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Hi Darrell

Thanks for the video clips, they take 5 seconds or less for me to have you turning and up to 25 seconds to totally load, as always very impressive to see how fast it loads.

I have been experimenting with some hook tools, to see if making the bevel on the inside or outside made much of a difference, also tried to use some with the hook bend the other way, still not sure what works best, and in how to get the best cut with the least problems.

It's nice to actually see how someone else use them and compare that with my trials. Thanks again Darrell

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Thanks Leo. I would say that 95% of the time I prefer the bevel on the outside. The only time I like it inside is for the bottom of narrow bowls. Andres Martel has his with the bevel outside but bent so it rides flat on the bowl bottom. I can not get used to it but some more practice might help :-) He makes it sing.

Thanks for the video of the "catch". How come the bowl stopped turning instead of just inertially yanking the tool? It always seems to be a big deal when I get a catch. My lathe is a belt driven Sears rattletrap.

- Owen -

Very much like you'd use a ring tool, like the Termite.. except you have to ride the bevel like a gouge with the termite to avoid drama.. Mac

Owen The bowl stopped on the catch because it is time to take the thing apart and lube parts of the Reeves drive, replace the drive belt and so on. It has been quite a while. On the other hand I have had little time lately in the shop and sometimes the lathe stopping for a catch instead of whipping the tool end around (yes, that has happened) is not so bad :-)

That's one thing that I don't like about my reeves drive, Darrell, that you can't adjust belt tension.. On my mini, I keep the belt a bit loose so that the work WILL slow or stop if (ok, when) I get a catch.. Mac

Mac Same here. It would be nice to slack off the belts at times, but no way. On the other hand, I really have to do some maintenance on the thing. I think I have some spare time coming in August or maybe September.

I keep waiting for the belt to go on my Jet 1442 so I can put the link belt on it... everyone said that it would "chew up belts quickly" but this is the original one and although less than a year old, I'd guess it has more hours than most 2 or 3 year old lathes.. I'm thinking of just cutting the old belt off and adding the link belt, since it's been hanging on the wall for months.. *g*

Mac

Piker! I have one for Ol' Blue that I bought about six years ago when I did my contractor saw and jointer. It's a bit shorter now, as I used a nearly a foot and a half for my grinder, but there may yet be enough there for the big kid when he gets back to pick up the lathe.

Green Gates belt, lasts forever.

I've become a convert, George... I bought a link belt a couple of months ago for the lathe, but the guys at the saw shop guessed at the wrong size.. they said 1/2" and it's 3/8".. Worked out really well, though because I put it on the band saw and it made quite a difference... Then, the saw shop made me a deal on 3' of the correct size, since they'd guessed wrong.. *g*

SO, it's hanging on the wall over the lathe, since there is NO way I'm going to take apart the whole lathe to replace the OEM belt.. Mac