That's the sign of having fun for sure!!!
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That's the sign of having fun for sure!!!
That is beautiful !!!!
Harvey,
My 036 Pro leaks too,,,talked with some other Stihl owners and
they said theirs did the same so i never thought i had a problem(and my old Husky leaked before this one too), i have my auto...
Beautiful work!!!! Glad you stuck with it.
As far as which picture??? 1 or 4 for me.
Hey Bonnie,
I also use my drill chuck a lot when making bottle stoppers, but i mount it in the headstock so it'll hold the mandrel for the bottle stoppers. But you HAVE TO secure the chuck into the...
Ha! I remember last year sneaking a 14" band saw into the basement shop,,,the missus rarely comes down to the shop, but the night i was
just finishing up setting the saw up, i hear her coming...
Nice gloat!!! Can't wait to see it dirty and some turnings from that baby!!
Bernie,
I've only turned a few recently and they were out of very wet Cherry,
I turned to 3/4" and dna'd for 24-48 hours and wrapped in paper to dry,,,
didn't work out for me at all,,,each one...
I'm in need of replacing my 3/8" gouge now, it's only 1 year old,,,i know
i lost a good 1/2" right off the bat changing the shape on it to a fingernail
grind which took me several times to get...
Thanks for the heads-up Bill ! I'm putting it in my calendar now.
G'boro is only an hour and a half or so from me,,,glad to finally have a show so close by.
Looking forward to finally meeting you...
Hi Creekers, I guess this is directed mainly to the 3520 owners.
I'm about to pull the trigger on a full sized lathe soon but had a question
about the 3520b that may sway my decision...
I like the...
Welcome Chris,
Not able to afford a Trend/Triton setup, I use a basic face sheild and added a half mask respirator that has replaceable filters,,,works pretty good judging by the look of the filters...
I love it all !!! The wood is gorgeous, the finish,,,superb and I really
like that shape!!! One fine turning that is.
I'm biased as i have the Jet and love it.
Have turned enough pens/pencils/bottle stoppers and confetti lamps in
past year to sell at craft shows to hopefully buy my dream full size lathe,,
just...
Rich,
I had to replace the capacitor on my Jet mini a few months ago,,,not knowing enuf about electric motors,,,I ordered directly from WMH(Jet)
for about $27 to my door pricing.
I also just last...
George,
What type of motor / flex shaft setup do you use? How powerfull a motor
is needed?
and Congrats!!(said gloomily like Eeyore due to total jealousy).
I can't wait till the day i get to gloat like that.
excellent score!!!!
Boy am I jealous!!!!! :D Nice gloat!!!
Thanks for the replies,,,looking at the manual it does appear there's a snap ring on the lead screw inside the quill but it looks to be in place to
keep the screw from traveling further out the back...
Hi All,
The tailstock on my Jet mini has gotten extremely hard to turn, I've taken
off the handle and taken out the spindle and put wd40 down in there
and seems to have loosened up a tad but still...
So I'm down at my parents house at the coast for the weekend to put up some crown molding and a chair rail for my mom and dad. While I'm there
my mom asks if i had time to help one of their...
Outstanding Jim!! Really like the form and the wood is spectacular.
Thanks for the replies guys, spiral/texture tool it is,,,and Gordon,
thanks for the link on the chatter tool,,,i'll make one of those as well
since it won't cost me anything.
You all always come...
Happy New Year y'all !!
For those of you that are texturing your work and have used both the
chatter tool as well as a texturing wheel (like Sorby's spiral and texturing tool),,,,if you only were...