Lathe tools.

[conny]

Got a cheap set of gouges off Amazon, (£20), until my good set from Axminster arrive in a few weeks.
I don't know if it's me, (probably), or the chisels but the finish I am getting is quite rough. I found some 1 1/4" curtain pole in my shed and managed after a few attempts to make a simple egg cup. The finish was quite rough but managed to sand it down to a reasonable level. That was with the grain parallel to the bed. I've now glued some pine blocks together and will try a simple bowl with the grain vertical to the bed and see how that goes.

 

[pete50]

Got a cheap set of gouges off Amazon, (£20), until my good set from Axminster arrive in a few weeks.
I don't know if it's me, (probably), or the chisels but the finish I am getting is quite rough. I found some 1 1/4" curtain pole in my shed and managed after a few attempts to make a simple egg cup. The finish was quite rough but managed to sand it down to a reasonable level. That was with the grain parallel to the bed. I've now glued some pine blocks together and will try a simple bowl with the grain vertical to the bed and see how that goes.

Well I did advise you to get a set of carbide tools. Cheap gouges are crap and even expensive ones take some getting used to. But there ya go you wasted £20. Oh yeah I do have a lathe and turned out some good stuff using carbide tools. I do pots, bowls and pens.

 

[conny]

I'd prefer to get some experience with a 20 quid set and learn how to sharpen them rather than pay for a carbide set to find out I was actually unable to develop the skills rather than blame the tools.