I have to agree, Norm is that good.... one of my friends knows him and he said all the work is done by Norm... He does have helpers, but he does all the major work himself... mostly the helpers do...
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I have to agree, Norm is that good.... one of my friends knows him and he said all the work is done by Norm... He does have helpers, but he does all the major work himself... mostly the helpers do...
Jeff, if you did not live so far away from MD, I could sell you the 1014 I have in the shop... still in the box with only about 2 hours turning on it... I loaned it to my club while waiting for out...
Jeff, If you can do the little extra.. you can buy the Jet Mini Variable Speed for $254 from Amazon (after the $25 Jet rebate).. that is much better lathe.. I have a Jet Mini and a Jet 1236 and love...
Hold on here... I feel the combination of words "perfectly good" and Ford to be an oxymoron.... LOL
This is my rib recipe. It also works real good for the bonless pork loins I do on my indoor rotisserie...
Dry Rub
¼ cup Brown Sugar
1 tbl Salt
3 tbl Ground Cumin
1 tbl Lemon Pepper
2 tbl...
My daughter called them last year.... my wife and I could not be more surprised at how much time they took talking to her.... it was fantastic...
They are really do a great job for the kids....
Very nice bowl...
BUT, You actually let you sister get away with buying a bowl instead of asking you to make one... LOL
I would suggest the Jet Mini, preferably the variable speed if you can afford it.... I have both a Jet 1236 and a standard Mini... great machines...
The new Rikon seems to be having some growing...
A bit more inventory for the market and the pen my daughter wanted for her teacher's Christmas gift...
Alternative Onyx Baron FP...
IF you are looking for a long wearing (lifetime) plating in Gold you must use the TN Gold kits... all the other gold platings will begin to wear off in time...
The two outfits I purchase all my...
First off Justin, I don't believe in proprietary secrets. Someone taught me how to do things, I may have modified the concepts, but I feel it is my obligation to teach others. If you lived closer I...
Ed, contact Dario Octaviano doctavia@accd.edu and tell him Tom Mullane suggested him to you... He always has some nice mesquite around... and at great prices...
Dang, I'd love to have one of them... or something like it...
When you have 3 herniated disks, standing for a long time at the lathe gets painful... with one of those I could just sit back and rest...
Ebony is an extremely oil wood and prone to cracks when heated from drilling or using a friction polish or any finish that creates heat (CA finishes create heat).
The big secrets to making ebony...
Justin, I am predominently a pen maker.... of course I do other turning as well and am well known locally for my "started as a bowl, ended up a funnel" series of turnings ......
This is my...
The absolute best grinder mechanisms I have found are the Crush Grind mechanisms.... CSU is now selling them...
I have made a couple of mills for a friend's restaurant using them and he says they...
Due to the rules I can't post the forum he is running, but I am there everyday and nothing has been said about him having a bad injury, in fact he posted this morining... and I know he took an...
Stunning desk set... the Statesman is a fantastic kit for anyone who likes a larger size pen... the base is absolutely fantastic... beautiful match to the pens and I love the turned pieces that hold...
I have considered a tankless heater sometime in the future when the one I have finally goes south... but do they make them in electric... danged house is all electric.. I hate it... already got a...
He must of been one of the boys that left a bunch of Minie Balls on my FIL's farm... LOL
Definately no fad.. the stuff is great... like doing a lacquer finish without the fumes...
Had to wait for the kits to get here so I could assemble these two... Finish is Enduro... should be good and cured by now, I turned these 2 weeks ago...
They were already sold ..... Gotta love it...
Here are a couple of pics of some of our 'old iron'... as you can tell we are into a different color than Green.... LOL....
FIL is a die hard Case man.... this is just some of the stuff he has......
Other than designing patterns for my site, I have not done anything related to the scroll saw since last Christmas.... LOL
Seems this spinny thing that is near it takes up all my time lately........
Actually getting a head start on my Christmas Crafting Booth inventory... Last year everything was turned the 2 weeks before... NOT THIS TIME :D :D
These are just some Barons and Jr Gents... have 14...