What did you do in your shop today?

I've got too many projects started and today I decided to get them done before starting anything else. Famous last words right? I have five bowls that need the tenons removed and finish applied. Three of them are elm approximately 6"X4". Those are in the photos. The club cut this elm tree last winter and then we made a bunch of bowl blanks in anticipation of world-renowned wood artist Micheal Hosaluk spending a few days with us. Michael's visit was cancelled in late February or early March due to Covid. The other two are large and might be considered hollow forms instead of bowls. These two are a collaboration with an artist friend and it has been in the works for a couple of years. I have one large box elder burl platter that needs my attention. Then there is the lighthouse that has been sitting there for a couple of years.

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Don’t mind the crappy bench in the back, it came with the house lol. I’m Building a new one on my vacation next month. Anyways, the legs for my 1216 came in today. I had to get the lathe off the bench, it was too heavy and the bench was bending in the middle. Now I have to figure out how to weigh it down a bit more, it wobbles a bit, I’m sure the floor isn’t 100% level. I might try to back out one of the feet a bit to see if it’ll stop the wobble. Maybe try to tuck a sandbag in each leg as well.

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Gardnaaa said:
Don’t mind the crappy bench in the back, it came with the house lol. I’m Building a new one on my vacation next month. Anyways, the legs for my 1216 came in today. I had to get the lathe off the bench, it was too heavy and the bench was bending in the middle. Now I have to figure out how to weigh it down a bit more, it wobbles a bit, I’m sure the floor isn’t 100% level. I might try to back out one of the feet a bit to see if it’ll stop the wobble. Maybe try to tuck a sandbag in each leg as well.

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Do you have radiant heat in the floor? If not, bolt it to the floor. Otherwise the sandbag idea sounds like a good start.
 
I ran a load of scrap steel to the recycling yard last Tuesday. Utility pole arms. Being it would take me an hour to muscle them by hand, the yard owner offered to unload with the electro-magnet. Went fine. Wednesday ran another load. This time he lowered the electro-magnet a bit to fast and pushed two holes in the bed. Being treated is through the roof, $90 to replace the 2 boards plus time, I decided to patch the holes. I should have used some liqid nail and soaked the wood before patching, but it was an after thought.

I used cribbing, a jack and a steel plate. I worked the protrusions back up into place and then screwed a patch on the underside to support the weak spots.

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Just wish I had thought of the liquid nail step. It was lightly raining as I finished up. Now wondering, have one more load of scrap arms to take. They weigh 160lbs. to 300lbs. a piece. Have about 4000 pounds worth to take. I'm getting to old to easily do it by hand. Might get the wife to help, or do I hope the operator does better next time.
 
Gdurfey said:
Okay, done until I get my new rest so I can use my Tail Stock Steady. Also needs a bit more sanding.......letting it rest. Incredibly happy with this find as I was just cutting this downed tree as stove wood. About 5 1/2 diameter and 3 1/2 high.

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Oh oh, the pressure is on now. I lost my welder friend back when that covid crap started. he finally came back with news that he would be leaving Tucson in a year. Well, his wife got a job in Texas, and he will be leaving second week in January.
Then, I find out his boss, my long time friend and owner of the welding shop is retiring sometime next year. All my future ideas requiring a lathe and mill are now coming to a stop.

Garry, I need your address. If you are OK with getting a used rest, I'll send you mine. I know how to get around the larger rests I have, so don't really need it. I do have the parts for yours and I believe TexMoon's, but they still need to be welded.

Oops, I just realized that your lathe has a small swing. My rest won't work. The post is too long. Send me the height again on your current tool rest, and the post OD,and I'll see if a couple others I have might work. They were made for my old old 12" Delta Milwaukee I started with.

You've got a good looking bowl going. If you haven't already, saturate that knot with CA. It won't stop it from cracking, but will possibly keep it from falling out later. .......... Jerry (in Tucson)
 
Nubsnstubs said:
Oh oh, the pressure is on now. I lost my welder friend back when that covid crap started. he finally came back with news that he would be leaving Tucson in a year. Well, his wife got a job in Texas, and he will be leaving second week in January.
Then, I find out his boss, my long time friend and owner of the welding shop is retiring sometime next year. All my future ideas requiring a lathe and mill are now coming to a stop.

Garry, I need your address. If you are OK with getting a used rest, I'll send you mine. I know how to get around the larger rests I have, so don't really need it. I do have the parts for yours and I believe TexMoon's, but they still need to be welded.

Oops, I just realized that your lathe has a small swing. My rest won't work. The post is too long. Send me the height again on your current tool rest, and the post OD,and I'll see if a couple others I have might work. They were made for my old old 12" Delta Milwaukee I started with.

You've got a good looking bowl going. If you haven't already, saturate that knot with CA. It won't stop it from cracking, but will possibly keep it from falling out later. .......... Jerry (in Tucson)
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Jerry, thanks so much, but I finally ordered a rest. I so appreciate the offer!!! Sorry to hear of the loss of a resource. It’s like losing your mechanic or doctor, gee, I hate looking for a replacement and it is so hard to build that relationship.

Thanks for the CA suggestion, I will. The other half has cracked horribly in just a week. I need a better moisture meter but since this tree had been on the ground for at least a year, I was thinking it might be dry. I did seal the ends of the other pieces I brought home with Anchor Seal; glad I did now.
 
Mr. Peet said:
Do you have radiant heat in the floor? If not, bolt it to the floor. Otherwise the sandbag idea sounds like a good start.
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Nope I don’t. I could bolt it to the floor. Can I do that with normal drills or do I need a hammer drill? Never did anything like that before. Thanks!
 
Gardnaaa said:
Nope I don’t. I could bolt it to the floor. Can I do that with normal drills or do I need a hammer drill? Never did anything like that before. Thanks!
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Hammer drill helps, but I've done it with a regular drill, masonry bits and a vacuum. See what the others say. They might be better at saying weather to use insert sleeves versus tap-con and so on.
 
Cool stylus! Today, my wife had me repairing Christmas decorations ie; ornaments, lights, and on and on.
I tried to keep the lathe running when I saw her coming on the security monitors , but she pushed the button
that flashes a red light in the shop alerting me that someone is at the door , so they don't startle me when I'm
running equipment. Dang...
 
eaglea1 said:
Cool stylus! Today, my wife had me repairing Christmas decorations ie; ornaments, lights, and on and on.
I tried to keep the lathe running when I saw her coming on the security monitors , but she pushed the button
that flashes a red light in the shop alerting me that someone is at the door , so they don't startle me when I'm
running equipment. Dang...
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I need one of those. Right now I have a plug in doorbell...
 
I ran the knuckle on my right pointer finger into my belt sander today. And yesterday I took a chunk out the knuckle of my left pointer finger getting some stuff out of the back of my truck. So now I have matching band aids so I don't lean to one side or the other.
 
My wife stands were I can see her. If I'm at the lathe she might be there awhile :sarcastic:
 
William Tanner said:
I've got too many projects started and today I decided to get them done before starting anything else. Famous last words right? I have five bowls that need the tenons removed and finish applied. Three of them are elm approximately 6"X4". Those are in the photos. The club cut this elm tree last winter and then we made a bunch of bowl blanks in anticipation of world-renowned wood artist Micheal Hosaluk spending a few days with us. Michael's visit was cancelled in late February or early March due to Covid. The other two are large and might be considered hollow forms instead of bowls. These two are a collaboration with an artist friend and it has been in the works for a couple of years. I have one large box elder burl platter that needs my attention. Then there is the lighthouse that has been sitting there for a couple of years.

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Love the grain pattern on these Bill.
 
ripjack13 said:
I took an old broken celtic pen kit and made it into a big ol stylus for myself....



You'll have to let us know how you like it. I've got a mesh tip one I made myself that is ok, but is a little larger tip than I like. Works OK if you tap something straight on vertically, but from an angle doesn't work nearly as well.
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