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So I guess Murphy is my close friend. I had been free hand sharpening my lathe tools since I started turning. Then at the last turning club meeting I actually used the one-way jig... it is a bit more...

On this piece I used Pentacryl, and CA. First I applied the pentacryl(thin) to the open cracks, when dry I applied thin CA and medium CA to the large deep openings. On other pieces I have done in the...

He was afraid that the inclusion and checks in the end of the blank would cause it to grenade. I solved this problem by stabilizing the blank prior to turning it and adding a sacrificial blank to the...

I do believe they where shot with lacquer originally, but I used shellac and wax on mine. I hear poly works well also. As for stain I'm not sure what they used originally. That's just my .02 cents.

I have a friend that didn't want to turn this piece of box elder... at least that's what he said when I found it in his burn bin. So I rescued it. I think it turned out well I really like the bark...

As someone once said "sucks to be you".
As someone else once said "choose your words wisely,chances are someone is listing."

Bad stroke of luck with that whole variance thing. As for a business...

+1 to what Peter said

So you wanna fix your track marks. Assuming that you have the blade set to the proper cutting depth and you are getting the gouge marks to the extremities of the blade then you should sharpen the...

Have you thought about Easy wood tools, Craig Jackson has some new aluminium face plates that rock. They seem to be less expensive than the oneway plates, but there is no 6". These are available...

Nice work! Looks like your well on your way to becoming a production pen turner.:) Yes that one key fob does count as a segmented turning.

Segmented Turnings: any turning made with multiple...

Oh it was wet ash... that makes it a ton easier.

Nice form, great execution.... I like it.

Question though: What's your wall thickness like?
nother question: Are ya hooked on HF yet?
One last one: How did ya like turning that ash?

Keep up...

this was produced on a "wannabe" lathe, and I'm sure it would not have been any easier on a "real" lathe.

http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=143043

In fact i have made a lot of real...

Hey guys,
Thanks for all the positive support.

Let me try to answer some questions.
1)John K. was questioning my use of a single whit segment in the ring. That segment is holly and I used it...

If you get the SN2 teknatool has an adapter for your lathe. But that doesn't solve your speed issue... 1100 is way too fast for bowl rough out. You need closer to 300~600 rpm.

This post is for John Keeton.

John you where curious what I was turning that ebony ring for, well it's part of a stand for a HF. I call this piece "Alchemy" it is made out of poplar, curly black...

"The force is strong with this one..." "Drawn to the dark side he will be"
Good job drawing your friend to the vortex.

nice calls... I've been thinking about giving that a try sometime.

You must have some kind of strange disease, may be it's lathe plague!:eek:

Seriously now

It's just a tannons in the wood reacting with you hands and tools.

Industrial hand cleaner and...

I have a Delta vs Midi that I have been able to turn very nice things on... I just can't go over 12.25" in diameter... or over 96" long. That said the lathe was $600 but that's just a lathe no tools...

When I read the post about taping the piece into the jam chuck a light went on in my head. I thought "why don't I replace the rubber pieces with tape". As I went to do this I had another idea......

Here are some pics to make it clear as mud... but a jam plate may work.

I just opened a new roll of select-a-size towels(bought the wrong ones again[hate when that happens]) for the shop and well I had an idea.... why don't they make select-a-size toilet paper? Seems...

Hey guys I'm working on turning a ring I have one side and the outer edge done. Now I just need to turn the inside edge of the bottom. No problem I thought "I'll just grip it in the old Cole jaws"......

Wood storage... I keep my lumber in the attic and shed out back, I keep my turning blanks in a cabinet in the shop and in the shed out back(I also keep some in my neighbors wood pile... he just...

Date on the receipt is 16 Sep 67. The price paid was $2.57 that's with tax, that would be $16.79 in current money. With that info i guess it is a cheap plane.