This is a very good idea. We had our house built here in Montana while we lived in Western Washington. It is very difficult to keep track of progress when you live away from the new construction.
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This is a very good idea. We had our house built here in Montana while we lived in Western Washington. It is very difficult to keep track of progress when you live away from the new construction.
I watched the video and it looks like a great system. Roger, I think you have the same lathe as mine, Grizzly 0766. I don't see the correct post size. How are you dealing with that?
It looks like I am going to start the school year working full time while they find a teacher for the class. While I am not real excited about working full time, I think I will be able to buy a...
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Meet Zeeba, a Pointer puppy. Hopefully she will spend a lot of time with me in the shop when she gets a little older.
I have a Rolair Air Buddy that is very light and seems to work. Also have a little larger California Air Tools compressor that works well. It is quite a bit heavier than the Rolair however.
No I haven't. Actually I live about 60 miles south of Columbia Falls, so I will at some point go if I am sure they are meeting. Just haven't done so yet.
I have tried contacting the one in Kalispell twice with no response either time.
I would be interested in any responses you get. I live about 85 miles north of Missoula and would like to connect with some turners that could teach me a few things.
Ceiling went in yesterday. It is a fairly large lathe. I ordered the barn with an ungraded floor. 2 x 6 joists on 12" center rather than 2 x 4's on 16" center and a 3/4" floor. Good point about...
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Bought a barn/shed to house my lathe and finished the inside. Only thing left is for the electrician to complete their work.
One of the members here, Peter Blair, stopped by my house for a visit and some teaching today. Had a great time. He is a very nice guy to talk with both as a turner and just general things. Fun...
I really like mine.
It is walnut that I bought off ebay.
Took a class last Friday in Spokane to learn to turn bowls, so decided to practice today and see if I could do it myself. It will most likely crack as I did it to finish instead of roughing it out...
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Once that is done the insulation can be done (spray foam) and then I can start finishing the walls.
Thanks for all the offers! Could be a lot of fun and learning for me.
339403 This is the bowl I made at the class. I ended up being the only student and the instructor still held it for me. ...
I live in NW Montana and no where around here does classes, so I am going to Spokane to take a class at Woodcraft. The class has a prereq of a beginning class but the instructor called me today and...
I am building a corner cabinet and need to know what kind of hinges I will need for the doors. The doors will lay on top of the cabinet (not inset). I will try to post a picture of the cabinet so...
I have nothing to compare it to as this is my first lathe and have only had it for about a few weeks, but I am glad I got the 0766. I did a lot of research on line since I live in an area where I am...
Thanks for the suggestions! Thomas - I would love to attend, unfortunately I live in Montana. I tried contacting the local (to me, 45 or more miles away). Got an email back from whomever I...
I bought a few bowl blanks off of ebay. They arrived and are covered in some kind of wax. Do I try to hand scrape the wax off first or what? Any suggestions for my first turning would be...
My wood shop is pretty small, 9 x 29, and getting pretty full. I recently bought a Grizzly 0766 lathe. While it fits, it would be nice to have that space back. I have been considering purchasing a...
I live in Montana between Kaiispell and Missoula. It would be nice to find someone that knows what they are doing and could share. For a few days I will just be trying to use the tools, not make...
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From a 2"x2" to round. I found myself having an easier time with using a skew rather than the roughing gouge. I tried cuts with the parting tool which went pretty well and a beading gouge...
My lathe is supposed to be delivered today and some tools from D-Way have already arrived. I want to get some wood for learning practice for both spindle and bowl turning. What should I get? I...