Comments on: Window to my workshop 9 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/20/window-to-my-workshop-9/ A Blog by Karl Holtey. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/20/window-to-my-workshop-9/comment-page-1/#comment-89 admin Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:19:39 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=208#comment-89 Hi Richard As I have a metal working mill the speeds are not fast enough for wood, so basically I run it as fast as I dare - varies between 2600 and 3000, the red line starts at 3000. Of course it makes sense to always use tungsten carbide cutting tools. The timber is Cocobolo. If selected you can find the best rosewoods in the world. One of the only problems with Cocobolo is that it can be toxic. Many people can't be in the same room whilst its being worked. k Hi Richard

As I have a metal working mill the speeds are not fast enough for wood, so basically I run it as fast as I dare – varies between 2600 and 3000, the red line starts at 3000. Of course it makes sense to always use tungsten carbide cutting tools.

The timber is Cocobolo. If selected you can find the best rosewoods in the world. One of the only problems with Cocobolo is that it can be toxic. Many people can’t be in the same room whilst its being worked.

k

]]> By: Richard http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/20/window-to-my-workshop-9/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Richard Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:00:18 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=208#comment-77 Hello Karl, More nice work from your workshop; especially the way in which you use your milling machine. If I may be so bold, could you share with us the speed at which your spindle spins when performing wood shaping functions? BTW, the timber being used for the tote - I know its a Rosewood of some sort - though I am tempted to say it looks so much like Cocobolo, I am likely to be wrong. Beautiful piece of wood nonetheless. What type of Rosewood is it? Brazillian? Many thanks Richard Melbourne, Aust Hello Karl,

More nice work from your workshop; especially the way in which you use your milling machine. If I may be so bold, could you share with us the speed at which your spindle spins when performing wood shaping functions?

BTW, the timber being used for the tote – I know its a Rosewood of some sort – though I am tempted to say it looks so much like Cocobolo, I am likely to be wrong. Beautiful piece of wood nonetheless. What type of Rosewood is it? Brazillian?

Many thanks
Richard
Melbourne, Aust

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