I am taking a bowl-turning class at a high school. So far I have made 2 bowls and a plate. There is one class left; I would like to make a cup, basically a cylinder with a little radius at the bottom. I am a bit concerned about not having time to finish it.
The way we are taught to do it is to screw the workpiece to a faceplate and cut the sides and bottom. Then glue a wood block to the bottom and screw the wood block to the faceplate and turn the inside.
To save a little time I glued the wood block on before I started. Then it occured to me that I can screw the woodblock to the faceplate and turn the sides and interior with the same setup. Except for the radius, there isn't much to do on the bottom and that will be bigger than the wood block.
Is there anything wrong with this idea? It certainly avoids the possibility of not getting the two mounts on the same exact center, since there will only be one mount.
I also thought of drilling some of the interior out at home to save a little time. Is that a reasonable thing to do? If I don't get it precisely centered it might be more trouble than it is worth. Any other flaws to the idea? Thanks