Wait and get what you want. EVS is the only way to go. You can become "lathe poor" by doing things in increments.
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Wait and get what you want. EVS is the only way to go. You can become "lathe poor" by doing things in increments.
My second basket illusion bowl. It's about 10" in diameter.
I just bought a Record rpml300c at a garage sale for $35. It had some surface rust, but otherwise looked like it hadn't been used much. I don't know how old it is. It will only swing 4.5 inches or...
That is really cool. I've been thinking about building a small wooden wood lathe for turning boxes and pens. You've given me inspiration to get started. Thanks!
Hi Richard. Yes, I made an index wheel. It was just a circle with 96 lines that I taped to my lathe. A pointer on the shaft indicated. I used a wedge to hold the shaft while I marked. It really...
I agree Norm. I think there should always be an "I'm a piece of wood" statement somewhere. The center of the bottom was going to be that, but I got carried away and colored it.
Thanks! It's beaded and colored.
I used pens. I laid out the pixels on AutoCad and then worked out a pattern by hand. You don't want to wing it the pattern. One thing I found is that you HAVE to have it ALL worked out before...
I have a couple of Stanleys that I use regularly. They are always close at hand and easy to set up. I made a few blades that have the cutting edge vertical. These work wonderfully for cutting the...
Potted meat is, I'm sure made from spilled or drop things on the killing floor - the stuff is ground up fine and cooked with lots of grease and fat. I would not touch it ------ except when it is mix...
I have a friend (Fred Gschadle of the Chicago Woodturners) who brought a basket illusion bowl to a critique session. I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Fred had taken some...
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This is my first basket illusion bowl (ala David Nittmann). I learned a lot and will start on another one in the near future. If you ever want to spend a month being distracted and grumpy - ya...
I had the same problem - needed accuracy but didn't want to spend a lot of dough. I bought an old cast iron table saw for $25 at a garage sale. It was made in 1946 and was someones pride and joy. ...
Does anyone have some info on this lathe(record rpml300c). I bought one at a flea market and it seems to be in almost perfect shape. It's been unused for a long long time and I want to take it...
Hi Harry. Do I have this right? The inserts allowed you to accomodate different sizes of dowells. Was the blade flat or did you bend it like the originals?
You did WHAT to your 113. What happens in your shop should stay in your shop.
Jim, David. I'm looking for the blade dimensions. I'm pretty sure the dies all use the same blade. Thanks for your help. I've got one blade which is about used up. I'm tired of changing the...
Does anyone have the dimensions for the cutters for the #77. Otherwise, I'll have to measure them myself. Yeah - I know, I'm lazy. Thanks in advance.
Do all the things that Curt said. Especially wipe the bowl between each grit to get rid of grit. I do all that, and then I hand sand with the grain for final and hand sand with the grain in...
David. That looks really nice. I didn't know cherry like that could be found. I have got to try a real HF one of these days. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Michelle. I have done other bowls that way and they have stood up. I'll have to wait to see on the segmented ones. It seems to me that at some point you have to have a solid piece, or inlay...
Such imagination to create something that beautiful. We all wish to do a piece like that.
I like that finial. It's different - delicate and gracile but stong looking. I think you hit it just right.
Randy - I think it looks great. Sometimes the shape is really completed until something gets put into it. Some dry flowers or cat tails let you essentially change the form as you please. Ask your...