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Metal lathe
Hi, I bought an old Myford ML7 to make bits for my Ferguson tractor restoration. That is now finished until the next tractor appears . In the meantime will the Myford be useable for small wood parts...
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A Neener for those who like big toys- sorta kind of OT
Hello all, Well, now I've gone and done it- I bought and loaded up a lathe today. I won't say what I paid for it, but I could afford it, and I'm a po' boy. You might wonder why it's a neener, as we've...
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Nova DVR For Sale
I have a Nova DVR 3000 for sale. It is 5 years old and still runs great. It has been used but not abused. It includes: Nova DVR 3000 lathe Metal Stand Ourrigger tool rest 6 inch face plate 4 inch face...
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Multi-Axis Article
The Fall 2007 Journal of the American Association of Woodturners - American Woodturner magazine has a five page, well illustrated, article on multi-axis turning. A chart of the outcomes of 12 basic...
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Now about these buffing wheels
I have got my little paws on some nice black walnut and I have been considering buying the Beale (or some other) set of buffing wheels but am unsure of when to use. My bowl making procedure when I...
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Product review: Pen drilling vise
After a couple of years of shop built jigs and such, and looking at the many vises on the market, I chose the one from Lee Valley: It was a bit sturdier than the others, had a large know instead of a...
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An Obsession With Perfection?
An Obsession With Perfection Engineering and probably Business students aswell as Demographers somewhere along the line encounter The S Curve. Take an ?S? and grab the lower left and upper right end...
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Chuck and Morse taper question
I recently bought a Jacobs chuck and a Morse Taper for my lathe. I think I'm missing a step somewhere. When I mount it in the tailstock, it just spins freely, leading to a less aggressive drilling...
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Woodturning Supplies
I may have to go through Albany NY in the next couple of days and I was wondering if there is a store there that carries PSI or Craft Supplies products. Thanks
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Turn wet, dry, or what?
I bought three half log cherry burls at an auction. The logs were cut in half and the ends were somewhat coated but not very well. I expect they have been stored like that for some time. Today I cut...
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First In My Cliche Series
Turning the Spinarettes and then The Pegs gave me a pretty good handle on turning small. So I turned some dropplets and then . . . charlie b
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Invention, form, design, production and promotion. What does it mean?
This long and strong (strained) post is meant to be a can opener for your ideas on things that seem to mean different things to different turners. I don't particularly care if my take is valid or even...
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fa: anyone need a shopsmith tailstock
friend asked me to dispose of this for him, he says it's a shopsmith tailstock - I know some of you folks use shopsmiths, maybe it's useful - here's the auction link (at least the starting price is...
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Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde wood common?
I cut up a piece of crab apple; the main trunk just before it split into 4 trunks. One half is very light and porous; I would call it willow if I didn't know where it came from. The other half is...
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best chain saw chain?
I'm a chain saw illiterate and have a hard time when cutting the pith area out of green bowl blanks (2 cuts down through the center area of firewood chunk). The long strips of 'chips' tend to jam into...
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