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Brand New 15" Varible Speed Palmgren Lathe Plus Extras
I bought the Palmgren 15" lathe from the manufacturer about 2 months ago and now want to sell it to upgrade to another lathe. During the past 2 months I broke the drive belt and contacted Palmgren...
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Buying a Starter Lathe
I am a fairly experienced wood worker and have a decent little shop, not a lot of room 18" X 24" with a loft. I have the normal tools, some are still my first buys and some are upgrades. Just got my...
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Thanks for all your help on buying a lathe and welcoming me to the group
Thanks everyone. And Darrell was on your site .......beutiful work. Wood will be extinct by the time I gat close to that. We'll be turning plastic. So judging my talents at this time I decided to stay...
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Musing re spindle bearings that take a licking and keep on spinning.
Over the years,I've read and heard repeated warnings by various experts that driving a blank onto a morse tapered spur center while it's on the lathe will damage the bearings. It would of course,...
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Buying a lathe
A large Hi all I just joined the group and also new to wood turning. I am from Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia Canada. {Are there many here from Nova Scotia? Does anyone in my area upgrading to a newer...
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Spur Center Problems
Hi, It seems like no matter what I do the spur center that came with my Rikon always ending up spinning in the end of the stock I'm turning. Am I doing something wrong or is it the spur center? -TH
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Sale of Nova Lathe
I should be receiving my new Powermatic 3520b this week and will want to sell my Nova 3000. I will be so happy not to have to walk around behind to change belt speeds. My question is "what price can I...
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An apple wood review
Hello all, Well, it's the season for people to start doing DIY tree-trimming again. For some reason, everyone I know seems to be cutting up apple trees this year- either topping them to make the fruit...
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Slash
Has anyone turned "Slash Pine?" I think I have access to a supply and the supplier says the growth rings are so close together you cannot count them. Deb
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Vancouver Island Wood?
Next week I will be in Victoria and I am wondering if there are any interesting wood sources in the area. Suggestions wood really be appreciated. Thanks ----------------- Bob Ivey Lake Oswego, OR
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Only sort of OT
Hello all, I know that rec.woodworking might be a more appropriate place for this, but I have been way to busy lately to waste time trying to separate the wheat from the chaff in that group. Maybe...
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Tool Rest
Got a small lathe and started turning a bowl out of dry oak ,should the tool rest be above or below center ? I'm having trouble holowing out the inside of the bowl, either tool is dull or i'm to low...
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One spare available
Hello all, I recently ran a number of Longworth-style chucks and plate sets out of 11ga stainless steel, and somewhere along the line, I got two orders confused and ran a set with the "wrong" holes in...
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Cutting up Elm
I took down an Elm in my mom's yard for her today and I saved a lot of crotch/gnarly looking pieces for turning. I'm think I'd like to make a few lidded boxes, which I have not tried yet! My question...
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Did I buy the wrong chuck?
Did I buy the wrong chuck?. I bought a versachuck model T which is their small version. If I try to hold anything longer than the diameter to make a vase or goblet, the wood moves off centre whenever...
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