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Dry grinders will do the job

Dont believe it" wet grinders will not solve all your problems. Wet wheels still have the same maintenance problems as...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sales
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by sales

Hurricane aftermath

Permit me to answer by paraphrasing the Selkirk Grace, those who inquired here and by email how we came thru Charley an...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by almcc
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by almcc

Combining woods in a goblet

I am thinking that a cherry base underneath a maple top would look mighty fine. If anyone has done something similar, I...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chugga
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by chugga

How my Lathe is earning its keep!

I had given my beautiful, blonde daughter a car for her 18th birthday. A '92 Chevy Cavalier. Back a month or so ago, sh...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by luckyjames
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by luckyjames

Anybody with a BIG lathe?

.... like, for example, an Oliver patternmaker's lathe, or similar vintage monster. I'm curious to hear how well you ha...
22 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wmengineer
22 comments posted 22yrs posted by wmengineer

Defective electric motors

As I was shopping for a new lathe a dealer/importer informed me that he no longer carried lathes from Australia and New...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by marierdj
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by marierdj

Variable speed upgrade

I have just upgraded my 4 speed lathe to variable speed. If anyone is interested the details of how I did it are at htt...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by colinsp
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by colinsp

Re: Stupid shop accident

My hand is recovering nicely ... there is only about 1/16" of muscle showing now. Originally, the furrow had been more...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chugga
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by chugga

Vacuum Rig for Jet Midi

I know this sounds a little odd, but I move a lot (active duty Navy) so I have a Jet Midi to do my turning on since I d...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dayl005
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by dayl005

General International Lathes

General International appears to be offering a new lathe model 25-650. It has electronic speed control, 16" swing, swiv...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ddubowski
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by ddubowski

chatter tool

I am interested in getting one of these, I know Sorbys makes one, anyone else? Anyone who has used one, got pictures of...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by william
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by william

semi OT and FYI Harris tools

This company must make (some-of) the best non-Japanese chisels in the world, as a socket slash tang design. Now selling...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ahem
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by ahem

Jet 1440 Lathe

I would like to upgrade my wood lathe, have looked at Nova DVR, Oneway 1224 and Vicmarc VL200. All are a little more tha...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lbledsoe
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by lbledsoe

Help with Craftsman 15" lathe

I thought I was getting a good deal on a used 15" craftsman lathe but it turns out the drive belt was slipping and in t...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jamesroadman
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jamesroadman

Identifying Wood

In the new Lee Valley catalog (p215) there is a book by R. Bruce Hoadley that focuses on identifying wood. Has anyone he...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sklar56
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by sklar56