Don't even consider it. This has been discussed many times before. Bill
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Don't even consider it. This has been discussed many times before. Bill
Mountains of Western North Carolina:
Oaks, pines, cherry, lots of black locust, catalpa, Paulownia, hemlock, apple, Bradford pear, walnut, hickory, other fruit woods, ash, sassafras, sourwood,...
Fold a piece of scrap sheet metal into a |__| shape. Drill a hole in the horizontal section for the set screw. Invert it in the Ellsworth jig. Use appropiate thickness/es of tin cans, tin, etc until...
Part # 9003K81 about $16.
Bill
My shop is ugly and TOO dirty. So she had one built. She sweeps up after every turning. Got to love it. She has bought all my tools for me!
No, she doesn't have a sister.
Bill in WNC mountains
Keep the keys, they should be REAL ivory!
A thousand cubic feet of air at 50°F weighs 78 pounds, 72 # at 90°F. The motor has to get all that weight moving before LRA goes away. That extra six pounds is the difference in whether it tripps or...
We bought one (unhandled) at Louisville symposium. My wife hollowed over fifty maple, 2 inch diameter hand bell Christmas ornaments before we had to rotate the cutter for a new edge.She has the #3...
All motors that start from a dead stop pull locked rotor amps (LRA). This is SIX times full load amps (FLA). Your name plate should list these values. Motors that are properly sized, in good repair,...
My wife has had five CTS surgical releases over twenty years. She can now turn wood several hours a day for six days a week. See a specialist, there all kinds of hand problems that GP's don't know...
Are they going to be available in large size for gorillas like Bill Grumbine and me? How about a 4X Tall.
Bill in freeze and wind damaged WNC mountains. No apples, peaches, berries this year
Check the school out, plan a class, their food is wonderful. Smokey Mtn. Knifeworks at Sevierville. If you have enoigh money you could leave with 3000 different pocket knives. The kitchen knives are...
Sil-phos is a self fluxing material. If you want a good leak free joint you should still sand the fitting and copper clean. Sil-phos is very strong, however the additional heat needed weakens the...
Get a VS lathe if at all possible. The additional $ amount is small for all the benefits. Beginning turners will often turn at NOT the best speed because it is so troublesome to change the belt. With...
Bill in WNC mountains
Try northcarolinawoodturning with the dot com. The site still needs a lot of development, but the demonstrators are listed.
Bill in WNC mountains
Linking to an AAW sponsored chapter or...
I have turned some holly that had the blue stain the day it was cut down. People around here think that it is mineral stain.
Bill in WNC mountains
I have purchased holly from an ebay seller several times: ncwood. He even custom cut me some for a special project. Very easy to deal with. I have no connection other than a satisfied customer.
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We have ordered from them several times with 100% satisfaction. Ordered custom length tool rests at same price as cataloged items. My wife LOVES their keyless chuck. After five carpal tunnel release...
Several years ago a VP at HD corporate told me that I was abusing my Garden cart by taking it off of level pavement. Do any of you garden in your paved driveway?
I used to buy clear and better...
Check the motor and arbor bearings with the longest, heaviest screw driver that you have. Fourteen to eighteen inches is the best. Remove belts, blades etc. that could get you if ScD slips. Put the...
I drill using a centering vise. Use what Bernie said, but add a continuous jet of compressed air at the entrance of bit to the wood. Increase the flow during the actual raising of the bit. I have a...
As much as I hate the gators, they did look pretty awesome.
Bill in WNC mountains
Jim is a member of Carolina Mountain Woodturners and always donates several of his bowls for our Sept auction. Add .org to full spelling of CMW (no spaces) and look for demonstrator for Feb 2002....
This has been one of the best bowl seasons in years. Usually most of the games are pretty crummy. It was a wonderful game. Even my Seminoles won.
Bill in WNC mountains