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Old musings morphed into a rant. (pith left in & bottom unfinished)
Why is NIP pith not like all other piths? Ans. Because it is not always the enemy. True, it's soft and ugly and doesn't make for a nice finial peak or top of a knob, but it's reasonably near the...
 
Al-Ko Kober hdm 850
Hi All Have been offered a second hand one of the above in mint condition However cannot find any reference to one on the web Any info about this lathe appreciated including when produced and price...
 
Visit updated segmented woodturning website
I've finally updated my website. I've added many new pieces organized a bit better. Please visit. Ed Zbik Ancient Woodturnings
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Tree name wanted in Florida
My daughter lives in the Fort Lauderdale area or in Pembroke Pines to be exact. I cut some big limbs off of a tree in her front yard and took a couple big hunks of the limb home with me to Illinois....
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salvaging a favorite tree
Hello folks I am writing with some questions on salvaging some wood from a portion of an old box elder in my parents backyard. This tree was one that I used to climb all the time. It also held the...
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Using glue /water soup on punky wood
Back in april we had a discussion on trying to get punky wood to a state where it could be turned reasonably. I just then had a couple of bowls in the (glue/water) GW soup and was going to give the...
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FS: Delta 1442 lathe
I inadvertently posted this on ABPW. Just got a new Nova lathe and am selling my 14 inch Delta. It is in excellent condition, has a link belt, extra faceplates and will include three spindle adapters...
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obsolete metabo 3 wheel bandsaw model without a motor
i friend gave me this saw. i dont know anything about it. all it says on it is metabo and "nur im langsamen gang sägen" which when i translated i got "only in the slow course saw" im looking for...
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CET Tools
Any inside information on what is happening with the Glaser tool line would be helpful in making a few short term decisions on a bowl gouge purchase I am planning.... Thanks UNK
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aaarrrghh - speaking of stupid mistakes
Yeah, but I'll bet Bill's "left hand" spur center has a right hand thread...
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Old Tail stock?
I am looking for a old hollow tail stock for a Walker Turner lathe. Or something that will work. I need to do some deep hole drilling for lamps. The lathe has a 12' swing(6" from center to the ways) 2...
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Musing about the other FAQ list (frequently argued questions)
,,,or maybe a list of IAQs (infrequently asked questions) would serve us best. It would certainly be shorter, probably less polarizing, but also less fun. There was a time when 'cut vs scrape' was the...
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John Berkeley (a UK top turner and demonstrator) - new site and shop
Just to let you know that I have just revamped John's own website to the internet and it has on it all about John, demonstrations, tuition etc and a copy of his online shop which currently has offers...
 
I need some lathe measurements
All: I need some measurements from various lathes -- if you could report: Make and model of your lathe Spindle size and thread pitch (i.e. 1 1/4 x 8) Dimensions 1 and 2 from the photo -- it would be...
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Novice chainsaw questions.
(Re-post, apologies for any duplication). Hi everybody. I believe this may be my first post here, so thanks for all the useful info I've gleaned whilst lurking. I acquired a cheapish electric chainsaw...
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