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Thread Cutting Question
Has anyone ever used a metal cutting tap to cut threads in a wooden box. I am thinking that a holder for the tap could be attached to the tool rest and then fed into the work, cutting the threads....
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Lubrication for Reaves Drive
I have a Shopsmith which has a variety of Reaves drive. The manual stresses the need to lubricate the sheaves regularly and since I do it, the speed control always operates very easily. I just...
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Wood Turning Education
One of my concerns as a former teacher is the lack of industrial arts teaching in our present school system. Perhaps you are fortunate to still live in an area where the trades are respected enough to...
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Electric motor reversing question
All, I am adding a motor to a mini lathe and have a wiring question. The motor I have is reversible. I can add a switch to the circuit to switch polarity and change rotation direction. Here is the...
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Semi OT - Carving tools - Sharpening
Hello All, Just got back from visiting the wife's family in China and brought back some carving tools - gouges of various sweeps and a few straight and skew chisels. My idea is to dabble a bit in...
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Arch? and anyone else in FL
Hi, Arch, will you be attending the show at Lake Yale this weekend? I'll be there again and anyone else who is going, please stop and introduce yourself. I love meeting turners. They've got some...
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To Bag or not to Bag
I just turned a piece of mulberry (about 11.5 x 6.5d) to rough shape and have set it back to dry. I heard somewhere that it was better to put the piece in a brown paper bag than to leave it just set...
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A different sort of chuck
Hey guys- I'm getting all set up to start making a metal lathe, and while previewing Gingery's book on the subject before beginning, I ran across his design for a home-made chuck. While it certainly...
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A touchy feely musing
As a diversion from subjects that rcw was chartered for, consider the egg. I turned one out of Norfolk Pine years ago. It's not beautiful. It's dull, solid, heavy and not even well turned or finished....
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Bunch of Boxes (pics in a.b.p.w.)
addictive charlie b
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Which Tool?
Greetings! While I have a reasonable grasp of which tools (roughing gouge, spindle gougle, skew, etc) are used for what - I have seen a few tools that I can't quite figure out. I'm guessing someone,...
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Authentic Reproduction 18th Century Wood Lathe
Other than at Williamsburg and Sturbridge, are there any genuine 18th century lathes in existence elsewhere in North America, preferably ones that have detailed online photos available for viewing,...
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Selecting a chuck
Hello, I am trying to select a chuck for my new lathe. I am considering the OneWay talon, the Super Nova2, and the Vicmarc 5 1/2". Any thoughts?
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Work in Progress
January 4, 2007 It is DONE!!!The work is finished on the / Work in Progress", Manitoba Maple Winged platter. I have been really pleased with the red in the wood. I know it will turn brown over time...
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Forward / Reverse option? Why?
Greetings! Another newbie question....My lathe has a switch for forward and reverse direction (yep...It changes the direction of rotation of the stock...) FWIW, there is no shaft on the "other" end of...
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