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Delta/Rockwell 46-450 Lathe
Hi Group, What's your opinion of this lathe? How does it compare to a new one? I'm looking at bowl turning and the price is pretty good. Thanks, Jim
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Musing about the destinations of your writings.
I have read many posts here that deal with a woodturning subject with more clarity, information, innovation and general helpfulness than many articles published in woodturning magazines or presented...
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Opinions about a JET JWL-1236 Wood Lathe?
I'm thinking of adding a lathe to my home/recreational wood shop. A friend may have one for sale. It's a JET JWL-1236 Wood Lathe I saw them online for a little under $800. I don't know what the used...
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Trade pen blanks?
Anyone want to trade wood? I'll trade pen blanks for wood that I don't have. Let me know if you'd like to trade and I'll send you a list of the pen blanks that I have Al
 
Ideas for turned jewelry pieces
By changing the scale of turning, I've been playing with ideas for a mainly turned components. I've turned a couple of half bead components and played with some ideas for pieces. It looks like some of...
 
AAW renewal question
Help me decide if I should renew this year, they're bugging me to re-up.. Since moving to Mexico a few years ago, I'm no longer in a turning club.. I have no use for any insurance, classes or such...
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Looking for chainsaw advice
I would like to upgrade the low-end 14" saw that I purchased a decade ago to help clear the mess after an ice storm. What I would like is something with a little more balls, a little more bar and...
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South Florida Woodturners Guild
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Cyanoacralate for those in the UK
We all know its lovely and cheap in the UK don't we ? Until now I have been using ZAP, locally it was 5GBP for 1oz but even after getting it in bulk from Ebay 4 oz worked out at about 11GBP +...
 
Portable lathe stand.
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My first pens
Finally got my pen turning kit last week and couldn't wait to get in the shop this weekend to try my luck. Posted a couple of photos on ABPW of my first 4 attempts. Thanks, Lenny
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Lowes Specials
Lowes has a "hobby wood" shelf where I discovered a few pieces of Spalted Poplar, 1x3. This section has varying sizes of Oak, Poplar and Pine. Thought I'd see what I could come up with.. Here are my...
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Scrap Stair treads
Started with two scrap oak laminated stair treads and a block of heart pine.
 
Twisted Finials
Back story: Friend gives me a huge bundle of 1/2" to 1 1/4" oak dowel scraps. Wife gives me a new 4x36" bench top belt sander for Christmas. Time to experiment! I'm certain this is nothing new for the...
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Playing with Holes, Translucency and Internal Lighting
Am interested in getting past just Reflected Light bouncing off the OUTSIDE of a turning by looking into adding a light source to the INSIDE of a piece. Been playing with little battery powered LEDs...
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