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comments skew posted wrong NG

I, for one, have problems using the skew. But as I think about it when you're doing a shear cut at about 45 degrees wit...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tomnie
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by tomnie

vaccum chuck plans

Does anyone know a website that would have a set of plans to make a vaccum chuck? Have any of you had good or bad experi...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by lcrumley
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by lcrumley

spiral bowl directions

I saw Scott Phillips on The American Woodshop a while back make a big bowl out of a 1 or 2" thick block of wood using a...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tom
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom

Steady Rest for a 10" lathe

I still have my first lathe given to me by my parents decades ago. Recently, I had need of a steady rest, and picked on...
21 comments posted 20yrs
posted by woodenschu
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by woodenschu

Atlas 101.27430 Craftsman Lathe info

Was give an Atlas Model 101 27430 lathe that I'm attempting to restore - using a lot of WD40. It all seems to be there...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nomail
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail

Woodwork: Stuart Mortimer

For those who are interested in seeing some more of Stuart Mortimer's work, above and beyond what appeared in the Octob...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Musing about my workshop

Hello, i am new to this group, but i would like to start with a little musing . . . . I have been turning for about 2 y...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by anders.frederiksen
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by anders.frederiksen

Woodturning shavings. Uses?

I turned some bowls this weekend and ended up with a large trash can full of shavings. Can they be used as mulch for ga...
18 comments posted 20yrs
posted by massmans
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by massmans

Sandblaster

I'm considering buying the sand blaster shown at the link, however, I'd like a little input as to whether I have enough...
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posted by thostorey
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by thostorey

Turned "Boxes" Gifts

(picture in alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking) Have a reunion coming up and thought the two classmates who have done al...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by charlieb
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by charlieb

Moding / upgrading my JET Mini

Hi all, Tell me if my idea is crazy, or is it feasable... I own a JET mini, I'm pretty satisfied with it, there are som...
15 comments posted 20yrs
posted by meshel
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by meshel

What to do with Burl

This is a yellow cedar burl, and it would yield a blank, maybe two, of about 6/8 inches. That would be a 'traditional'...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by thostoreySPAM
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by thostoreySPAM

Shopsmith adapter for Oneway 4 jaw chuck

I used to turn on a Shopsmith many years ago and used a Oneway scroll chuck. When I got my Nova 3000 I replaced the ada...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by millerboys
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by millerboys