Intro to the Lathe with Jesse Marques - Slot 1

Cost: Members $69/ Non-members $89

Age: 18+

Prerequisites: N/A

During this workshop, you will have a chance to make a wood-turned pen to take home!

This is an introduction to the tools and techniques for wood turning on the lathe. Add this powerful tool to your repertoire to upgrade your making game! This course is open to everyone from novice makers first starting to veteran craftspeople looking to expand their skillset. 

This workshop is one-on-one with the instructor.

Lathe Safety: 

• Safety Gear

• Proper Use of Equipment

Wood Preparation

• Swapping out Bits

• Choosing the Correct Bit

Setup/Breakdown

• Styles of Mounting

• Choosing the Correct Chisel

• Using a Parting Tool

Skills:

• Sanding

• Finishing Technique

• “Squaring”

• Hollowing

• Chisel Sharpening for the lathe

Basic Information

• Feeds and Speeds

• Vocabulary and Parts of the Lathe

• Types of wood

• Toxic and do not turn materials (spaulding, wenge)

• Best conditions for turning

• Other turnable materials

• Types of Tools

• Calculations

Other Content that may be covered:

• Where to source materials

• Locations of tools and batteries

• Storage options at MCT

About the Instructor: Jesse Marques makes and sells lathe-turned pens on his instagram. Check out his website to see some of his work.