What did you do in your shop today?

Very nice walnut bowl Greg. Sucks to find little surprises like that, but turned out fine. I was turning an old piece of crotch maple with a bazillion (autocorrect approved it) little worm holes. Was a challenge with dry undercut and interrupted cut. I expected a dramatic catch that never happened. :scare2: Yea, I know...already looks like it had a dramatic catch! :taunt:
Will sand tomorrow and put a finish on.

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Tom Smart said:
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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Tom, the last time I needed one I went to AutoZone. They took my CC and put a $50 deposit on it until I brought the puller back. No charge, can't beat it!
 
Makes me pucker just lookin at it Tim:shok:. I cant wait to see this one with a finish on it.:good2:
 
Tony said:
Tom, the last time I needed one I went to AutoZone. They took my CC and put a $50 deposit on it until I brought the puller back. No charge, can't beat it!
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I just looked and they are $19.99 there. Of course Harbor Freight has a set of 3 for $19.99. Likely a one time tool for me so if they do loan them out that’s the best solution for me. Thanks, Tony.
 
Tom Smart said:
I just looked and they are $19.99 there. Of course Harbor Freight has a set of 3 for $19.99. Likely a one time tool for me so if they do loan them out that’s the best solution for me. Thanks, Tony.
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I've got the HF one and it has lasted for quite awhile. Works good!
 
Cutting some blanks for Mortar and Pestle challenge. These are red tip photinia freebies if you know where to go. :cool:
The first pic is of the log I cut them from. Been air drying for about 8 yrs, 10” long and over 21 lbs! This stuff is crazy hard, like blonde ironwood.
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Cool looking stuff, cant wait to see what it looks like turned. I've never seen it before.
 
The offending pulley.
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Off in seconds with the puller. Had to go to 3 places to get it, and no loaners Tony.

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New cutter head installed. A bit tricky getting it lined up with the bearings.

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A piece of scrap oak from a fence project. Came off the machine with about a 220 grit finish, maybe better. The only sound is now from the fan motor and dust collector, no blade noise!

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Anyone need a 3 prong puller?
 
I wonder if my Makita can be retrofitted?? I’ll have to look into that. Who doesn’t like less noise??
 
Don’t get me wrong, Tim, it’s still loud with the fan motor but with the blades I had on my ear muffs. I’ll still wear them but the dbs are way down.
 
Thanks for the report Tom. That is the grizzly brand cutter head right? Not the Byrd head.
 
woodtickgreg said:
Thanks for the report Tom. That is the grizzly brand cutter head right? Not the Byrd head.
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Yes sir, the Grizzly. One part didn’t go back on the machine, a push lock lever for the head inside. The regular head had a hex shape shaft the lever would fit over to keep the head from turning when changing the blades. The
Grizzly head has a beefier round shaft it would not fit over. Not required really.
 
Didn't do much in the shop today, spent most of the day grocery shopping and taking care of domestic issues, lol. But I did get in the shop for a quickie to finish one side of the bowl I'm working on.
I decided it needed a little something so I cut 2 grooves in it and burned it in with a wire. Got the finish on the bottom.
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@TimR sent me some goodies in the mail, and I couldn’t wait to try my hand at making something. Thanks Tim!

Sea urchin shells and African blackwood. I filled these with medium thick CA to make them a little less fragile... I accidentally crushed one of the other urchin shells just picking it up, so the glue seemed like a necessity.

My wife has already laid claim to this pair.

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DKMD said:
@TimR sent me some goodies in the mail, and I couldn’t wait to try my hand at making something. Thanks Tim!

Sea urchin shells and African blackwood. I filled these with medium thick CA to make them a little less fragile... I accidentally crushed one of the other urchin shells just picking it up, so the glue seemed like a necessity.

My wife has already laid claim to this pair.

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That's an awesome set of earrings! I know what you mean about their fragility. I've used low expanding (window/door) foam for the regular size urchins, but the Med or thicker CA is a good trick to remember for the small ones.
Oh, and i've dyed them too using dyes used for wood...works well.
 
DKMD said:
@TimR sent me some goodies in the mail, and I couldn’t wait to try my hand at making something. Thanks Tim!

Sea urchin shells and African blackwood. I filled these with medium thick CA to make them a little less fragile... I accidentally crushed one of the other urchin shells just picking it up, so the glue seemed like a necessity.

My wife has already laid claim to this pair.

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Doc, I use white glue, Elmers, and coat the inside of them really well, makes them a lot sturdier. Great job by the way!
 
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