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I actually ended up turning the blank on a 20" Laguna. Satisfaction is not having it fit on a 20" lathe either. It would have fit on the SS provided that I routed a groove on the tail stock end to allow for the carriage clearance. I had to use a Jawhorse to hold a board on end as a tool re...

With the speed reducer, one can turn a 15X24" cylinder w/o modifications or trickery. I actually mounted a 15x27" approx. 65# cylinder with trickery.

First question is how long did you allow the finish to dry after the oil based stain. I believe the polyacylic is water based. If so, then all of the solvent in the oil based product must evaporate before using the water based top coat. Otherwise the solvent wiill cause the water based topcoat to cr...

I have a problem with the set screw loosening on the saw arbor and on my Nova chuck insert, The does not happen with any other attachment. My solution has been to tighten the screw and run the SS for a brief minute, retighten and go to work. I figure the screws may not be machined to the correct tol...

Anyone have an extra 6" Face Plate?

Mine popped off yesterday and will not stay on. What's the trick to making this part stay on? New one?

There is no difference in the tools used for turning wood or any of the acylic blanks. The acylic blanks do require sharp tools. If you buy a preformed acylic blank such as a Wall Street Circuit board pen it will have air bubbles in the blank which can cause chucks to blow out of the blank. Just go ...

I watched the set up video online for the reducer and saw Nick install some type of coupler but couldn't tell much about it from the video. On second look in the manual on pg 8 at the bottom it lists a drive hub ref. # 36 (part # 503740), but no pic and the SS catalog online does not show a pic eith...

Anyone have a spare coupler for a speed reducer?

Thanks for everyone's input.