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Any turners in the Southern Idaho area wanting to trade wood?
I'll be up in Southern Idaho from May 25th to May 30th (Memorial day extended weekend), as a vendor in the Hagerman Valley Fossil Days events. In previous trips, I've been able to secure some Plum and...
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OT: In the market for a pressure washer
After having rented a pressure washer a couple times, the wife decided that paying the $40.00 fee for a hald day rental was too much and that I should just buy one. The one I rented was gas-powered...
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Musing about spindle speed
"Speed Kills" is a general truism, but very often "Speed Helps". I don't need to give examples of the value of speed, but what about spindle speed in turning wood. I mean cutting and scraping _not...
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Lyn Mangiameli - any news?
All, I was wondering if anyone has a recent update about Lyn Mangiameli. He hasn't actively participated in any board for more than a year. Joe Fleming - San Diego
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Could be a craft-fair sort of project...
Hello all, Having wasted a half-hour or so over the last couple of weeks on the Google DaVinci code game, I got to thinking that it might be kind of fun to make one of the cryptex boxes from the book....
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Ping Fred Holder - Plugs
Fred, Lost the thread where you were asking about plugs. How about UHMW, the slippery plastic used for fences and so on. I've only seen it in strips - I have a couple for the facing on router fences -...
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Bowls On the Loose!!!
I've been turning some large bowls from green wood. The wood was cut late last year. So far 3 out of three have jumped off the lathe shortly after I pulled the tailstock away so that I could start...
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The Pointy Stick Compendium Project
I don't think I've posted this url to this group - but it seems a natural place to solicite contributions - not the originals, just images of them, along with a description if you feel like it. (all...
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Looking for Morse taper/1-8 adapter
This is so simple that no one seems to sell it! I want to be able to screw my Talon chuck onto the tail stock... seems like a simple thing to do, just have a taper with threads on the other end.....
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Oneway flat jaws- how useful
Hi, I find that one of the real challenges of woodturning apart from the dreaded catch is how to hold things. I have been thinking about buying the flat Oneway jaws that allow you to screw on pieces...
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Materials for casting
Hello All, I did a demonstration of making the Chinese Ball at the Seattle Chapter of AAW recently. The demonstration went beautifully until the last cut, when one of the wooden plugs that I had put...
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The $29.95 angle drill continued
If you have followed for a while, I got a cheap Sioux/Milwaukee angle drill clone last fall. I did an abuse test on it to see how good or bad it really was. It wore out in less than 2 months, and I...
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Reeve's Drive slipping
Hello all, I'm in the middle of turning a big maple bowl, and being constantly irritated with my VS drive. As I'm turning, the speed of my lathe slowly drops to it's lowest setting, and I have to turn...
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Thanks Brian Clifford
Apropos recent rcw threads re drying wood, I just read Brian Clifford's cogent and practical article re "How dry is my wood?" in "Woodturning" no. 161. I don't think he has posted here lately, but we...
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Musing about turned designs. When do they begin and how do they end?
I'm musing here about one-offs or at least about an initial pattern, not about production runs or ethical copies. I know there are books and computer programs to help us turn forms that adhere to...
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