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Thank you! Waterlox is awesome!!! I wonder if they are looking for a sponsor!

I am extremely pleased with the results. Thank you to all for the help.

The Waterlox brand WILL be a staple in my work for now on. As for the knots in the table not filled it makes the table...

Not sure what happened to the pictures I posted before but the table has been finished.

It has been a while, but nice bench. I like the very tight joints you have. A little too precise for me at this point. Great work.

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Not sure if anyone will be back to see these, but I have found some time to get some knot pictures and updated progress.

That's are really good idea on not filling them. I spent some time in the barn tonight to finish the hand chiseled mortises in the legs and was trying to think of what makes the most sense for the...

Polyurethane is bad? Did I just give away how much of a novice I am? Thanks for the reply, I will look up the shellac flakes tonight and the waterlox/behlen's.

One of the knots is pretty deep,...

I am looking for some help on the eventual finishing of the dining room table I have been building. Ok, the table has been on hold for months, almost a year now. Back into it to finish for...

I did a Google search and found an old blog post with a lot of info on the unit for maintenance, adjustments etc. One of the things I read in there was that, "If you can get used to the motor change...

Don,

I took a look at the unit last night and it is wired for 120V and also checked the brushes as well for alignment. I am not sure how the brushes could be off since there is a slot for them an...

I will take a look at look at the brushes tonight and double check the 240 vs 120V wiring. The person I got it from may have had it wired already and never changed the plug on it.

Thank you.

Hello.

I just picked up a Makita 2040 planer to replace my Delta 22-580. I needed a larger unit, and I have read many good things on it.

I know about the rollers, mine are in good shape,...

I will see if I can get some pictures up today, I think I threw most of them in the fire last night. . . a little frustrated. :D

If I understand what you are saying, I think that is what the...

Ok, I am back again.

I went to this last Tuesday's meeting, finally, for the Central CT Wood Turners and they were doing a demo that night on Christmas ornaments. Looked pretty easy, but I have...

Well the Jacob's chuck and threaded rod worked great with the tail stock in use!! Here is a picture of my first one off of the "New" lathe!

Thanks to all for all of the great help and advice!

The units in the picture were made on my old mini lathe. No tail-stock used except for the taller one on the right. Tail-stock was only used till in the very beginning. Normally I use the screw...

Kyle. . it's only a half gallon, just kidding. Thank you, except for the spalted maple one my pieces don't have a finish on them, they are just highly polished.

I looked at the classes at WC,...

I was thinking of trying that from what I found when I searched "Bottle Stopper Mandrel" in Google.

I know at the hardware store near my work I can get hanger bolts and machine threaded studs,...

Thanks Kyle.:D

I Google d bottle stopper mandrel and came up with the PSI one and some other ideas. I saw one where they just use a Jacobs chuck and put a mandrel in it like the one they sell at...

Kyle, what is the one from PSI? Do you have a model number?

I looked at the screw center that came with my Nova @ but the screw is too big for the threaded part of the wine bottle topper pieces I...

Ok, so I think I uploaded the pictures. . . .not seeing them here. . .ahhhhh so you need to preview the post.

Ok what we see here is the lathe and the piece I was working on last night. I measured...

Tonight when I get home I will see if I can post some pictures and possible video. The only problem is that was my last screw chuck last night and the threads on it are metric. Would love to know a...

:mad:Well I moved up from my dad's old Record Power mini lathe and went for the gusto, a 85 Delta/Rockwell 46-450.

It's big and powerful, full 2HP, did the 3PH 220V converter and everything....

I am not sure what to call it and can not seem to find it online, but I am looking for a better tool rest assembly for my Rockwell/Delta 46-450 lathe. I noticed a much better rest on Bob Hamilton's...