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pen legs
Ok, I know this sounds nuts, but I'm seriously thinking about making oversized pens ( no innards ) as "legs" for my lathe bench and possibly to hang outside my shop. they would need to be 22¼" long....
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Final cut
My question is when I?m shaping the inside of a bowl, using the bow gouge ½? hss, which has steep sides and a fairly flat bottom with curve joining the two areas. To make the final cuts as smooth a...
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Review Update: Delta 16" VS Lathe - PM/Jet VFD Info (long)
This post contains updates and corrections to information presented in my original Delta 46-756 lathe review. The VFD controller information, in particular, is relevant to Powermatic and Jet EVS...
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Need Advise on wood
I am a fairly new turner, having done about 4 dozen pens of different styles. I have come into a fair amount of Western red Cedar 6"x8" by 5 or 6 feet. It is old wood but in good shape will this be a...
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Work in progress
I finally got a bit more of the project done. It's at Hope you like it. ______ God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS, Canada For work like this it is often best to stop the wood lathe...
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Musing about things I had assumed I knew, but didn't.
Not the first or last, but here are a few things that I assumed I knew something about til I realized that I didn't. Wonder if y'all have a few of your own?...
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Woodturning videos
Hello, I am looking after woodturning DVDs. I have already a couple of ones from Richard Raffan. But I am looking after something "more technical" explaining the cuts more in detail, I am a beginner...
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wood topped glass table
I was asked to put a wood table top on a large glass jar. This is a neat trick, or at least it was for me. If you are interested the steps are over at ______ God bless and safe turning Darrell...
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??Easy way of fitting tailstock to Record CL4
Has anyone discovered an easy way to put the tailstock back on a Record CL4 lathe? I have such a machine that I am delighted with but I make hollow forms and with using such long tools, I have to...
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Big honking lathe
As a FYI I have the X,Y and Z axis running on the 4 axis CNC mill I am building up and running. When things slow down will get the A axis ( rotation) running. Will be able to do 24" by 10' columns....
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mufflers for vac pumps anyone?
about a year ago, I ran out of vac pump mufflers, and there were a couple of folks (I think from this NG) that wanted one and couldn't get one from me - I found a small pile of them again, so if you...
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Magnolia Worth Turning?
Neighbor had a magnolia tree - the one with the huge white flowers and the big leaves - taken down and there are some 10"-12" diameter x 3' logettes out on the street. I can have whatever I want but...
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finsih confusion
I'm very confused by finish. I use the shellawax friction polish system along with EEE. I'm hearing that I should using sanding sealer inbetween coats after the 600 grit stage to help things out. I...
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Making texturing tool
If you want to make a texturing tool as described by Darrell Feltmate in his website, I have a number of star cutters made for replacement in stone dressing tools. I have two sizes, (1) approx 1 1/4"...
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FS: dust extracting cycone on ebay for
check out dust cyclone for sale in the UK
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