February 2021 FLWT IRD and Meeting
Our meeting on Thursday February 18 begins at 7:00pm, and we will feature Jim Echter via remote demonstration. The topic of Jim's demo is, "Chucking and Mounting Wood on Your Lathe". You just got your first lathe or you just want to try some new/different projects. Let’s learn about how to properly and safely mount wood so you can begin making chips. In this program, Jim will show us several different methods of mounting spindles between centers. Then he will explore face grain and bowl blank mounting methods. After you turn a bowl, how do you finish the bottom? Jim will discuss jam chucks, plate jaws, donut chucks and vacuum chucks. He will wrap up with introducing us to friction drives, collet chucks and a few other interesting methods of mounting wood on your lathe.
Bring your questions or unusual chucks you may have purchased or built to contribute to the discussion. Read more about Jim's work here.
