Yes that is a shop smith chuck. It is the same one I have that I use on my shop smith. Shop Smith uses a 5/8" shaft on the shop smith. It is a good chuck for a shop smith but it is not as nice as...
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Yes that is a shop smith chuck. It is the same one I have that I use on my shop smith. Shop Smith uses a 5/8" shaft on the shop smith. It is a good chuck for a shop smith but it is not as nice as...
I have a treadle lathe that I built to experience the foot power lathe. I use it at our farmers market there to show people what woodturning is. It is easy move and set up and I do not have to have...
I learned that for me to feel like I had a chance of being excepted in a juried show I need to know something about the juror. The first show I entered I was excepted. I learned that the juror of...
I use the link belt on my treadle lathe and it has a lot of traction with no slipping. I used it on an electric lath before that with not slipping. I think they are very good belts. You just have...
I do not say much in the forum, but I have say that is a great piece and good work getting it there. Ron Kent of Hawaii has done this type of work yours look as good as his does. Keep up the great...
I like your drawings real well. I think you have done excellent job on designing them. I have been ask a lot of times about turning chess pieces, but have not done so as of yet. What you design...
Thar look a lot like butternut which is a member of the walnut family of trees. I have turned some butternut which looks just like that. I do know how big butternut get thou. The piece I have is...
I have turned Circassian walnut. I do not know where you can buy smaller pieces thou. I got mine from a gun stock maker. They were scrapes that he usually burn in the fire place. I is a very...
I have used the Pennstate variable speed motor on my Jet 1040 for a year of more. It does bog down, but you must also consider that it is a small motor of only a 1/3 horse I think. I have done...
I am 72 this month. I have been turning off and on close to 30 years. I have been turning more seriously the last 10 years mostly after retiring. I turn some on a treadle lathe which was up and...
I have a hose hooked one the front under where I am turning and it is on all the time. It seem to collect a lot of dust when I am turning and sanding. If I forget to turn it on I notice a lot more...
I would use pine to teach how to turn. Also I would use a spur or a safety drive center, PSI carries both in their cat., and tighten the tail stock just enough to turn and cut the pine. If there is...
Anything slower then an air tools will cause you to have catches and maybe ruin a piece. I got my turbo carver from wood carver supply. The cost is about $250. It runs at about 400,000 rpms. You...
I turn spoons and spatulas on the lathe to shape the handles with some beads or coves. The spoons I use a Kutzall spoon carver in an air grinder then finish them off with hand sanding. Hope this...
I have watched most of his video, I fine them an encouragement for me, the way he does things.
I saw this video and thought he needs to get some lesson on turning before he gets hurts. I am glad to see someone else saw what I saw the roughing gouge for the whole bowl.
I have used 2 part epoxy a lot. That is the only one I use to fill voids and cracks in wood. I work with cracked wood a lot. I fill the epoxy with a blue metal flake or a crushed stone a lot. I...
I do pierce carving. The diamond bits are for metal and class engraving. For pierce carving or any wood carving with a turbo carver you need carbide bits. Diamond does burn in wood, but so does...
Personally I had problems with my G0698 when it came and I set it up it would run then shut down on me. I would shut it off and then it would not start for me. So called and they said they would...
Randy I have used a lot of CA. I have used it with waffer board HF's. You can used CA as a sanding sealer. Thou you must use nitrile gloves, unless you want you fingers glued together. You used a...
I have turning crabapple and turn very nice and beautiful wood color and patterns. You will have to get cut and sealed cause it will crack. Mine was not seal when i got it and it was crack bad. I...
Michelle I have done some pierce carving. The turbo carver I got was from a wood carver supply. It came with a foot pressure control, pressure gauge and diamond bits. The diamond bits are form...
Hello there you all. I have a thread lathe that I build and set it up at the local farmers market and it has gotten a lot of attention. It can be seen in operation on You Tube at CAW0924. I looked...
I have used Microwave drying and worked good. I put a piece of wet box elder in for about one minute on high power then let cool down till cool and repeated it for four times then let it set for...
Yes I had to send the old one back. They paid for all the shipping cost because it is under warranty.