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Laguna Tools 12|16#

The 12|16 is a lathe for turning wood into round shapes, through various shaping tools.

The lathe is equipped with a chuck, lathe dog, and various mandrills for workholding.

Prerequisites for Use#

Click here to view training requirements and progress (make.rit.edu)

Safety Notices#

Note

PLEASE READ ALL SAFETY NOTICES BEFORE CONTINUING

Wear short sleeves or roll up long sleeves

Secure loose clothing

Tie up and tuck in long hair

Remove lanyards, jewelry, gloves, etc.

Safety face shield mandatory.

Do not use on fibrous plastics (carbon fiber, fiberglass, etc)

Turning Tools#

The SHED has 5 standardized tools that will work for a majority of applications. They use a high speed steel insert that can be easily changed when dull, either by rotating or replacing entirely. Reference video

  1. SSR: Rougher, for creating basic shapes
  2. SSTH: Turning & Hollower, refining your shapes
  3. SS55: Detailer, detailing your shapes
  4. SS90: 90 Degree, for sharp internal corners
  5. SSSCF: Shear Cutting Finisher, for surface finishing

Changing Workholding#

The SHED has a handful of different workholding options for turning: a 4 jaw chuck for holding tenons and bowls, a pen mandrel for doing pens, a face plate for screwing your workpiece to it, and a center driver. To change the workholding, following the instructions below:

  1. Screw the stop pin into the spindle to stop it from moving
  2. For the lathe chuck, screw plate, or face plate, insert removal pin into the side hole and turn (pull towards you to loosen)
  3. For the center driver and pen mandrel, insert the long removal pin through the head stock and lightly tap to break the taper lock
  4. Swap to your desired workholding and secure

Changing Speeds#

The Wood Lathe has 3 different speed ranges that can be controlled via a knob on the control panel. The speed ranges are: 50-525, 325-1750, 650-3500 RPM.

  1. Move out the aluminum handle
  2. Move the upper and lower belt to the same position above and below
  3. Spin the spindle by hand to make sure it is properly seated
  4. Tighten the belt by pushing the aluminum handle back in

Making Chips#

  1. Once your material is secured, spin up the spindle from low to where you want it to be and watch for excessive vibration or wobbling.
  2. Turn the spindle off and adjust the tool rest so that your tool can be comfortable held at a low angle. Reference video.
  3. Grab the tool that you are going to use, turn on the spindle and slowly push the tool into the material. Square shapes will be a procession knock as it takes down each corner.
  4. You can roll the tool left to right to remove material.

In-Person Competency Check#

  1. Change to the center driver
  2. Adjust the speed from one step to another
  3. Secure your material
  4. Adjust tool rest
  5. Make chips