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I enjoy cleaning my shop. Afterward I can't wait to mess it up again. Very inspirational.

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Not my design but works great

Let the oil cure and beal buff with carnuba wax

60 grit sand paper:D

My first thing gets used at least twice a day, take my keys out and put them back when I return.

Take the rubber grips off the dollar store pens.
Turn more pens and duplication will be second nature.

Never, ever take the last cut.

The problem with reeves drive and step pulley is the low end speed is 500 rpm +-. That said unless you have a very balanced bowl blank its a little fast for bowls. Spindles no problem.
YMMV
Wayne...

The Oneway Wolverine system is a beautiful thing, inexpensive, simple and easy to use, repeatable results. Take your time setting it up on your grinder and you won't look back.

Well you need a lathe, turning tools, at minimum a spindle roughing gouge, spindle gouge, parting tool. A grinder to sharpen and preferably a jig for repeatabilty while sharpening. For bowls a...

Compost pile

You have radiant floor heat in your shop? Sweet.

I also rough turn my tenons as large as the jaws will allow, I am careful about the tenon shape and size, No failures (of the tenon.) I always mark the center point on the tenon for re-mounting and...

The Catenary curve is my favorite design tool. It works for any size bowl blank. The best part is no math is involved.

I was hesitant about the EZ rougher esp. with a $13.00 replacement cutter cost. However when I found out about the $2.00 replacement cutter I thought I would give it a try....

I just could not see paying a lot of money for a drill i am going to fill with sawdust. My harbor freight right angle drill has lasted abought 5 years and is still going strong. Variable speed and...

....and it will help with the troubleshooting. Grind too short, too long, sides concave vs convex etc.

Cigar pen made from prairie rattlesnake skin cast in clear resin.
Uniqueness of material.

I'll be there Saturday afternoon as well as sunday afternoon. Check out the Baltimore Area Turners Booth #612.
www.baltimoreareaturners.org

Tool projection from the vari-gring does not matter. However when roughing out a bowl and multiple sharpening is required it does.
Once I set my v-arm length from the wheel and with a set...

Drawbar only works in the headstock. Sorry

You can also use a draw-bar in the tailstock to prevent the chuck from pulling out.
Asuming your chuck taper is threaded and you have a hollow tailstock.
My chuck taper is threaded with 1/4-20. I...

Go ahead and use the pine as a prototype. When you are happy with your design, go for the hardwood.

I am a firm believer of precise gas/oil mix at 1 gallon at a time with stabilizer-always.No problems here.
Wayne K

They are holders to hold candlesticks,thus candlestick holders.