, these have the same diameter post as the original from Oneway, and they are reasonably priced. Now for the bad news. The configuration of the rest is such that it wont go quite low enough in the base of the 1018 for some operations. It's fine for most spindle work; but it's problematic for boxes and small bowls where you need the tool to hit exactly at center on the end. I resolved this by having a machinist mill away enough metal at the top of the post to allow it to go a bit lower in the base. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to find someone to do this kind of work. Mine were done by a machinist/ engineer I know at Shopsmith, in exchange for some advice I offered on the design of the company's new lathe toolrest base; so alas I have nowhere to send folks to get this done. That's continued on page 14 WRITE TO US PopularWoodworking welcomes letters from readers with comments about the magazine or woodworking in general. We or y to respond to all correspondence. Published letters may be edited for length or style. All letters become the property of Popular Woodworking. How to send your letter: • E-mail: popwood@fwpubs.com • Fax: 513-891-7196 • Mail carrier: Letters • Popular Woodworking 4700 E. Galbraith Road Cincinnati, OH 45236 100 Popular Woodworking December 2004 |
