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Man that's nice!
What did you do in your shop today?
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Groovy man!
Thanks, yea this is fun seeing different effects. The one in the middle is black and red...I’m going to try just black on a piece, should look something like this but without the red.
Those are f’ng awesome!!
What’s the wood you are dying?
Box elder. Seems to take dyes well from looking around at what others use.
This thing has got to go back together easier than its coming apart.
Dang! What'd you tear it apart for?
I’m installing, trying to anyway, a helical cutter head.
Oh yeah. Forgot you bought it.
There’s a how to video online and, of course, they are using a new machine with no dirt, sawdust, grease. The parts just fall right off. I’m trying to get stuck pieces off with damaging them or surrounding bits. And then there’s always that one screw with the head that strips. Current stumbling block is the aluminum pulley that’s supposed to slip right off the shaft. Well....
Yeah, no kidding.....
Sometimes you need to use words that just don’t fit the “family oriented” forum.
BTDT
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I've been waiting for you to get around to this Tom. I'm considering that one but I want to hear your thoughts on how it works after you use it a bit.
Took me awhile to get to Lowe’s for the couple of things I needed. Finally got there today. Looks like I’ve got to go back to find a gear puller to get this pulley off.
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I'm at a stand still on the table until the router bit gets here. So I got bored and switched gears.
Chose a chunk of walnut.
About 3" thick.
I marked it with a compass and cut a round out on the bandsaw.
Mounted on the lathe with a wood worm screw. It's a biggun! just barely clears the bed.
There was a branch that runs through it and it was very soft and punky. This scratch all almost fell into it. Unfortunately I have to turn this out. Bowl just got a lot smaller.
This makes me happy. Workin in my happy place.
This walnut was cut in 2010, very dry. Look how it's almost polished, sanded to 320. It doesn't have any finish on it yet.
The pile of chips from todays session. 3 buckets full, lol.
Chose a chunk of walnut.
About 3" thick.
I marked it with a compass and cut a round out on the bandsaw.
Mounted on the lathe with a wood worm screw. It's a biggun! just barely clears the bed.
There was a branch that runs through it and it was very soft and punky. This scratch all almost fell into it. Unfortunately I have to turn this out. Bowl just got a lot smaller.
This makes me happy. Workin in my happy place.
This walnut was cut in 2010, very dry. Look how it's almost polished, sanded to 320. It doesn't have any finish on it yet.
The pile of chips from todays session. 3 buckets full, lol.
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