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Copper pipe, anything with smooth parallel or cone shaped walls that isn't attacked by the resin will work as a mold. Yes, there are special silicone rubber mold making products, but they cost as...

There are pros and cons to each. If you can't stand the odor of a little air tool oil, then don't get an oiled pump. Oiled pumps spew oil vapor, oilless ones spew carbon dust as the vanes wear. ...

My DNA soak is a 5gal HDPE pail. I keep it in a black rubber lidded feed bucket. If the pail leaks, the feed bucket should catch it and contain the fumes well enough to prevent problems.

A friend of mine picked up a used 3520a and was having constant problems with the OV error when turning the speed down to zero. It would even occur unloaded, with the pulley off the motor. We...

Amazon.com search for "Neiko drill" or "close quarters drill". Around $37. It's a clone of the early Sioux. Like all of these drills you'll need to regularly disassemble clean and lub. They...

I've generally taken to hollowing out bowls with the tail stock in place, leaving a cone in the center. Then I start making cuts down and up the cone until it's thin enough to break or part off. I...

It sounds to me like you should be using a polyester casting resin. These resins are thin, clear, and colorless. Bubbles will quickly float to the top. You would need to build a damn around your...

Economics and engineering are often at odds with each other. True, one whole house suppressor is less expensive that many individual units. But lightning doesn't understand economics, it follows...

My advice and what I've actually done when I have one of these mistakes is to set it aside and go on with something else. Eventually, I end up with the correct tool or discover an easy fix. You...

I just finished building something that looks kinda like the Kobra design, haven't even had a chance to try it yet. Used 1x1.5" steel bar. For the bearings, I drilled a pilot hole all the way...

If you really want to mess (pun intended) with yellow pine, you need to set the sap by kiln drying it. I'm told that leaving pine boards in a hot attic for several weeks during the summer works. ...

I'm using an old Gast 523 Lab pump which I acquired used. (Picture cropped out of the manual.) It's an oiled pump, which I actually consider an advantage because it should mitigate the effects of...

I have what appears to be that same caliper, bought years ago and not from harbor freight. Don't expect accuracy from it unless you check it first. Even though mine zeros correctly, it's off by...

Joshua,

What's the bearing series code number for the replacement bearings. It should be something like 6203ZZ or 6804RS. This info would allow one to buy the replacements before disassembling...

I'm somewhat new to turning and can understand the alignment issue when the tail stock is up close. But as you start working with longer spindles how much does it really matter? How would you even...

Michelle,

It's too bad the second posting in this thread set the tone for the thread. I think it's more of a communications issue than anything else. Some things are "just so simple that it...

I'll use a nitrile glove on my left hand when working wet woods, particularly those that stain, and on my right for finishing operations. They tear so easily that I consider them safe.

I'm...

Does anyone know of a portable propane heater that can be vented to the outside? My electric bill was almost 2x normal from trying to keep the shop temp up.

I have a section of 9" wide Closet Maid shelving wedged into the base just under the bed. Very handy for the occasional tool. The lathe is bolted into a steel and concrete mobile base that creates...

You can always do what I did with my 1442. Cut short lengths of brass rod that will drop into the screw holes. Then install the set screws. The soft brass will conform to the spindle threads and...

Always when cutting or with suspect wood. Not when sanding or finishing at slow speed with good solid wood.

I really like the dragon plate. Dragons and other fantasy creatures are one of my interests. Most of my scroll saw work is dragons. What I find most interesting about the plate is the way you used...

Another quick fix for porosity is sawdust. I had some leaking wormholes while turning off a tenon, simply rubbed sawdust into them and got the vacuum up from 15"Hg to around 22". Kept adding more...

Roger,

I agree with everything said so far but would like to add that if you're building this from wood it's much less of an issue than if you're using metal. As long as you make the arms long...

I sand both fast and slow, it just depends on what's needed for the particular problem. For example, on a natural edge item where I'll be sanding over air I turn up the speed of both the lathe and...