Hi All
I've been reading a post in the gallery posted by Sergio on his mirrors, he had a couple of faults which have been pointed out and he replied, he states that he normally turns at under 1000rpm and keeps a sharp tool and a steady hand.
I turn mostly larger items and in the main my lathe is spinning at 500rpm once the wood is roughly shaped and in balance, I think that I get a good finish with the gouge so not to much sanding is required, I have read post on here where people use different sanding methods because they think that there turned finished work needs it, do people spin their lathes to fast so they have not got full control of the tool in their hands?
This has prompted me to ask this question. What speed do you spin your work at and why?
Ed