Small world...my Father's family is from Hopkinsville and Todd Cy
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Small world...my Father's family is from Hopkinsville and Todd Cy
I have glued hundreds of 'dried' glue blocks to green wood and only had two failures because I glued them together when it was too cold. I prefer poplar for my glue blocks as it has the right...
While it could be any number of things depending on wood and how you're presenting the tool but I was having the exact same problem until I changed my gouge from 40 to 60 degrees. Suggest if you...
As John has already pointed out, wood movement is part of where the blank comes from within the tree but I also add that it comes from the type of tree, how much residual moisture is in the blank...
Rummaging around YouTube last weekend I found this video that I thought provided a good visual as well as hand's on description of what the different gouge grinds are and what this turner found them...
David...Thank you for the reply. I've just looked at the Batty gauges and they certainly look like premium gauges, I'm partial to my milled aluminum tools. But I've also just found Ron Brown's Best...
Does anyone know if there is a Raptor-like set-up jig to set a grinding table to 20 degrees in order to form a 40 degree included angle on a skew? thanks...John
So you've learned one of the painful lessons of carbides cutters...they're not all created equally. I've used a number of sources and don't believe any of the 'other' versions I purchased were as...
You could consider the NOVA DVR XP...purchase it without the leg set and it's a table top machine but with a 16" swing and a motor that can be wired to 2HP.
While I don't have any experience with that tool it does look quite familiar to the Hunter line of carbides.
Before your cash is gone or credit card max'd out I'd offer an alternative idea. Purchase tools as you need them...not as you want them. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of turning tools,...
Looks like you have a combination of old carving tools, some chisels, and two or three turning tools. As for what they're made of...I have no guess. Based on their age, however, I suspect they're...
1. Texture, Spiral, and chatter tooling...
2. The correlation between flute shape, grind angles, and what you get out of them
While I've never tried an oval skew myself, I have read where others have claimed it's a little trickier to sharpen.
Something that I've wondered for several years but never thought to ask until now are those machines with and those without belts. One of the reasons I settled on the NOVA DVR XP several years ago...
I agree completely with your assessment as another NOVA DVR XP owner with the identical configuration as your own. Yes...I would like to have the new Galaxy sliding headstock, one more HP, and more...
I've used walnut oil for several years but haven't experience the same question you have. I apply my oil, many thin coats, with the piece on the lathe turning at speed. I get my products from the...
Really depends on the size of the piece. The standard 50mm will easily support small bowls and up to 10"...though it's always preferred to use your tailstock as added support until it gets in the...
Would you be able to get an automotive wheel or bearing 'puller' on it?
https://www.christkindl-markt.com/small-pyramid-glass-bearing-78mm-p-1669.html
Do you by chance have a picture? I'm not familiar with the term 'pyramid cup bearing'.
I get mine from a place called AZCarbide. I have several of the EWTs as well and haven't found any of the other replacement cutters to be as good as the EWT brand but the AZ are very good and a more...
Before your budget has all been spent on tools and such, be sure to get a decent respirator system first. You can make one or two well chosen tools perform many different functions but your lungs...
It's an interesting question. With the well received reviews from owners of the new Laguna's and Grizzly's, it seems strange that Powermatic (now another Chinese brand) would raise the price of...
Don't know myself, but as a DVR XP owner myself, I'm also following the same question when I see them.