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Why Don't Lathe Manufacturers ... ?
Most scroll saws now have a small "puffer pump" and aimable air nozzle to blow sawdust away from the cut. Very handy. When doing hollowing, I often bring an airhose to the lathe. Hollow some, stop,...
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The Workmanship of Risk - Working On The Cusp Of Failure
The Workmanship of Risk - Working On The Cusp Of Failure In the February 2007 issue of Woodwork - A Magazine For All Woodworkers, the editor, James Lavine did a commentary - Working on the Cusp of...
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diamond parting tools
I got a moderately prices diamond parting tool from Penn State Industries. Up until now I have never tried to sharpen it but rather rub both edges on sandpaper lying flat on a workbench. When I hear...
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Newbie Question - Carbide Tools
Greetings! A few questions from a total newbie, if I may...I searched the archives, but couldn't find either question addressed. So, here goes! I just acquired a very old, but excellent condition...
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Alligator Saw or Sabre Saws
Does anyone have any experience of Dewalt DW390 275mm Alligator Saw or BOSCH PROFESSIONAL 1600W TANDEM SAW GFZ 16-35AC. I have an electric chain saw which does most of what I need to do for preparing...
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3 Pages on Making The Nice One
Got it done during The Before Christmas Rush - the nicest turned lidded box I've done to date. Finally got some time to put together some pages on how it came to be, including some How To details....
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FS Cyanoacrylate Thick, Thin, Accelerator & epoxy
8 oz thin (5cps) CA (for filling punky wood) $19.00 (three available) 8 oz thick (700cps) CA (good build for surface finish) $19.00 (7 available) 8 oz CA accelerator refill $7.00 (5 available) 8 oz 5...
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Odds & Ends
Ralph, This guy might be a source for faceplates or even an adapter that would go from your 3/4" x 10 to 1" x 8. He is the guy who made the faceplates I've shown at the meetings. I think he can do all...
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Adaptor
I have a Shopsmith and have used it for about 15 to turn wooden bowls up to about 11" in diameter (both natural wood and segmented). I found that I am doing more and more woodturning (mostly bowls)...
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Musing about New Year's food traditions and rcw resolutions.
I remember up North that touching a dollar bill and tasting a pickled herring at midnight assured we wouldn't be broke or hungry in the new year. Down South we ate hog jowl, rice and black eyed peas...
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dupilcator ?
I have a stairway and railing around the upper opening which is going to require about 92 oak (balusters) spindles. There was a post some time ago I believe in this group about using wire or metal...
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Rikon 20" lathe
I was checking out the Rikon power tools website and saw that they added a new lathe. Here's the link: Jack http://www.rikontools.com/Products/Lathes/70-500.htm
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Reeves drive lubrication
There was a thread here lately on the Sears 15" Reeves drive lathe. I lost the thread, but I had the lathe jam on me tonight as in it would not change speeds. So I tore it down and took off the...
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Wood turning on You Tube
I am sure there are a lot of you that have discovered you tube but for those of you that have not, there are several good videos on wood turning. I have found several by searching for "wood lathe"....
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Comments on Comments
Last year this time I started on a slippery slope making some tree ornaments on the used Jet lathe I picked up on a good deal with some other equipment. Well now a year later, I'm running out of room...
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