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Guide to Electric Air Compressors for home shops
http://easyurl.net/Compressors
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Potting Benches: Compare Prices
Potting Benches: Compare Prices Find Bargains on Potting Benches and other Outdoor Furniture. Get tax and shipping information, trusted merchant ratings, and professional product reviews at Potting...
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some nice lathes on e-bay
Would I love to play with some of these lathes. Item number: 280228166400 Item number: 280206378760 Item number: 280228166608 Item number: 280224035334 Item number: 270240035065 Item number:...
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sharpening wheels
Does anyone know if there is a way to enlarge a hole from 5/8" to 1" on a grinding wheel? I have a brand new Norton sg wheel that has a 5/8" hole I would like to use the oneway balancer on it however...
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Is pen making too easy?
I don't mean to offend anyone by this post but I'm not sure I understand the driving force behind pen making. The reason I am posting is that I was given an old lathe a month or so ago and I've about...
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buying lathe, craftsman?
Hi, I have a little money saved and would like to get a lathe. I have between 400 and 700 u.s. dollars. I know that is not much, but I'd like to know what my options are, if I have any at all. Could...
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Strange followup to my ironwood post
VERY strange week! I don't know how to make this short, so try to bear with me.. I posted a group of pictures a few weeks ago, that I'd sent to a client that was interested in some ironwood pieces......
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Musing about little things that take inordinate time.and effort.
Here's two of mine. What doesn't go as fast for you as it seems it should? I know _how to turn whistles that work and over closing box lids that fit just right. DIY articles, instructional sites and...
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OT: old CDs - what to do with them
Hello, My name is Kevin and I am a packrat. There, I admitted it. I have taken the first step. This proclivity for saving all kinds of items with potential usefulness [read:junk] was exacerbated by my...
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Walnut Oil as a finish
I have read that Walnut oil can be used as a finish, but what do people here think of it as a finish?
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Drying finished wood
This has never been a problem in the past since I only used mineral or walnut oil for the most part but when you put shellac on an unfinished bowl you have to put the wet bowl some place to let it...
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Finally got my son on the lathe!
He has a project to make a model castle for school (Grade 7) and decided he wanted to make it from wood. (Huzzah!) Well, once the walls were being made of wood, he couldn't very well use cardboard...
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Green wood again...
Oh goodness...seems I have opened a can of worms I never intended to. I guess I got a little too exited about a new trick I had never heard of before without realizing it had been so over-discussed...
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working with green wood
I found a terrific website of a woodworker in Hawaii who has found a way to work with green wood. He has begun using concentrated dishwashing detergant mixed with water to treat wood that is still...
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Buffing Polish
I have a question on the various polishes used to bring up a nice shine and have seen mention of 'White Jewellers Rouge' for use on lighter coloured woods and 'Jewellers Rouge' on darker woods OK for...
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