Is it gray? Is that the natural color?
Not sure I'd call it wood working necessarily but it did require the use of the table saw and planer so...... The wife wanted a trellis for our pea plants to climb and we discussed a "Catio" outdoor patio for the cat that's enclosed so they don't escape......so we combined them. And built this together.
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That's pretty cool John. It's a shame the person I got the wood from had split them. But, you did that olive some real justice. It looks good on both sides.......... Jerry (in Tucson)Made the wife a backscratcher from a piece of olive limb I got from @Nubsnstubs Jerry.
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That's pretty cool John. It's a shame the person I got the wood from had split them. But, you did that olive some real justice. It looks good on both sides.......... Jerry (in Tucson)
I finally got ahold of someone at Rikon to address the issue of the variable speed not working on the midi lathe. The tech suggested that I check to see if it was getting a good connection where the speed controll plugs in.
I had to unbolt the lathe and remove it from the stand. And then remove 2 screws to pull the electrical box out from the bottom of the lathe.
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I unplugged and reconnected this plug and it worked fine, loose connection. I tested it before putting it all back together. It's good to go.
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Then I worked on the last spoon for my sister, got it about 80% done. Sanding the inside sucks! I had to quit because my fingers kept cramping up, lol. I have a little more sanding to do on the interior. Then I'll hit it with some 220 before applying the food safe finish.
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It's not that big brother, I'm not sure you could get a golf ball in it, lol. But that is a good tip for other things!Glad you got the lathe going man! Have you tried putting a tennis ball on an arbor and using velcro paper to sand in that?