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Tool Inquiry

Is anyone familiar with Rikon brand tools?
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pmarks1694
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by pmarks1694

Sanding speed?

Hi folks, There have been a lot of postings about turning & grinding speeds recently. I'm hoping someone will do the "f...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bart
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by bart

Tree Identification please? (Tulip tree?)

Tree Identification please? (Tulip tree?) I recently moved to SW Indiana from CA. On the side of our house we have a tr...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikeh
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikeh

Bowl boiling heresy

The following is for mature audiences only. A week and a half ago I rescued some "road kill" wood from a road widening...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gwader
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by gwader

Glue Question

I am making some small lamps. I want to glue the turned and finished body of the lamp to a polished marble or tile base....
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jshields7
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jshields7

Grizzly model G5979 opinion please.

I have never had any experience using a lathe before. Bowl making fascinates me and I would like to try it. I am consid...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ace
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by ace

Wood lathe stands

I am going to build a lathe stand for a Nova DVR 3000 based upon Teknatool's design in the DVR owner's manual but I am...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ddubowski
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by ddubowski

lathe decisions

I need help looking for a lathe. All I am going to turn are large bowls and cylinders. The smallest turning would be 14...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jpilhoe1
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by jpilhoe1

Im Sooo Confussed, Oneway or Stubby lathe

Will be getting a larger lathe soon. I had decided on a Oneway 2436, I don't think there is no question by anybody, of...
26 comments posted 22yrs
posted by budt
26 comments posted 22yrs posted by budt

Re: Topic should have read 6" vs. 8"

At my age........hardly any of my parts are quick................Barry > Sorry to confuse anyone but the fingers were qu...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by barry712
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by barry712

Bandsaw riser blocks

I'm not having much (any) success locating bandsaws for which riser blocks are available. Can someone clue me in on whi...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chugga
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by chugga

Re: 6" vs. 6" grinder

Geo I like the 6" as it makes a more prounounced concave bevel the 8" is too expensive for the little benefit - whateve...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rsandusky
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by rsandusky