desi2960;4935733 the shaft has warped bad. i almost tossed it but decided to hang it back up. earlier this year for some reason i got it down and put it on the lathe said:Not to derail this thread, but this is a prime example of continuous acclimation. ALL wood experiences it. Some move as a result and some do not, but all wood acclimates to the specific environment. It would be cool if you could record the temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity each time you spin this shaft, then over a few seasons will be able to pattern the times when the shaft will be straight.
Not to derail this thread, but this is a prime example of continuous acclimation. ALL wood experiences it. Some move as a result and some do not, but all wood acclimates to the specific environment. It would be cool if you could record the temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity each time you spin this shaft, then over a few seasons will be able to pattern the times when the shaft will be straight.
If only everyone understood that Eric and that Some wood will move and then go back straight. It doesn't always happen but it can. I had a shaft move right after final pass, tossed it under my bench, came back two weeks later to see where the warp was and Bam! It was straight and has been for 2 years and counting.
If only everyone understood that Eric and that Some wood will move and then go back straight. It doesn't always happen but it can. I had a shaft move right after final pass, tossed it under my bench, came back two weeks later to see where the warp was and Bam! It was straight and has been for 2 years and counting.
It's called seasoning for a reason.
I have a house cue that warps on summer and straightens on fall.
IMO it doesn't hurt to let your 13.25MM shaft stock sit for two years in a semi-controlled room. If they just sit on 75* and 45% room all the time, I don't know if I can trust them to face the real world.
I torture them. The climate swings here are the most extreme and sudden I have ever experienced. It was nearing 90* and the RH was in the teens just a couple days ago. Within hours, it was raining and in the 50's-60's. Talk about seeing wood do some weird things, it happens here for sure. I don't even mess around anymore. I hog the wood to 15mm from dowel, and the ones that stay straight after a few weeks get cut slowly to size. The warpers get tossed. No reason to waste time on junk.
:thumbup: This.I don't even mess around anymore. I hog the wood to 15mm from dowel, and the ones that stay straight after a few weeks get cut slowly to size. The warpers get tossed. No reason to waste time on junk.