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Gluing Corian

Greetings, I have been given an assortment of corian scraps that I can use for making pens. It works very well for the...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by comfortable
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by comfortable

Turing purpleheart and ebony

Got a question for the group. I have obtained some ebony and purple heart. I have turned a couple bowls of each. This w...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by leslieg2162
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by leslieg2162

metal turning bits for wood?

A friend gave me several metal lathe bits (if that's what they are called). They range in length from 2 to 4 inches and...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rspivey3
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by rspivey3

irish turners

just to let you all know about the new web site designed for irish turners. It inlcudes many features, projects,a wood...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by geoff_tulip
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by geoff_tulip

DeWalt DW738 and DW739 Bandsaws - Advice needed

I'm currently looking to upgrade from my benchtop bandsaw (it makes SUCH hard work of cutting a nice bowl blank from de...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Ron_Sheila
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by Ron_Sheila

using double sided tape

Does anyone use double sided tape? I keep seeing references to the technique but I still doubt it will hold well enough...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wskossack
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by wskossack

Bandsaw for sale

Hi, I have my bandsaw for sale on ebay, if anyone is interested. http://www.tinyurl.com/25j99Thanks.....
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tony1158REMOVE
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by tony1158REMOVE

New review at Powertool-reviews.com

Sign up to be a member and get a chance to win a customized computer case or a 51 piece mechanics socket set. PowerTool...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Knothead
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Knothead

Gloat just got 3 new tools from Lee Valley

Hi All :) a newbie here, just picked up a lathe last week (JET) 36" and a not so cheap set of chisels. Today I treated...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by xxxxoxx.x
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by xxxxoxx.x

Coloring clear epoxy

I'm interested in coloring clear epoxy such as Inlace. The colors I want are not available in the catalogs that I have....
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jcrabbe
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by jcrabbe

Good grief Charlie Brown...HSS is tough stuff!

I have been turning for less than a year now and other day (feeling especially full of myself)I decided to try my hand...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jcrabbe
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by jcrabbe

Too much gloom & doom?

I've been 'accentuating the negative and eeeliminating the positive' here lately. Actually, I'm having a ball with my s...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by almcc
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by almcc

Help with Cocobolo vessell cracking

Hi all. I turned an urn out of mostly dry cocobolo on Saturday. It is approx 7" in Diameter and 8" in height. The owner...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rsandrew
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by rsandrew

Re: markings on Screw Pitch Gauge?

Alan, while awaiting the answer from those more knowledgeable, see if you can borrow a Machinery's Handbook. Most machi...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jpugh
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jpugh

turning with epoxy filler

What can anyone tell me about turning a bowl or vessel that's had a crack filled with an epoxy/turquoise mixture. I've...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lazarus
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by lazarus