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recommendation or not
Hello again Group, I have a Delta 1460 that is currently dead in the water. (The motor fell off- The previous owner mounted the motor on the underside of the table to run to a second shaft/pulley...
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band saw radius limits
Hey All, I just started cutting circular blanks on my bandsaw and I want to know if there is a table, or guide that indicates the minimum radius that can be cut depending on the width of the...
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Musing about the best laid plans of turners like you and me.
Different turners will use different ways to decide what they want a turning to be, but I think it would be interesting to see how rcw's turners approach designing a turning. I wonder if the way you...
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Speed control
Hi My lathe varies speed through a 2 pulley system one on the motor shaft and one one the lathe spindle. As you change the speed one pulley will open up reducing its diameter as the other pulley will...
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Hello from Scotland
Just thought I would say hello from Scotland, enjoyed reading your posts, we have just started a woodturning club in the Scottish Highlands come and see our site. I wish we could buy tools for the...
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1st time making a cup
Hi was curious if anyone has ever made a cedar cup, Dont know what i was thinking but took a piece of cut off and made a neat little cup it is my third piece of wood that i have turned after a little...
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home made chuck for finishing the bowl base?
Hi, Somewhere in this group I remember seeing a bit on holding the "lip" of a bowl to finish turning the tenon etc. of the base. I"m using a Talon 4 jaw chuck on a base tenon, but hate cutting/sanding...
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Veneering
I am getting ready to try my hand at veneering. I noticed that most of the rough cut veneer has small holes in it from knots and such. What do I use to fill them or do I leave them and fill with a...
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On "the addiction"
Hello all- So as not to impinge on Arch's "musing" niche, I figured I'd use Aristotile's form for titling a diatribe... but it's the same sort of thing, I guess. I see, over and over, in this *and*...
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Harrison Jubilee lathe; recently looking for outside ( bowl) lathe bed and arm
after a lot of searching and messages all over to differing groups on the internet, I was suprised to find an advert in a magazine a Variturn1642 lathe from a company in Warrington. I phoned and...
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creative woodturner software
hasd anyone used this software- comments please ?anyone have software they want to sell?
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My gouge's bevel is not the same as it was yesterday! Can I live?
I didn't get drummed out of rcw for musing about long lasting edges and frequent sharpening so I'll move a little farther up the bevel, away from the edge and maybe away from conventional wisdom. It...
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Vicmarc, Oneway, Stubby, or VB
All of these lathes cost within the $4K to $6K range, and all are fine machines for even the pro turner. But I'm curious--I'd love to hear everyone's opinions. If you were in the market for one of...
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Lighting tip
One of the fellows at the club came up with an idea. Get a halogen 50w light bar (3 lights & his had flex fixtures) and attach it to an upright PVC pipe which has a hunk of wood (or whatever) for a...
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Feed-n-wax food safe???
I saw this product at Home Depot. Since it is beeswax, carnuba wax and orange oil I wondered if it would be food safe. With the orange oil, it does have a very nice smell. I know that any finish is...
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