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Peppermill advice requested....
I got some stuff to turn a peppermill as a present, along with some wood. Which is all fine. Well except for a spring missing from the kit, but I am sure that can be fixed easily. LV nearby! But it...
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Ne "Work in Progress"
Hello friends. There have been a couple of additions to Around the Woods. There are some simple changes to the sharpening pages and also a new "Work in Progress" has begun. These are easily accessible...
 
This is getting bad
I've only had my lathe for a couple of weeks and I can't believe how slippery this slope is. Let me give you a couple of examples. We were going to celebrate my son-in-law's birthday yesterday and I...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
It has been a quiet but good Christmas Day after a wonderful Candle Light service for Christmas Eve. One daughter was home, the other we had just visited in Thailand, and my son and his wife spent a...
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Happy Holidays All! - May you have a healthy and wealthy New Year!!!
Train your mind to test every thought, ideology, train of reasoning, and claim to truth.
 
Genuine Cross Pen refills #8513 medium point color black less than $1
I just purchased 2,000 cross pen refills at the cross plant in lincoln, RI. Brand new in the individual packages . they retail $3 + each - I am selling them for $15 per dozen. Just so you know because...
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What moisture meter
What is best for testing moisture content of wood, a two pin or a four pin tester? Andy.
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Useful Items From Thrift And Dollar Stores For The Shop
For thrift stores.. that would make a long list of tool gloat. However, for dollar stores, I suggest a full set of basic tools...for lending out! Boris Beizer
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Lathe Speed
I am going to buy a new lathe. I am looking at one lathe which if variable speed but the lowest speed is 300 rpm. Is that slow enough to be satisfactory for turning and finishing on the lathe? I have...
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Who's banned?
I'm in the process of setting up a shopping cart to even up the disparity between those who have wooden bowls, but no money, (me) and those who have money, but no wooden bowls, (sadly, this would be...
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Turned tool handles
I am making a hand tool for custom knife making that'll need a nice hardwood handle with metal ferrule. Unfortunately I don't have a lathe to turn the handle myself. Is there any wood turners in San...
 
Basic tool grinding question
Once in a while even a blind hog roots up an acorn and so did I last week. I was in Louisville, Ky and found a really good deal on my first lathe, a Jet mini-lathe. I have been reading about how you...
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Anyone here have the Craftsman Var. Spd. 351.217.150?
Hey all, I got one used a while back and am just putting it on a stand and set up. Haven't used a lathe since HS (that's 30+ yrs) so I've got a lot to re-learn. Anyway, I'm interested if anyone here...
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Replacing bearings on Delta 46-111 lathe
I have a 46-111 that sounds like it needs new headstock bearings. I don't see how the motor pulley comes off. I loosened the set screws but it's screwed onto the spindle, and I don't see how to keep...
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Happy Holidays
Happy holidays to all of you here in the woodturning NG. I dont post a lot here but I have learned a lot by reading the posts of others. Thank you all for the useful information that has been posted....