I asked that a new forum be started for wood lathe and mills. I know that is not your thing but a lot of the things you do with metal will relate to wood. Anything you can post to the wood lathe section would be appreciated. With wood I will start with a square or octagonal stock. Assuming I want a stair end post that has some of the piece square and some round,. Do I run it as a mill or as a lathe? I think that there would less tear out of the wood in the area that transitions from square to round if it was milled. However the round areas would be faster if they were done as a lathe and the cutting was done with the side of the cutter. At the bottom of the page at http://turningaround.org/4_axis_mill.htm you can see part of the desired end post. How would you do it? Please post to the wood lathe forum.
Art Ransom
Lancaster, TX
www.turningaround.org
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