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Ping Arch

Well, Arch I made one of your whatchamacallits. Here is my approach: 1. On the jointer I made a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 and cut t...
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posted by gwader
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gwader

Another idea...

Sawdust...I generate loads of the stuff! What to do with it, in a creative way of course? Idea... Turn a shape from ine...
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posted by star_rider
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by star_rider

Trip to Ireland

My wife will be spending some time in Ireland soon and I would like for her to send me back some nice wood indigenous t...
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posted by agarcia
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by agarcia

Overheard once ...

in a hallway at CIA: "There hasn't been this much excitement here since Bay of Pigs!"
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posted by lobby.dosser
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Gloat

At a yard sale yesterday: #1 - A box full of turning tools. Some were inexpensive types, six were Sorby's still in the...
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posted by rp77469
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by rp77469

Hollowing: Let There Be Light

bottom picture on this page http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/RainStick/RainStick2.html
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posted by charlieb
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by charlieb

Vacuum chucking, how much cfm at the max?

Looking around for a vacuum-pump I wonder how much cfm large, thin walled bowls need to have sufficient holding power?
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posted by gerard.zwart
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by gerard.zwart

Re Making a Diabolo

Thank you for the input. I've probably got enough info to have a go at it now. Thanks for the replies. Tom
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posted by thomasdougall
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by thomasdougall

Next Wild Hare Idea - a Rain Stick

Adding actual movement to a turning is interesting. Adding movement AND sounds seemed something to explore. The simplis...
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posted by charlieb
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by charlieb

Sphericons

Some time ago I was interested in turning sphericons, but I found no interest here. I won't go into details about them...
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posted by almcc
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by almcc

Wild Hare - Tight Rope Walker Ornament DONE

Continuing the Actual Movement quest - a tight rope walking "christmas ornament", with a link to a YouTube video of the...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by charlieb
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by charlieb

Ultra thin lines in segmented turnings...

Here's something I've been meaning to post for awhile. Having been smitten by the stave/segmented turning bug, I've bee...
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posted by star_rider
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by star_rider

Making a diabolo

My granddaughter wants me to make her a diabolo. I didn't even know what it looked like but she described it as two con...
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posted by thomasdougall
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by thomasdougall