If you want to go washer-less:
1) make sure the lathe is off
2) remove the turned piece from the chuck
3) tighten the the chuck jaws onto a board, such as a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (2x2) piece about 8"...
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If you want to go washer-less:
1) make sure the lathe is off
2) remove the turned piece from the chuck
3) tighten the the chuck jaws onto a board, such as a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (2x2) piece about 8"...
Your lathe is designed for spindles and not bowls (i.e. furniture legs, tool handles etc.). One problem with turning larger diameter objects on this lathe is its speed. You cannot make it go slow...
Most of the cedar I have access to in California is Incense Cedar. It is soft and cracks easily. It also makes me sneeze like nothing I've ever experienced before (even though I wear a respirator. I...
+1 Thom -also, and you probably know this, if you leave them as full rounds with the pith in for very long, the wood WILL crack. I recommend processing them at least into planks and sealing the...
Here's what I include with the rolling pins I make. It's a mix of stuff I've found on the net and some of my own.
This rolling pin was finished with mineral oil (completely food safe) and...
They are not Nova brand but are made by LathePro for Nova chucks. LathePro also makes their own chuck, jaws, tail centers and tool rests. As for the size of these jaws, I saw a picture on ebay with...
+1 what Jeffery Smith said. Scott mainly produces exhibition, AAA, AA etc. grade gunstock blanks that are sold worldwide. I have a stack of walnut that I purchased from him. He can custom cut a blank...
I think both woodcraft and woodturnerscatalog have plastic-type anti-lock spindle washers for different sized spindles. I've used them and they work just fine. I measured mine with a micrometer and...
I just anchor seal the end grain and space the blanks apart with 1" stickers to allow free air movement.. I don't know about the green fungus ( I've never had that problem) but tiny black mildew...
Add my name please. If I don't win, is this set available for purchase?
If it is a Delta 46-460, and you are referring to the bed extension (part # 46-463), you will need four M8 hex head bolts and four M8 lock washers. (That's according to the instruction sheet that...
+1 Same...same...
If you have a splitting wedge, a hatchet and a handsaw, you may be able size that big one down enough to get it on your lathe and rough out a couple bowls. Or split off some 3 x 3 to 4 x 4 pieces...
Well, a lot of ladies like vases with a glass or plastic water tube (with a flower stuck in it...and some form of chocolate accompanying it). Spalted wood would be excellent for that. Also a twig...
If it's only going to be a couple days until you can get a blade and some sealant, you could just wet them down and keep the ends wet with water soaked rags and wrap them with plastic. Just check...
yup, sure looks spalted to me. It happens in maple, birch, aspen and a few other species when water, temperature and oxygen are right for the various fungi that cause the coloration and patterns....
I've got one of these...it works good enough with my tilt-bed trailer. Also have used it to jump start my dead battery a couple times.
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That looks a lot like mine. I added expanded metal to the sides with some nuts, bolts and fender washers to further insure that I don't loose any hard earned pieces of wood out the sides. It'll serve...
This guy sells Delrin and some pre-made bushings. Most of his bushings are for turning pens between centers without a mandrel but he does have some universal finishing bushings. I'm sure he has...
Nice color job on the handle!
Drill bits almost always wonder off center a little bit when drilling wood end grain. It won’t make the handle unusable but it may make it awkward.
The...
What a score! (and a great friend you have!) ...A little like winning the lottery? The only other wood lathe that comes close to that heavy-weight, high-end, bad boy is the Laguna Pinnacle MTP105...
When I do a natural edge bowl, I don't use a worm screw or faceplate. I never seem to get the bark edges to line up the way I want that way. What I do is get rid of some bark in the center with a...
Your lathe will have to be able to slow down to 200-300 rpm for thread chasing.
You will need an inside chaser, outside chaser, relief cutting tool and chasing armrest. (There is one type of...
I think the LCSIXW set from amazon has different sized spindle and bowl gouges than the LXWM1007 set and it has an oval skew rather than a standard skew (which many folks don't like and can be harder...
IMHO, this would be an excellent starter set.
Set of 6 Benjamin's Best HSS Lathe Chisels Item #: LXWM1007
They are available from pennstateind.com.
It has all the basic chisels in the...