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October 2018 – Michael Mocho

ByRon Lindsay October 29, 2018October 11, 2024

Business meeting

Several members of the Glendale club attended including VP Kim A.

Our demonstrator for today is Michael Mocho from Albuquerque.

Two-minute egg cut with his favorite tool, the skew

Michael started off showing examples of texturing

Some are cuts and some are compressions

Spiral to a point

Boxes. The spirals are added as inserts.

A free ring on a socketed finial.

A threaed box. The three sides were formed by sanding.

Ball and socket joints. He did not demonstrate today how the joints are done.

Preparing a blank in Maple.

The skew as an end grain cutter

Chatter work done with the big skew.

Different angles of presentation give different effects

Like so

The skew or angled scraper can also cut coves as well as beads

Cut a dimple to center the drill.

Since is hard to push straight, take short strokes when honing skew.

Sizing the handle dowel with metal drill gauge pushed on by tailstock quill

Steel drill gauge

Finished top textured on both top and bottom

Note diameter cAliper at center top

Michael presented history of lathe and a wide selection of his turning work

Wooden ribbons and boxes

Horn for speaker system

Arnie J. get lesson on handling the skew. Toolrest height and body stance are important.

Beads, coves and free rings with the skew

Cuttng coves with heavy duty angled scraper

Fish hook diamond sharpener useful on gouges

The Sorby large spiraling texture tool. Cuts on the top corner

Cutting the spiral to a point

Example of knurling tool which compresses the woood

First get tool spinning, then angle down to catch the top edge to cut the spiral

Different effects with this tool combined

Sandpaper wrapped around a slotted dowel will polish the straight insides.

An insert for the inside bottom.

Chasing a male thread. He uses dish detergent to lubricate the Maple wood surface.

Some chasers come with a half tooth which must be ground off.

Two-page handout of Michael’s words of wisdom.

Workshop with Michael Mocho – Al G.

Kirby K., Darrel Wilson

Joe S., Kirby K.

Sam T., Michael Mocho, Joe S, Kirby K.

Sam T., Michael Mocho, X, Joe S.

David F. and Darrel W.

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