What did you do in your shop today?

Took an extra spindle adapter & cut it back to make the spindle on my mini Sherline metal lathe go from 3/4 x 16tpi up to 1" x 8tpi so I can use my small woodturning chucks on it.
I screwed the adapter on backwards to trim the back so the threads would engage.
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Adapter had 1/4" with no threads & lathe spindle only has 4 threads so it wouldn't screw on.
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Sweet little machine!!! Chuck runs perfectly true!!
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Spinartist said:
Took an extra spindle adapter & cut it back to make the spindle on my mini Sherline metal lathe go from 3/4 x 16tpi up to 1" x 8tpi so I can use my small woodturning chucks on it.
I screwed the adapter on backwards to trim the back so the threads would engage.
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Adapter had 1/4" with no threads & lathe spindle only has 4 threads so it wouldn't screw on.
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Sweet little machine!!!
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Whatcha gunna be making on that ?
 
Need to make a longer tool post fer McNaughten bowl coring system to fit my 30mm banjo on Poolewood lathe. & what ever else small metal parts I need. Maybe some metal collars for vases!!
 
Found an awesome piece of Alexander palm I forgot about. Decided to make a few boxes. Its dry so should be no issues with cracking.
Will post more picts as it progresses. Will have very interesting pattern when I cut beads down side. palm box.webp
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Spinartist said:
Took an extra spindle adapter & cut it back to make the spindle on my mini Sherline metal lathe go from 3/4 x 16tpi up to 1" x 8tpi so I can use my small woodturning chucks on it.
I screwed the adapter on backwards to trim the back so the threads would engage.
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Adapter had 1/4" with no threads & lathe spindle only has 4 threads so it wouldn't screw on.
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Sweet little machine!!! Chuck runs perfectly true!!
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I'm going to have to file that away in my memory and trim an adapter in the same manner to use on my little Taig MicroLathe. Which reminds me, I need to get on finishing restoring it so I can put it to work...
 
More progress on the new turning corner of the basement today. Going from a space in the basement with 60 square feet to a space with 170 square feet will be very nice.

After getting the last coat of paint on the walls yesterday, today I put up about 1/3 of the ceiling and then painted the floor. By Sunday I will be moving stuff into the space.
 
steve bellinger said:
Again they ask me at work if I could make some panels they can't find. I told them NO I don't have the right bits. Well Jimmy says it ain't got to be perfect so just do what ya can. :taunt: Ok I'll try but no promises. So I dug out my old craftsman molder bit, and ground down some bits to make the profile. I know it's not perfect but it'll have to work. View attachment 147639View attachment 147640
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A while back I made 10 feet of molding to match a 100 year old house, broke out a Stanley 55 plane to do those with.
 
So far today I cleaned the shop, vacuumed the showroom, and posted hours for the next couple days, maybe with the holiday weekend we'll see some customers....

Then I got the top attached to the base, and rubbed out and waxed the top so this project is done. The base is from a fairly rare 1920's Singer table (The original top was destroyed by someone with too much Pinterest on their hands...) Decided to paint it again as the base had been painted a couple times and under the paint was an old repair on some other damage so it wouldn't have looked good without a ton of work if I'd gone for original finish, the top is some reject wood I had laying around. Made it to fit 300/400/500 series Singer machines. @woodtickgreg - you should find yourself a 301, one of the best machines Singer ever built and only 11 pounds so still portable.

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Feel like I robbed a guy today. Got this for $10. All walnut, save for a couple smaller pieces of highly figured ash. Guy is moving and needed it gone. Couple of 8' pieces in there.

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Sprung said:
Feel like I robbed a guy today. Got this for $10. All walnut, save for a couple smaller pieces of highly figured ash. Guy is moving and needed it gone. Couple of 8' pieces in there.

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If you didn't use a gun or threats then it wasn't robbery, it was just a really good deal that worked out for all involved.
 
Strange request from my son. He asked if I would build his girlfriend ( live in, baby's momma)a bookshelf. This is what he requested. IMG_2401.webp IMG_2403.webp I thought she was gonna hug us both to death. Lol. The crazy thing is she is going to school for criminal law. :scare3: O well to each there own I guess. :unknown:
 
Schroedc said:
If you didn't use a gun or threats then it wasn't robbery, it was just a really good deal that worked out for all involved.
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Yup, no violence or threat thereof or even haggling the price. Just a really great deal and he knew it too. I admit that I even asked him in our first contact if it was $10 for everything or $10BF and he said it was for everything. I've seen a number of people around here who have tried to sell walnut for $8 to $10BF. Had to wonder at first if he wasn't one of them.
 
steve bellinger said:
Strange request from my son. He asked if I would build his girlfriend ( live in, baby's momma)a bookshelf. This is what he requested. View attachment 147895View attachment 147896 I thought she was gonna hug us both to death. Lol. The crazy thing is she is going to school for criminal law. :scare3: O well to each there own I guess. :unknown:
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It wasn't by chance dimensions he'd fit in, was it? :ponder:
 
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