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I have some FBE bowls on the shelf that have held a vibrant color for 2-3 years. I use Howard's Sunshield UV finish over shellac and it seems to be working for the short term

Not familiar with triple E, but I have put various waxes over shellac on my bowls. I often use Acks for their fine grit abrasive followed by their polish.

This thread prompted me to take a second look at Reed's dust hood, and although my set up works OK, I think I will invest a little time in making his hood but make it easily removable or turning. ...

Mark- Just an FYI and others may disagree, but I have stopped using CA for the most part. It is essentially plastic and has no elasticity to it. I use yellow wood glue instead which will allow the...

Difficult to tell from just the one picture, but I think I would put it aside.

Can't help you with the Airshield, but my PAPR setup has a chin mounted light that is awesome. Just like a headlight, it is pointed wherever you are looking. Maybe you could adopt the idea somehow.

Nice job. I suspect material will build up quickly behind the lathe, but it will be easy to clean up. Sounds like a good trade off to me.

I do not have an area to store whole logs, so I have to cut my wood into chunks. The length is determined by the diameter. I immediately seal the ends and split the log down the pith for most. ...

Can it be protected with a film finish like shellac?

I scored some nice sized FBE today and I am undecided as to the orientation when I turn this into a bowl. I don't know if it is true of all FBE, because this is the first I have ever had, but my log...

I tried gaffers tape for epoxy and it didn't work. I use plastic cut from milk jugs or the tops from the containers from the deli. Lay a bead of hot melt glue near the crack you want to seal and...

I prefer pearlescent powders. There is a wide variety of colors available and they mix well with the epoxy. I have never used system 3, but have used various other suppliers and never had a problem...

A picture would be a huge help. Can you post a pic so that we may be able to help you more?

Set screws are fastening screws. You may be familiar with them on a four jaw chuck to keep it from backing off the spindle in reverse. It is a bit of a stretch, but the grub screw on your banjo...

I do mostly twice turned bowls. If rough turned blanks develop cracks during drying I will sometimes fill the voids with tinted epoxy and then finish turn. Hope this answers your question.

Sold mine about 3 months ago for 1500. I included a hand full of things that would not fit my new Robust. Multiple rests, face plate, drive center and a shelf I had built underneath with about 300#...

Thanks guys. That's probably what is going on and why I am sharpening so often. I am working green walnut and twice turning my bowls ( twice the fun:-) )but the walnut I was gifted, although green,...

I don't often get a chance to turn Walnut as it is like finding gold around here. My question concerns how quickly it dulls my tools. If I look at the Janka scale, it is not as hard as Hickory or...

Never seen Maple quite like this. Is the dark coloration spalting or some sort of mineral deposition in the wood?

Thanks for that. It has been a longtime since I had a good belly laugh.

It may be too late for this wood, but in the future if you seal the ends of your logs as soon as possible it will help minimize the cracking. I use Anchorseal 2, but others use different process'.

Thanks guys, and sorry to re-hash familiar territory. I do sharpen with CBN wheels and a OneWay system, but I turn a lot of Hickory and Pecan and both are tough on an edge. The Hurricane brand...

I have been using Hurricane branded M42 cryo treated bowl gouges, but am considering a new gouge. I see that Thompson Tools offers a different steel and, of course, they promote their differences as...

I have no experience with a food dehydrator for drying bowls, but I have a drying cabinet that I made out of an old fridge that works well. I use incandescent bulbs as a heat source and try to...