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Homemade lathe
Has anyone ever tried converting a treadle sewing machine base into a lathe? if so, was it successful and do you have plans drawn up I could look at? I used to collect antique treadle sewing machines...
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2" Hook and Loop Holder
Hi guys, looking to replace the 2" hook and loop sandpaper disk holder I use on my turnings. Is there one brand in particular that lasts longer than others? I've got one with a firm pad that I...
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Market for old chucks
Is there a market, outside ebay, for woodturning 2nd hand equipment? Perhaps online forum or the likes? I'll be in Omaha NE two weeks from now and would like to find a four jaw chuck that someone else...
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AD: On Sale, for Woodturning, Letter Openers, App Knives and Forks
Hi, On Sale now, for your wood turning creations: Gold and Silver Letter Openers with shaft to accept your creations. Stainless Steel Appetizer Knives and Forks with shaft to accept your creations....
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Scored some 'new' wood
Saturday the wife and I drove about a bit looking at garage and yard sales. We found one and stopped to look over the stuff for sale. Ended up buying some decent plates. The elderly lady who lived...
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Open Studio Event Bucks UK
Hi all, hope you don't mind us putting out this plug, We are members of the Visual Images group in Bucks who are running their open studio event over the next two weeks. I am a woodturner, turning...
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A workholding dilemma
Hello all, A guy I work with happens to be a drummer in a band in his off time, and is evidently pretty hard on his cymbals- he's got a number of them that have cracked near the rim and are unusable...
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wide belt sander
BlankI need a wide belt sander, very inexpensive. I just got started = with segmented turning and need to smooth each row of segments before = gluing. My 3" belt sander just doesn't cut it. Any used,...
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No Messages in 5 Days?
Did the forum die?
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wood for a muddle
Anyone know what kind of wood to use, or not to use, to make a muddle? A muddle seems to be small stick with a roundish end used to crush leaves(?)/spices(?) in a glass as part of making a mojito....
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16 years ago
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The Turning Green Paradox
Turning, by its very nature, is a dynamic process. From fresh cut tree to roughed shape can be a matter of an hour or two. But then you wait - for weeks or several months, before you can do the...
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Musing about Trekking Poles.
I never see trekking poles (walking poles) mentioned by woodturners. Probably not popular here in flat S.Florida as in Europe, but are they widely used elsewhere? The ones I've seen are made of...
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Questions about a piece of crotch willow...
I found a freshly cut willow crotch. It is about 2' long. The single end is about 18" diameter, the double ends about 12" each. A picture of it is at I have some questions. 1) Is this even worthwhile;...
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Pilot hole drill bit and driver combo
Not sure if this interests anyone, but it did me. Watching Norm always makes me go out and try new toys. I was especially interested in the combo set he has that he uses on his PC drill to Pilot and...
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My first bowls
Hello Few months back I turned these bowls on my home made lathe. I think that they are dry now, but some of them cracked. Like this one (I think it's european hornbeam) Is there some way to fill in...
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