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    Reed, when I was talking with you about the...

    Reed, when I was talking with you about the Laguna in KC, I had no idea that the new PM was only 50 feet away (I turn on a 3520B). I see that they have gone to a very similar "ergonomic spindle" as...
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    Own one of their bowl steadys also and use it...

    Own one of their bowl steadys also and use it frequently for steadying the rims of large platters for making my delicate beads. For this operation, only one of the two wheels is touching the piece. ...
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    Agree on both counts. I am a Oneway owner, but...

    Agree on both counts. I am a Oneway owner, but have used Vicmarcs enough to recognize that they are spectacular chucks as well. I do know a couple of guys who turn big stuff who both really like...
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    I'm a happy owner of a 3520B and have been for a...

    I'm a happy owner of a 3520B and have been for a few years now. However, if the 18/36 had been on the market when I bought my PM, I would probably have bought the 18/36.
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    Same story here. Even in January, 2013 when I...

    Same story here. Even in January, 2013 when I bought my "B", it really was a very easy choice in that price range. If I were buying new today with the same requirements, I would be buying either...
  6. 100%. On more than one occasion I have gone to...

    100%. On more than one occasion I have gone to McMaster-Carr's website trying to find something that I could visualize because I'd seen it before but didn't know the name of and have always...
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    Well, I did settle the sled question for myself...

    Well, I did settle the sled question for myself before the "segeasy" wedge wave swept the nation so I have never used one. I started out trying to use a chopsaw and could never get my cutting tray...
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    I went to Frank's talk at the Virginia Symposium...

    I went to Frank's talk at the Virginia Symposium this year. As impressive as his laminations are (and they are indeed), I was just as marveled by some of the nice shapes of his platters.
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    Yes, please do post your review of it later,...

    Yes, please do post your review of it later, whether good or bad. This lathe certainly does have every indication of being the new "best buy" lathe out there but I think several would-be purchasers...
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    Pretty much the same with me except I usually use...

    Pretty much the same with me except I usually use a negative rake scraper. Doing a light pass with a sanding disc to highlight visually what you should already be feeling with your fingers is also...
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    I've done this also. One trick I discovered was...

    I've done this also. One trick I discovered was to add a couple of cheap Home Depot fence gate handles (galvanized pull handles, for example) at the appropriate angles to the back of the board to...
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    I flatten rings with a drum sander. Before that...

    I flatten rings with a drum sander. Before that I did it the hard way using a big sanding disc (on MDF w/ faceplate) running on my lathe and holding the ring against that, which sucks as it spews...
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    I use the Aurora light from Vince rather than the...

    I use the Aurora light from Vince rather than the Super Nova, but only because I already had a Moffatt as well. The Aurora is a single 5-watt LED instead of 3 3-watt LEDs, but it is otherwise nearly...
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    http://signaturemedallions.com/home-1.html. ...

    http://signaturemedallions.com/home-1.html. $1.48/ea if you order 200 of the 1". You have to order at least 100.
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    Thought about doing this wasn't confident enough...

    Thought about doing this wasn't confident enough to order the minimum on these, although I do something sort of similar using pewter buttons. It doesn't have my name on them and I still sign/name...
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    Also use a Pigma Micron pen.

    Also use a Pigma Micron pen.
  17. Absolutely beautiful job.

    Absolutely beautiful job.
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    On my beaded pieces, I make a little mini-beaded...

    On my beaded pieces, I make a little mini-beaded ring on the bottom to go around the little pewter inserts I use:

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    I may start doing this even on non-beaded pieces as well. It takes a...
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    While I am sure I bought different ones than you,...

    While I am sure I bought different ones than you, I did buy some McMaster-Carr hose clamps (regular worm drive) a few years ago to bolster my mostly Ideal-branded inventory. I did not like them for...
  20. Thanks. Interestingly, the Chestnut brand dyes I...

    Thanks. Interestingly, the Chestnut brand dyes I was looking at have 5% shellac already in them. Like Steve, I have used TransTint in the past but it has been a long time since I have tried to use...
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    Thank you! I use acrylic ink. I have tried...

    Thank you! I use acrylic ink. I have tried "liquid acrylics" (thinned acrylic paint) and found that it looked too painted on, as in it sat on top of the wood too much. Acrylic ink soaks into the...
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    Thanks much, all.
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    Yup. When I turn something like this (which is...

    Yup. When I turn something like this (which is about 19" wide):

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    Getting the beads just right is the most critical part and I have learned that it is best to do the beads as early as...
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    For some species, it is going to be about...

    For some species, it is going to be about impossible to fine really wide blanks. However, part of the scarcity problem even for species where the harvested trees might be wide enough is that there...
  25. I was referring to Antique Oil, thanks.

    I was referring to Antique Oil, thanks.
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