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Couple of mills and some other stuff

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The following pictures are of some weekend projects I've been working on.

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These three were turned over the last couple of weekends. theres a forth thats not pictured. Couldn't complete it just yet and it's not quite as forum worthy as these three. The problem is that I bought the wood so long ago I forgot what it is. :eek:

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Here's the ten inch. I know its made out of wood, but thats about it. Also I "fixed" the settings on my camera the other day, hence the horrible color and resolution... I'm really not that technologically advanced

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8" with some sort of wood. This is becoming a problem, I should probably label my stock... nah :D

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8"... cherry... perhaps... nice little burl on it surprised me when it was all said an done! I think it's cherry :o
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Here's a purpleheart mill that I turned years ago; one of my first... no plan, no design, just a chisel and some spinning wood. The mortar (far right) is mahogany, and the mojito masher (far left) and the honey dipper (2nd from left) are made from some wood I got from a buddy in Portugal; again, no idea what type of wood it is.

The purpleheart mill was turned as one of my first; it actually ended up back on the lathe a second time to tighten it up. Turned out much better the second time... yeah, you should've seen it before :D
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tango wrote: . . . I "fixed" the settings on my camera the other day, hence the horrible color and resolution... I'm really not that technologically advanced
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Look for the 'light source' (white balance) in the pix taking menu and change it back to auto. Maybe the weird colors will be gone in future pix.

Nice looking turnings!(even if they do look a little 'hepatitusy').;)
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[quote="JPG40504"]Look for the 'light source' (white balance) in the pix taking menu and change it back to auto. Maybe the weird colors will be gone in future pix.

Nice looking turnings!(even if they do look a little 'hepatitusy').]

SHOW OFF! How long did it take you to look that one up? :rolleyes: :D
Yeah, I know what it means, but I will let everyone look it up for themselves.
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curiousgeorge wrote:SHOW OFF! How long did it take you to look that one up? :rolleyes: :D
Yeah, I know what it means, but I will let everyone look it up for themselves.
All I did was add a 'Y'. I looked Nothin up! I been there done that(back to auto fix).
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JPG40504 wrote:All I did was add a 'Y'. I looked Nothin up! I been there done that(back to auto fix).
I think George is talking about "white balance"....not "hepatitiusy".
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The mills are really cool! Nice lines! and nice sizes. Photos also looked good to me:D In fact - very good!
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Nice mills, Tango.

I was not too impressed with the mill kits available here in the states from Penn State and other suppliers. Do you have a source there that is that is different than what I have here in the states?
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paul269 wrote:Nice mills, Tango.

I was not too impressed with the mill kits available here in the states from Penn State and other suppliers. Do you have a source there that is that is different than what I have here in the states?
Unfortunately no. I've been using the kits from Rockler and have been rather pleased for the time. The problem is that the suppliers of these kits all seem to purchase from the same manufacturer so there really aren't too many options out there.

hepatitusy... is that what it is? I thought they looked sick, but haven't had them diagnosed. Problem solved I reckon :)
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In poking around for pepper mill mechanisms, the crem-de-la-crem appears to be the CrushGrind mechanism which are ceramic (won't corrode if you grind salt).. Rockler sells them as well as the mfg I gather.. Anyway, just an FYI
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In a workshop with Nick Cook. He found these as the best he could find.

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SS 500(09/1980), DC3300, jointer, bandsaw, belt sander, Strip Sander, drum sanders,molder, dado, biscuit joiner, universal lathe tool rest, Oneway talon chuck, router bits & chucks and a De Walt 735 planer,a #5,#6, block planes. ALL in a 100 square foot shop.
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