Midi-Lathe Instruction Manual

Place the gouge on the edge of the tool rest so that the

grind of the chisel forms an approximate right angle with

the workpiece (Fig. A33). Allow the chisel to contact the

workpiece at the center of the cutting edge. Hold the tool

so that the centerline of the gouge is pointing directly

toward the center of the revolving stock. This starting

position is important to prevent the gouge from running

along the surface of the workpiece.

From the starting position, push the gouge into the

workpiece and roll the tool on the rest. A triple action takes

place here. (1) Roll the chisel to follow the shape of the cut,

(2) drop the handle slightly so that the portion already cut

will force the lip of the chisel sideways and, (3) push the

chisel forward so that at the end of the cut (Fig. A34), the

chisel will be well up on the workpiece and tangent with

the cut surface. Make only one-half of the cut at a time,

then reverse the chisel to cut the other half. The occasional

turner should make cove cuts with a scraping technique,

using either the small gouge or round nose chisel.

Fig. A37

Fig. A38

Fig. A36

Fig. A35

Fig. A34

Fig. A33