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I'm sure you could...probably the only requirement would be a bowl ;) !

Thanks to all for the pointers. I have anchersealed and placed in the dry to cure. Yes, will limp along a while longer with my "old" 12" lathe :( but I have always like the bigger "toys" better!

Hey...good point Brian!!! Since I just saved $2000 I can go buy my Jet, right :D ? Only wished it was that easy!

Ronald I don't know how to get the link to post click-able but if you go to: Forum: Off Topic Forum...second "sticky" down..
List Of Acronyms - Update 3/15/05 will give you a list of acronyms used...

You are right Ted, but right now my budget says no!:mad: I am really wanting the 1.5 hp 110v
16" Jet. Any thoughts on this lathe?

One of my logging buddies call me last night. He told me to come by the job site today.
Said he had something he thought I might want. I wasted no time this morning heading out.
When I got...

WOW!!!...Love it!

The light rings toward the center in the first picture...are they somewhat porous?
Pretty soft where there was no spalting or rot?

bark certainly looks like one of the red oaks. would need to do a little research to determine the oaks in your area. wood should be hard. i would guess that it was some what hollow inside and...

Thanks Dick. I'm afraid you are a wayyyy out of my league! I turned a mug for my son-in-law for Christmas out of a cherry limb. I expected problems since I was simply hollowing out the center. ...

Thanks Michael. Wood was getting just soft enough to have to keep a very sharp tool but wasn't punky enough to have to be treated although it came off my chuck before I was ready!
That is why the...

Thanks Donny...I see you are from GA too. Are you a member of any turning clubs? I just joined Mountain Laurel Woodturners in Demorest, GA at last meeting.

Thanks all.

Bob I used pure tung oil, starting with 40% oil and move up to 85 to 90% over about a weeks time. I really do not know how many coats I applied.
The wood soaked it up like a sponge! ...

American Beech. I love the spalt lines in the wood!

Sweetgum...log is a dead giveaway:)!

Thanks Leo!

Thanks Richard. I would like to try one of each shown here but with time and talent lacking I will just settle for something fairly simple and give it a try shortly!

How long for it to polymerize? I usually wait at least over night. Is that long enough? How do I tell?

I suspect you are right..ferule seems loose already! Just wondering if the oil will cause...

Thanks Lee. We moved from Blairsville to Cleveland when I was about three years old. Yes I am partial to NE GA but boy has it ever changed over the years! Progress or growth? :) Some really great...

Thanks Thomas. It is hard not to read here but if more reading causes more spending (and it does) I am going to have to read less and turn more! :D because I was sending way too much even before I...

Hey Steve. Thanks for the Welcome! I am digging into the forum...great stuff here. Checking form...lot to look at here and even more for my weak talent to aspire too, but a challenge keeps life...

Hi Josh,

Didn't mean to ignore you...just bumping along here! Thanks for the working link. I am trying to make a meeting but I work 10 hour days, drive for a little more than a half hour getting...

I use pure tung oil cut to 40% then 60% for the next application then 80% using a citrus thinner. I think the thinning process gives the wood a little better chance to absorb the oil. Since the oil...

Yes, agree..thanks Mike. Been trying to get there but our schedule has not meshed...working on that.
Take care

Thanks Steve...glad to be here! Reading and learning a lot...going to try to put the info to good use. Great forum, nice friendly people!