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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 r...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by awinters1
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by awinters1

No Messages in 5 Days?

Did the forum die?
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by neillarson
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by neillarson

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...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by feinerman
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by feinerman

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 t...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charlieb
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlieb

Musing about Trekking Poles.

I never see trekking poles (walking poles) mentioned by woodturners. Probably not popular here in flat S.Florida as in...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by almcc
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by almcc

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 1...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Toller
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by Toller

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 especial...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by neillarson
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by neillarson

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 crack...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stjepan.kozar
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by stjepan.kozar

Frustrated with spindle turning...

I have some experience with bowls, and am reasonably comfortable with them. Today I tried my first spindle; a baseball...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Toller
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Toller

Help - Betwixt and Between

I'm a relative newby to turning and have a problem for which I don't see an easy solution. I've just turned a bowl whic...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by georgems
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by georgems

Free Wood

As a by-product of cutting bowl blanks I have a lot of smaller pieces of local woods. All are end sealed and air dried....
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by GWR
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by GWR

PING George (interesting pin chuck offer)

George - a couple of questions if you don't mind. Are you using some kind of English/Swedish/German made pin chuck, or...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nailshooter41
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nailshooter41

What good are these faceplates?

I am about to turn my first bowl on my new lathe. Well, as soon as I figure out how to use the faceplates. The faceplat...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Toller
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by Toller

Harbor Freight Lathe

Any experience with either of these lathes? 14'' x 40'' LATHE WITH 6'' SANDER or 12'' x 33-3/8'' WOOD LATHE WITH REVERS...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by neillarson
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by neillarson

goblet finish

Hi...I am trying to make a nice set of turned wood goblets. I havn't been able to find a suitable finish to seal the wo...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by catmaster
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by catmaster