Loving this, I've got a few little brass bits that need making and the file
method is not cutting it (no pun etc.)

Looking forward brass chips on the floor around the lathe.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:07 PM, JAMES THOMPSON  wrote:

>
> On Jan 29, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Don Schwartz  wrote:
>
> > There is an interesting article on the TATHS site about the use of heel
> or heeled tools for turning brass on a foot-powered lathe.
> >
> >
> http://www.taths.org.uk/tools-and-trades/articles/237-heel-tools-an-
experiment-with-old-methods">http://www.taths.org.uk/tools-and-
trades/articles/237-heel-tools-an-experiment-with-old-methods
> >
> > I know very little about metal work, and hadn't heard of these tools
> before now.
> > Don
>
> WOW!! You have no idea how much I appreciate this information. I do brass
> turning in my wood lathe, but it isn’t easy. Very soon I will have similar
> tools to try out. I can hardly wait. Besides, now I have more tools to make.
>
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