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Jet 1642 lathe
Anyone have any thoughts on the Jet 1642 120v lathe?
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Turning cypress
I have eight 12" by 12" by 36 cypress finials to turn. The only cypress I have turned is sinker cypress but this will be regular cypress. What are it's turning charastics?
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Turned Walnut - Couldn't Make Up My Mind
Attended my first wood turners club meeting and saw a single "rib" bowl (reminded me of one of Saturn and its rings). The rib was left to provide some strength to the piece while turning - reduces or...
 
Re: Mushroom Video
Darrell, Windows Media Player doesn't know what to make of it, but RealPlayer handled it just fine. Bill
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Binh Pho Is Coming! Binh Pho Is Coming!
The Silicon Valley Woodturners are having Binh Pho out for a bit of Show and Tell. THAT got me to finally get around to joining a club. May even take one of Rich Johnson's all day Turning Boot Camps....
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I'm off to Switzerland from the 12th -22nd.
I'm going here. Any Swiss wood worth bringing back? God Bless, Al Kyder Untitled Document
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new boy!
Hi, I am new to turning and I am in a wheelchair, any tips would be most welcome, such as beginners projects, basic tool set chucks etc. regards Peter
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What's the best way to sharpen chainsaw blades?
Yesterday I spent $26 to have 4 blades sharpened. They've done a fair job in the past but this time it seemed no time and it was a burnishing tool :) Charlie B is our sharpenig guru :), I guess, but...
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newbie pen turning questions
Hi, I purchased some pen turning equipment used from someone. There's no directions, so I have a few basic questions. The mandrel has a morse taper on one end. I assume I use the tailstock to support...
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Your ideas for a beginner's woodturning class. Content & handouts.
I'm designing a course for some local beginners and I need a series of teaching handouts. I thought to avoid composing my own. There is a book designed for a one week course, "Woodturning tools,...
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Shavings and Chips
I've been turning a large piece of D. fir burl that is full of resin and it is quite dry. I've shavings and chips flung about the shop for miles and miles. They are literally in and on everything in...
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Kewl new toy...
--Well *I* can't afford one yet, but it's getting there.. With the best range of commercial 3D printing technologies, 3D Systems delivers a perfect combination of 3D printing, materials and...
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2" convertable spur drive
Folks -- I'm one day early posting this message again but I hope that you see the extenuating circumstances and will excuse me this once. Tomorrow (Oct 31) is the last day I pay for shipping -- from...
 
JoolTool Sharpening System
This week ends WWing show sure put a hole in my checking account, the largest single hole being for a JoolTool Sharpening System. I'd seen this thing at the woodworking show a year or two ago and...
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New Lathe.... Need stand
Well, I picked up my lathe from a friend and it is a 4 ft old delta (sorry I didn't write down any serial numbers. It is basically the lathe and a motor with a belt that goes between four pulleys on...
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