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Sandblaster
I'm considering buying the sand blaster shown at the link, however, I'd like a little input as to whether I have enought air compressor before I shell out the $$. I would use the blaster to finish...
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Turned "Boxes" Gifts
(picture in Have a reunion coming up and thought the two classmates who have done all the work to make it happen should each get a gift. SO - with some 50 year old pine porch supports a neighbor took...
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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 some minor issues, which are mostly caused by me (table not stable, to rough on some...
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Musing about the expected weight of a turned vessel
Lots of road kill timber of various species on my street lately due to pre-hurricane clean ups, so I turned several weed pots. On some I drilled a 5/8" hole, on some I drilled a hole large enough to...
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suggested weight for a lathe that has a 30" diam capacity
the lathe itself weighs 200lb and the bench im building weighs about another 100lb. is that enough to make it not dance with me while turning big off center/not balanced pieces? or should i fill the...
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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' shaped blank with the rim of the bowl at the flat cut face. However, shaping the...
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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 adapter for it with one that fits the Nova. The Shopsmith adapter is just sitting in...
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FREE: Craftsman Spindle Lathe in Madison, WI
It's a little rusty from being in storage and it needs a motor. It has no stand. I'm located by Farm & Fleet. It must be picked up. Email me if you are interested (do not post ot this group).
 
Powermatic 4224 spindle rotation in reverse order???
HELP !!! I'm new to woodturning. After a few lessons and attending a woodturning symposium I got hooked. One of my lessons was on a Powermatic 4224. A great tool compared to the old 11" Rockwell that...
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Musing about obnoxious threads
Rcw seems to be going through another cycle of obnoxious outside interference from sprayed ng threads, vulgar posts, and inappropriate advertisements. They are always with a ng, but this is no more...
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Personalised Invitations
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If it's turned wood somebody will want it.
Last winter I brought some sticks of fat lighter (lighterd to rednecks) pine kindling down from Tallahassee and for no reason turned some tacky (and sticky) beads & coves and a knob on the ends. What...
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Oak-killing pathogen appears in Indiana
... this afternoon.
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Penn State Chucks
Was wondering if anyone has any experience with Penn State "Utility" chucks. I'm relatively new to turning, but have advanced to the point where I'd like to add a chuck to my arsenal. I'm looking for...
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Jacobs chuck
I'd been looking for a drill chuck for my lathe, so when I found a nice one at an estate sale last week I bought it. Unfortunately, it had no chuck key and I've been unable to find one. The engravNO...
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