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Recent Article Comments WidgetIt's the small things that often make the biggest difference. I've found that the crafty veterans seem to know a little trick here or there that make turning better, safer, faster, or easier. So I'm throwing out a challenge: give us your best "nifty" and when this thread is done, it will make a...
Last Post By: Rich Stewart Yesterday, 11:48 AM
Hi all, This post may portray me as embarrassingly stupid and inefficient, but whatever. Here goes. For the last 15 years, regardless of the sharpening media, I have used the following method: 1) hone a secondary bevel on a coarse stone until I can feel the wire edge on the back, all the way...
Last Post By: george wilson Yesterday, 3:19 PM
Hi everyone, I'm new here and this is my first thread and post on this forum. I would like to introduce to everyone a new process me and my son developed to laser engrave true 8bit shades of grey using a 445nm laser diode. There is no dithering a image first, no pulsing or overlapping dots to...
Last Post By: John Champlain Yesterday, 11:58 AM
If didn't have a good set of Shapton pro stones I'd be looking at these. The combo stones appear to be a pretty good deal. http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=2-OHISHII
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I don't know he's a scientist...:rolleyes:
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Recent Forum PostsI got my latest transfer tape from MDP supplies (mdpsupplies dot com).
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DO LOOK into the set screw hole. There is sometimes a second,short set screw down in the hole. They certainly used them on my Hardinge HLVH lathe,and
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The LN skew block plane is based on a Sargent,right down to the flat topped front grip. I have one that I made upgrades for,such as a more attractive
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Yes, Sargents can be quality users. Congrats on the find.
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Chinese laser purchase/Shenui/Laserworks tips and tricks thread
Thread Starter: Rodne GoldConsidering a lot of us are going or have gone that direction , I thought it a good idea to combine our knowledge pool in one thread. So I have started one. Those of you that have already posted to other threads can perhaps repeat and consolidate the posts here or at least point to other posts on...
Last Post By: George Carlson Yesterday, 9:07 AM