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Lee, you might want to widen your search outside of the town you live in. I was in the same situation a couple of years ago when I wanted to get a bigger lathe, but nothing was available when I was...

I just started having the same problem with my Jet 14" bandsaw. Did you buy OEM tires or get a aftermarket brand. I was looking at the Blue Max Ultra Urethane Band Saw Tires instead of getting the...

Andrew

I documented replacing the bearings on my Jet 1236 and posted the information here....

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It seemed that no matter how much I tapped the front and rear bearing the opposite end was going to be displaced by the same amount. So I had to immobilize one end while I tapped in the...

The noise coming from my lathe had gotten louder over the past 6 months. From checking various sites and posts I know that reeves drive lathes are not known for being as quite as a step pulley...

Jon

Once I got back from the auction I sat down and looked up what each item cost new. All total it would have been over $950 worth of tools that I got at a third of the cost. My biggest...

During my free time at work, I like to check out craigslist and auction web sites to see wants available. Usually I can't take advantage of anything out there. But last week I was that there was...

Rodger

You might want to add a CO2 fire extinquisher in your shop. If you spray any electronics with the ABC extrinquisher you will most likely have to replace it because the chemical powder will...

Dennis

I don't keep the hand wheel on the lathe. It covers the access hole and prevents me from using the knock out bar. I have been using a new vacuum chuck that tightens up against the end of...

In other words, my lathe spindle doesn't turn as freely as it should. Either the bearings are going out or something else is happening. I don't hear a squealling sound yet when it runs but it is...

The setup looks great. Are you going to impregnate the entire block or are you going to rough out the general shape. I would think that you would get better penetration. In a previous career I had...

I've worn out the On/Off switch on my Jet 1236 lathe. It turns Off ok but it will not stay engaged in the On position. I've checked the borg stores and don't see a suitable replacement. Where can I...

I to need reading glasses to be able to see the detail when turning. But when I look up at any distant object my reading glasses make everything blurry. I bought a pair of the bi-focal safety glasses...

Back in Feb when we had a brief warm spell, I had the opportunity to dig out an ornamental tree that had a root burl growing at the base. I didn't know how big it was when I first started. The base...

John

Doesn't Johanne Michelson do something similar when he is making is hats. The wood is very green "wet" when it is turned and then placed in a jig under compression and allowed to dry.
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It's not mustard or mayo colored but it spins around and right now makes a whistling sound instead of a sucking sound.

Even though I use a dust collector when sanding, there still is some dust...

The other day I cut an ornamental pear crotch section in half. It looks like the bark inclusion were the two branches came together runs the entire length of this piece. I was going to cut out an 11...

I went to HF and bought a set of 24" long drill bits to make a 1/4" round skew gouge. There are three rods in the pack 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" diameter. I don't remember what I paid but it wasn't much. ...

Bernie

Does the Miniwax Antique Oil darken maple as much as Watco's danish oil or BLO?

Dan

I live in Cincinnati Ohio and there are black locust trees everywhere. The bark of the BL trees here are exactly the same as in your photo. But it doesn't match the log that I made the...

I picked up a section of a log that was along the edge of a church parking lot and a residential area. The fresh cut end grain was yellowish in color and the bark stuck out in deep wide furrows. I...

Bernie

Do you spray the individual pieces while it is on the lathe or when it is completely assembled?

Paul

I've admired all the recent posts of birdhouses so I had to give it a try.

I got some materials that has been sitting in the garage drying out and printed out Eugen Schlaak's instructions on...

The PBS station is KET2 channel #955 which may be different in your area. Use the remote to do a search for shows. You use the up/down/right/left enter buttons to type out the name of the show. After...

The latest episodes of the Woodturning Workshop came out in the Cincinnati area over a month ago. But after three episodes the cable station ran a some other talk show under the Woodturning title....