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Hi,
My T7 learning curve is going well.
I am grateful for Jeffs hint on the "how to" turning video re using a dead centre in the headstock for practicing using the skew chisel to turn beads.   I seem to be "catching" and the fact that the word can spin if it catches is good.   I'm doing something wrong with the top rest to high, to low, to far away etc.  My main problem seems to be that if I am turning a curve on the right side of a bead ,  the chisel catches and runs to the left and  vise versa.  Oh well more practice.
The finger nail shape on the gouges actually look like they are supposed too.   I did end up with points on the end but that seems be sorted now. Sometimes the cutting edges are on the wrong side so I have to work that out.
Have fun
Malcolm

Hi,
I have had my T7 since early in the year and fiddled with getting my wood working chisels right.  I decided that seeingI have semi retired, I would be spending more time Iin my shed making sawdust, I might as well have the tools to do the job properly.
I purchased a tomek for school (industrial technology teacher) and it made a big difference to the quality of work the students  produced.
Now the cost had to come from my pocket, I looked at other cheaper brands but soon realised that you get what you pay for so a Tormek T 7 came home early in the year.
I got what I could afford with the idea of adding later (as finance allowed)
Chisels worked fine.  Even got the chisels from a builder friend of mine who used to sharpen his with an angle grinder. (Bevels all over the place)
As I was occasionally doing some wood turning , I got the gouge jig and multi jig when I gotthe t7 butwasnt having much success early on.  I ended up with funny flutes on the gouges and the skews looked ok but probably notthe best.
A month ago I launched into buying the wood turners booklet and DVD.  What a blessing.  THanks Jeff.
Watched the dvd many times now and my gouges are starting to look like they are supposed to.  Occasionally they look funny ie cutting lips going the wrong way.  I have now worked outhow to get rid of the point I used to create at the front rather than the finger nail shape.
The learning curve is working well and I glad I spent the extra to get the tormek.
When I get comfortable with my tools in the workshop, I mightlook at other jigs such as the knife jig as I  have many  fishermen friends who can pay in kind.
Thanks
Malcolm
Malcolm