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Dying (as in "applying dye to wood")
Haven't turned anything in a couple of months - been mentoring a newbie make a solid wood (poplar) floor to ceiling linen cabinet. That got me playing with stains and dyes to get an aged cherry or...
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Turning MICA
Have aquired some pen blanks in this material. Does anyone have any experience in turning this and can offer advice. I realise it will need very sharp tools, but am a little concerned about sanding...
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Laying out and drilling an index disk
I've been trying to construct and indexing disk for my lathe. It has 24 hole indexing built in, but I want 48 and 96 as well. I'm trying to come up with the best way to lay out the holes and dril them...
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J-Line 170 Question
First thanks to all for all the information so far. My restore is going well I am just waiting on my AC drive to come to test it out. One more question, I know the inboard spindle is 1 1/8 by 8 tpi....
 
Is this group simply dying
For many years, I have read and posted to newsgroup, but in the last year it seems to be dying or people are being run off by the off topic posts selling some unrelated item or promoting something not...
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Hazelwood
Does anyone know of a source for Hazelwood? I need 1-1.5" dia lengths 12-18" long or so for a turning project.
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introducing new reader here
I'm tom koehler, from Two Harbors Minnesota. Retired last year from 32 years on the railroad as a trackworker (primary job in the track dep't was track welder). I have been making sawdust in my very...
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EZ Poly
Has anyone used a product called EZ Poly? It's advertised as a wood repair product. Would it be an alternative to Inlace? Thanks, JW
 
must sell DELTA shopmaster MIDI LATHE
hi,all my name is Yoshi , i am jewelry designer and maker ,and also was interested in making other thing as wood crafts,however i never had a time to do it. so,i need to sell this machine (DELTA...
 
Help for categories from experts, please!
Hello all, Excuse me barging in, I am hoping you experts can help. I am the Network Manager for Kaqoo. We are introducing an "Arts & Crafts" > "Wood Crafts" category and I wish to know which sub-...
 
segmented vase
Somewhere out there in the great cyberspace is a web site that described the glue up procedure for a segmented vase that looks like it was turned off center on the vertical axes. I was fascinated with...
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hrbor Freight vacum pump
I saw this vacuum pump in an advertisement from Harbor Freight. Would this work for vacuum chucking or is it too small. Bruce
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Attractive glue for wood-to-glass?
So, what would y'all use to fasten clear glass to turned wood? I'm wanting to replace a broken wine glass stem with a turned base, and realized that whatever I use to stick the two together will be...
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Belt for Myford Mystro
Hi gang, I own a Myford Mystro lathe, replacing the belt is a big hassle. the bearing has to be taken out and the pulley and spindle have to moved before you can replace the belt. The belt is a poly-v...
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J-line 170 Belt Question
The parts list I found on OWM lists an 11/32 x 30 inch belt. The belts that were on the lathe measure more like 1 inch wide. Anybody else have a J-line. I don't want to buy the wrong link belt as it...
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