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Some sappy cherry PM blanks two standard size & one 23 3/4 around 14% MC and a couple of fresh cut apple limbs to trade with @Kevin for a couple of ERC coffee mug blanks and what ever else he wants to use to fill the box. P1010007.webp P1010008.webp P1010009.webp
 
Okay lemme get some pics up later. Might be tomorrow not going to get out of the 30s today. We have those winter safety locks on our doors where they don't let you out until the temps get above 45 . . . .
 
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No hurry not making coffee mugs rite off anyway, I will get some AS on the apple.
 
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Sidecar said:
Coffee mugs......?
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Guess I said that wrong, travel mug. Kits are available for them you get the liner and lid then turn a wooden outside jacket for them. I have been thinking about ordering one for a while just have not got to it.
 
Here's one Kev. This kit is a lidless one because it was the only one I had and didn't have time to order another before the xmas giveaway and make it in time for El Guapo's xmas present. The travel mugs are the same SS insert just come with a lid. I have since made a lidded one for my son I will post pics eventually . . .

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Here's one Kev. This kit is a lidless one because it was the only one I had and didn't have time to order another before the xmas giveaway and make it in time for El Guapo's xmas present. The travel mugs are the same SS insert just come with a lid. I have since made a lidded one for my son I will post pics eventually . . .

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@Kevin ......hey thanks for put'n that up !....really neat but one's turning skills need to be advanced ......?
I have an idea .....HEY ..... @CWS Ol buddy
 
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Kevin said:
Here's one Kev. This kit is a lidless one because it was the only one I had and didn't have time to order another before the xmas giveaway and make it in time for El Guapo's xmas present. The travel mugs are the same SS insert just come with a lid. I have since made a lidded one for my son I will post pics eventually . . .

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Thanks @Kevin THAT Is COOL !
 
Sidecar said:
....really neat but one's turning skills need to be advanced ......?
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No, they don't. If that were the case I couldn't do it. It's not exactly easy but if you just take your time it's no problem for anyone that can turn a vase IMO.
 
Just a clarification. When I said the ss inserts were the same as the lidded, I meant same size. The lidded ones are threaded to accept the lid but otherwise they are the same.
 
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Are the stainless inserts double walled? So as to create a thermos? Just curious.
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Not the ones I have bought. What I do is leave the o.d. fairly fat and fill the cavity with silicone. I do it mainly to keep the wood crom shattering if ever dropped but it probably offers some level of insulation as well. We need to ask @El Guapo his experiences with it though I still have my son's need to apply the finish.
 
Kevin said:
The lidded ones are threaded to accept the lid but otherwise they are the same.
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Kevin, where are you sourcing your inserts from? I like the idea of the threaded lid. I have a couple that I picked up from Rockler that I plan to make, but the lid is only a friction fit with a silicone ring - and I'd rather have threaded lids for when I make some for my wife and I.
 
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Kevin, where are you sourcing your inserts from? I like the idea of the threaded lid. I have a couple that I picked up from Rockler that I plan to make, but the lid is only a friction fit with a silicone ring - and I'd rather have threaded lids for when I make some for my wife and I.
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Here you go. I get the regular ones from Packard. but I have heard Hobby Lobby also carries them (not the lidded I beleieve just the regular) and I like to support Hobby Lobby too. Haven't been there in a while I will check it out next time I go.

Smooth Turning also has a shaker set I want to try.
 
Thanks, Kevin. I really like those in the first link better than the ones I have now.
 
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Here you go. I get the regular ones from Packard. but I have heard Hobby Lobby also carries them (not the lidded I beleieve just the regular) and I like to support Hobby Lobby too. Haven't been there in a while I will check it out next time I go.

Smooth Turning also has a shaker set I want to try.
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Hobby lobby has them.......!
I gotta get out more.....
 
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Kevin said:
Not the ones I have bought. What I do is leave the o.d. fairly fat and fill the cavity with silicone. I do it mainly to keep the wood crom shattering if ever dropped but it probably offers some level of insulation as well. We need to ask @El Guapo his experiences with it though I still have my son's need to apply the finish.
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Read somewhere on the WWW recently about someone using minimally expanding spray foam between the liner and wood. I always make a big mess when I use that stuff but I suppose it could work.
 
I thought about that too but if you get too much it would push the insert out. If I try it I will leave a small hole in the bottom for escape.
 
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