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Mike, I can only attest to the larger lathe. It was a major dud. Laguna didn't want to do anything about it and made some outlandish claims against the owner. (Yes, I've seen the emails) I would...

I use exactely what Steve is suggesting. I've even thought about getting one of the extensions that is available somewhere. I can say that this system beats the 3 on a shaft all to pieces.

Love the vessel. Not real kean on the finial. Think I peronally would like it better with just a knob on top. That's just me though. Wish I could get a handle what the difference is in the pieces...

Love mine. I've raised mine up 3.5" because I mostly turn bowls and hollow forms. Get it home and play with it a week or two. Experiment with raising it up for a bit. Just see what you like as...

Coffee grounds DRY. Used or unused is up to you, but they must be dry to begin with.

How do you chuck your bottle stoppers? I got a 3/8" pin chuck but when I drill a 3/8" hole the blank just spins around on the chuck.

Coffee is an accelerator for CA. The smoke is from the accelerated setting of the CA so fast that the thermic reaction causes some of the moisture to escape as steam. Only problem is that this...

There are many issues that could be coming into play. One that seems to be my biggest issue is to leave the supporting wood until it needs to come out. The way to do this is to hollow your bowl...

Curt, why do you prefer the PSA? Just curious.

One of my favorite shapes to turn. I like that you kept the foot small and really let the grain show in that huge bell. What a great piece.

Most any kind of finish will stiffen the tearout area so that it can be cut cleanly. I have also had some pretty good success with a good application of wax on the problem area and then giving it a...

thanks for the information

Hey Jeff, which issue of American Woodturner was that in?

I feel like the time I take to change the belt is a great time to take a good look at what I have going. I can't tell you the form problems I've caught because I was looking my piece over as I...

wood + turning + finish = Wonderful piece. You've done a great job with this one.

Wish I still lived in Waynesville. Miss the mountains, but not the personal life issues that caused me to move away. Some great people and I can't think of a better place to live for artisans to...

John, Best Wood's only pin chuck is 1" diameter.

Looks great to me. It will make some one very happy.

Way too much trouble with the Laguna. Company has enjoyed a great rep with some great tools, but they've dropped the ball with this lathe. Simply no customer service at all. I have the Nova and...

Wow. His family is in my prayers. A while back I purchased some blanks from him. I bought them for special occations. Now they take on an even more prized place in my heart. The pen turning...

Wonderful piece. I kind of like turning these. I get some strange sounds coming off those corners as they spin. Two suggestions for you. 1) Try to make the curve above the square match the curve...

I've had one for a while now. When I got it I had just started an oak burl piece that was beating me to pieces. Tried teh Ci1 and got the burl a bit too thin before I knew what was happening. The...

did you say this is a shot gun wedding?

Could the first one be holly? The white wood on that one log takes me there, not to mention the blue stain on all the others. Holly, if not sealed right away, will blue stain very quickly, loosing...

I can only speak about the G3 since I don't own the Grizzly. My experience is that the G3 is an excellent chuck. I've used it on my Nova Mercury, a mini, and on my Nova 1624. It holds without...