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vacuum pumps for your vacuum chuck, anyone?

I just (finally) was able to find some decent dual piston wobble pumps - this is the kind I like for wood turning - the...
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posted by bubba
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by bubba

Hefner HDB 200 with duplicator for sale.

Complete package. Stand, Duplicator, high dollar bowl gouges. About $5500 invested Need to move fast for $2300 Dalton Ga...
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posted by captgary
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Sanding plate

I've got this sanding plate to use in the lathe- http://tinyurl.com/q7hoar9 To use it, I have to put it in a chuck whic...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by shazzbat
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by shazzbat

Split Bowl Idea

Though the idea of The Split Bowl technique has been around for a long time, there wseren't many uses for it when turni...
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posted by charlieb
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by charlieb

New here - first lathe

New here, just got my first lathe - a funky old Craftsman, looks like it was from back in the day when Craftsman tools...
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posted by Tom-NOSPAM-
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by Tom-NOSPAM-

need an easy turning wood

I need to turn the nozzle of a rocket engine... here is a picture... http://www.stevepinker.com/North-America/Florida-I...
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posted by asdf
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by asdf

It's Been a Whilte

When I first got into turning this group was an invaluable resource for me. So many turners willing to share their know...
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posted by charlieb
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by charlieb

Turning brass on a wood lathe

Anybody have experience turning down brass nuts on a wood lathe? I'm making some replacement handles for some socket ch...
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posted by NOSPAMrp77469
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by NOSPAMrp77469

Identify wood.

Can any one identify this wood, I got it as firewood and burned a lot before I discovered it makes good pens. https://pi...
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posted by haggisz
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by haggisz

Turning mulberry

So far have roughed out about 10 bowls 6-10 inches diameter. I dulled two chainsaws slicing up the blanks. Wore out a b...
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posted by gwr95
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwr95

Mystery wood

I got three sections of a tree from my BIL who got it from someone else. The original cutter told him it was "either mu...
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posted by gwr95
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwr95

Re: Powermatic 3520 stuff for trade....

> > Hi folks.... > > I've got a powermatic 3520, and I just discovered that the 3520A bed > extensions don't fit onthe...
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posted by 0f77f3b6898d92a94d25ce9e17343b05_11704
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by 0f77f3b6898d92a94d25ce9e17343b05_11704

Sweetgum

The sweetgum that I collected in Jan. & Feb. have started to become dry enough to finish turn. The first tree was dead...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gwr95
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwr95

Help with a Craftsman Lathe Model #351217150

I recently broke the drive belt on my 15"Craftsman Lathe. Does anyone have any instructions for installing the new belt?
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posted by Dsabay.beda178
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by Dsabay.beda178