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Dale,

I was taught to turn with my left hand on the tool rest and the tool in my right hand braced by my left hand as I place it on the tool rest. That position puts the side of your left hand...

I was not sanding. I was turning with a carbide (square) tool at my lowest speed so I had to have a tool rest in place. Thank God that the turning tool was also grabbed along with the meat on the...

I had an unusual accident about ten days ago. I was turning a 31" spindle for my wife to use as a curtain rod. I had spindle mounted a 32" piece of very dry, treated 1 1/2" by 1 1/2" piece of...

Does any one out there have a free shipping for Rockler. They sent me a letter giving me free shipping and I can not locate it. Thanks.

Ken Gibbs

I have 40 years of chainsawing experience and ANY saw cuts that you rip in green wood will pack up the chain, sprocket, and housing. You just have to watch it when you rip cut. Take the bar loose...

Just adding my experience yesterday starting a walnut bowl from 3" stock. I am starting to turn a 14" bowl from 3" stock from walnut I cut myself 14 years ago. I marked the piece and cut my circle...

Used Unisaws? I was lucky to find a local guy who buys and works on Unisaws. If the saw is operational, take the blade off and use the nickle test. Just sit a nickle on edge on the saw table and...

Thanks guys. I wonder why the marketplace has not addressed this issue? I am not able to do an upgrade right now and I know that there are lots of choices available that would include a rotation...

Attention All of You Rotor heads Out There!

Perhaps somebody could answer this question for me? Do you know of any off the shelf speed controls that I can adapt to My Grizzly 462? My concern is...

Keith,

We had 8" of damp powder on Tuesday and temps down to 01 F. I live in extreme Western Virginia and we had snow for over twelve hours. The thermometer raced all the way up to 16 F today...

Help! Do you know of some kitchen island designs available on the net? My bride thinks this is time critical.

Years ago my grandfather was teaching me to turn on his old lathe. I mounted a piece of black locust on the lathe one day when he had gone someplace and started turning a spindle. I smoked several...

My wife gave me a new, main stream, full sized square tip carbide cutter for Christmas. I had been lusting after this new cutter for some time. I turned a large walnut handle and started working on...

I sure would like to win one of the things before I do damage to my self. Tank you.

Ken Gibbs

Michelle, have you been working with some volitile solvents? Please check your ventilation system. Thanks.

After buying my 2nd new Grizzly machine, a mid sized lathe, I am convinced that Grizzly has the best customer service of any main line woodworking machinery company. They go way past the warranty...

I just finished making an outside entrance screen door out of left over 4/4 treated pine. The factory doors have dowel joints that tend to weaken and rot after several years. I used through tendons...

Jason,

Why don't you get a nice chunk of concrete and turn that instead of black locust? It would be easier than locust and you would feel better about the condition of your turning tools when...

It seems that I only hang new doors in old houses wherein nothing is square or plumb. And I always follow some homeowner who has tried to fix the doors and really screwed up the jambs and hinges. ...

The tool rest on my Grizzly 0462 recently sheered just below the T cross bar. I called Grizzly to buy a replacement and learned that the warranty had expired four days prior to my call. The...

Last week the tool rest broke on my two year old Grizzly lathe. The 1" cast iron verticle shaft snapped right below the horizontal bar. It was obviously a stress crack. Is this a common type of...

Yesterday my one year old tool rest broke right below the horizontal rest. The shaft broke all the way through and thanklfully just hit the floor. The verticle shaft is fabricated from 1" cast iron...

Scot,

Bolt a 2" X 4" to the feet and set casters outboard of the lathe leg bases. Just be careful and get some help when you jack it up. Putting the casters outboard of the foot bases give added...

The best thing about wood workers is they like to help neophytes. Just post your area and I would bet you will have some offers of help. I ofter help new folks on my equipment and that gives them a...

Speaking of turned salt and pepper mills, I started to order the mechanisms for both and them I asked advice from my chip maker neighbor. He has had trouble with any brand that contains any type of...