I us a 3/8-16 bottoming tap. has worked great so far.
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I us a 3/8-16 bottoming tap. has worked great so far.
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In the past I have done the turn and then use CA as a finish. I however wonder if this is not just a surface coating rather than an integral part of the wood in the pen? I have had CA failure,...
4-5 years ago I got into turning pens and it was great fun. I had a small General midi lathe and it was a great way to pass the time. When I moved, I sold my lathe and have since bought a much...
I had posted here about using a glass jar for stabilizing wood and got quite a response. So I went out and purchased a professionally made vacuum chamber from BestValue Vacuums. But it has brought...
Thankyou for posting this thread and having a video on how to use the thin style parting tool. I have been using mine wrong and now I know why I could not seem to get it to work.
With all due humility and apologies to anyone who I may have offended, I sincerely apologize. I have spent some time doing more research and have a better understanding now of what is required for...
I am not giving advice, but looking for substantiated help that is backed up by something. Thankyou for giving me a link to an actual failure. What I would be curious to know however the shape of...
It is very easy to be a neigh sayer when it comes to a pickle jar vacuum chamber, but I am wondering if this is based on a set of FACTS or just gut feeling because it sounds good? I would like to...
I have a few very good stainless steel buckets from LeeValley but the hardest part is finding the correct size rubber gasket to fit around it. I think that I am basically stuck buying a factory...
I got my pressure pot. it says it is rated to 80psi on the box, and an operating pressure (for painting) between 25-50psi. I gather from reading about Alumilite that you put it under pressure to...
I was thinking of the pickle jar for giving it a test/try. To go out and spend hundreds on a vacuum chamber seems rather pre-mature if you can give it a test with a much lower cost alternative. if...
up until now I have been just using the lighter than water CA for the cracks in the burls. Then I have been useing the thick CA to fill in the gaps in the burls. then I eventually get around to...
I have a huge box of some really nice off cuts of burls and spalted wood. The down side is that most of it is too fragile for myself with my skills to turn. I seem to be able to find that catch and...
Currently I have started filling the pores of the wood with a dark paste pour filler that I got from WoodEssence here in Canada. I had used it with good success with a restoration of a walnut bed...
Living up in Canada, going the old route of Potassium DiChromate is not really an option as i don't have access to any and bringing it in without a license can be trouble.
So I am stuck with going...
To put it into perspective.. Take a look at and of the Old Tools forums where people are pulling 80 year old cast iron monsters out of the back field with weeds growing around them and they seem to...
If you are building a plane, have you looked at the Lee Valley plane kit? this could help out in making a more versatile plane that will give you many years of good use. As for holding on to...
I bought the ClearVue Max just because I wanted to only spend the money once and not look back with regret. The unit really works well and the extra power overcomes any of the inefficiencies that...
I have a King 17" and apart from the nameplate on the front, they are essentially the exact same bandsaw. I have re-sawn to the full 12" with the 2hp motor. I think based on the current flow it...
There are many different reasons to have a router table. Safety is one of them as hand holding a router has inherent dangers. Sometimes it's the only way to do a cut.
The other reason is for...
I have a oneway lathe and never had a problem with my Talon or Stronghold chuck. I picked up some Dan Pencil aluinum face plates as they were less than 1/2 the cost of oneway to use for friction...
For you application it sounds like it is not a good fit. This was designed to be used with a stand alone router table. The Incra jig allows for very accurate and repeatable cuts to be made with...
I have some box elder burl that I am looking to turn to make roofs for a Christmas birdhouse ornament. I was planning to make a backing board from white maple that can be glued onto the elder that...
I don't have a SS so I can't say what it is like inside. I do have a Grizzly Sliding tablesaw and it had a 4" dust connector on the outside, but that goes down to a 3" hose inside connected to the...
I think those words were the most telling in the thread. The topic of having a jointer or not is a matter of opinion and preference, but weigh it against time, cost and convenience. Yes you can...