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- Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:17 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Shop built lathe tool rest arm?
- Replies: 4
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Shop built lathe tool rest arm?
Blew up my tool rest horizontal arm. Has anyone made one from scratch?
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:34 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Question on spur drive center
- Replies: 10
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- Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:12 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Large Allen Screw
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3796
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:23 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Large Allen Screw
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3796
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:37 am
- Forum: Maintenance and Repair
- Topic: Large Allen Screw
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3796
Large Allen Screw
While using my joiner, I heard a noise soon followed by a large (~1/2" dia.) allen screw bouncing on the floor between the joiner and the headstock area of my SS. The SS still worked fine with no other noise. The noise I heard seemed to be from the headstock area. So far I haven't been able to ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:53 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: pine cone and corn cob
- Replies: 15
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A jack pine or the type that needs fire to open will be the easiest to turn. Ones that open without fire will need to be encased in casting resin to turn. Heat from the cutting tool can make one that is not in resin start to open. CA glue can help keep it closed. For the corn cob, buy some corn on t...
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:47 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: barber pole pen?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10766
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:28 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: What kind of lathe center is this?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 766
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:26 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Turning black palm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1062
Black palm is not a good newbie wood. Sharp tools are a must. Reading the grain is another must or you will catch the black fibers and blow it up. Someone suggested using CA glue (needs to be thin CA) to stablize the blank before turning. I used some spalted oak for an ornament finial. Not thinking,...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:35 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Heating woodshop
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8035
Northern Tool has a 3 blade radient patio heater designed to mount on an umbellra that works well and could be hung from the ceiling using a plumbing flange and length of pipe. It should easily cover a 10x10' spot in the shop especially if you use some type of curtain to enclosed the work space. I h...