They did let me in for a cup of coffee ......
What did you do in your shop today?
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After I finished up the bowls earlier today I had a bright idea! HA! Get it??? A Bright Idea???? Ok, so I'm not really all that funny. I had this glass shade I picked up at a yard sale years ago for a buck or so, looks like it was handmade in the 60's or 70's probably at a class somewhere. I've built a few shades myself so knew how much work goes into one and I'd find a use for it someday. Got the parts cut and the center column glued up so hopefully tomorrow I can get the bevels cut and the holes drilled and maybe even take a stab at electrocuting myself. Hopefully this project does better going from brain to reality than my last bowl....
Actually turned some pens for the first time in quite a while, or at least a bunch of 1/2 pens 
Then after school my youngest came over to the shop and we worked on Pinewood Derby cars since the race is on Sunday.
Then after school my youngest came over to the shop and we worked on Pinewood Derby cars since the race is on Sunday.
I built a proper designated bench for my bench top lathe. I had the lathe stored on the floor under a bench, my chucks, centers, and the like were in a cardboard box, and my lathe tools were in a rack on the wall near my big home made lathe that I rarely use. It ain't real pretty as I pretty much cleaned out the scrap pile for materials but it does have 4 drawers, two feet & two casters, and a rack for my lathe tools. Oh almost forgot made a bottle stopper.
Now is there a WB vitiman, man crank out a bunch and it's all just flat neat....
Ah yes the pine wood derby, brings back memories. The one time I got involved my son and I made a neat little English sports car with a little plexiglass windshield and a spare tire on the rear bonnet (as the British say). Got first prize for most attractive but close to the slowest car on the track. If you want fast turn a bullet shape on the lathe drill out the center and fill it to the maximum weight with lead shot.Actually turned some pens for the first time in quite a while, or at least a bunch of 1/2 pens
Then after school my youngest came over to the shop and we worked on Pinewood Derby cars since the race is on Sunday.
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We actually do really well with a thin flat wedge, I bore pockets in the bottom and let my kid pur in the melted lead. We've found that the biggest thing you can do is clean up the flash on the axles and polish them and make sure the wheels are true. One year to make a point did just the stock block with no cutting or paint, weighted it to the regulation 5 ounces, did good wheels and axles and it finished in the top 3
The year we did it the fastest car was shaped like a Cigar and had way more lead than wood. No internet then as it was probably during the Reagan administration and Al Gore had not invented the internet yet. Now days I would just Google how to build a fast pine box car.
We live in a pretty small town and scouts kind of fizzled after that because the scout master moved away.
I drilled holes and put rivets in. Then taped joints. just like I have been doing for a while. 400 rivets and counting...........
Finished up the stiles for the tea light holders. I had to do that so I could change out the router bit so I could accomplish #2.
I rounded the edge of a support for a canoe. Remaking one from a rotted out one on request of a guy I work with.
Cut the pieces for a frame to mount an old telegraph key for the guy who did my tattoo. Exchanging woodwork for inkwork on that one.
Built a bracket for the security camera so it will show images right side up. I'll have to remake this one, measurement off just enough that the camera won't quite fit in it.
I rounded the edge of a support for a canoe. Remaking one from a rotted out one on request of a guy I work with.
Cut the pieces for a frame to mount an old telegraph key for the guy who did my tattoo. Exchanging woodwork for inkwork on that one.
Built a bracket for the security camera so it will show images right side up. I'll have to remake this one, measurement off just enough that the camera won't quite fit in it.
Put up crown molding in the front room of our house, picked up a little in the Shop. It is such a mess I literally can't move around out there. Gotta start somewhere! Tony
Got a new tool in today - a pair of pin chucks.
Got impatient and couldn't wait until Friday. (Sorry for the blurry picture. I will take good pictures of this pen once it's finished.)
Stabilized Redwood Burl. Still needs a couple more coats of CA, pic was taken after I sanded back to level it out in anticipation of the final coats to come.
Got impatient and couldn't wait until Friday. (Sorry for the blurry picture. I will take good pictures of this pen once it's finished.)
Stabilized Redwood Burl. Still needs a couple more coats of CA, pic was taken after I sanded back to level it out in anticipation of the final coats to come.
Did some assorted turning at the shop today and then after work went to meet a group of women I know from the art show circuit for a little different kind of creating.
Frustrating day today. This was the first time I've been in there in 6 weeks, so I was chomping at the bit anyways. I tried to get my New to Me Grizzly drum sander up and running, Burbank success whatsoever. Ruined 2 wrappings of paper for it in the process. I might've bitten of more than I can chew with this, maybe I should've just stuck with a more familiar type of sander. Tony
Finished shaping a purpleheart handle then applied the first coat if Tru Oil
What kind of trouble are you having? I own one of them so can possibly help.
Got an email on Friday night from a returning customer asking for a couple dozen key chains and just a few pens, Got all the blanks milled out of the slabs I have piled up, Drilled all of them and got the key chains glued up since I had those parts on hand. Also took a planer blade, chopped it in half and started on some marking knives for myself. If I like the way they turn out I'll do a few more to sell....
Finally got some good Shop time in today. A couple of weeks ago, I bought this planer at an auction for $110. I've got the 2 blade model and have been wanting to upgrade to the 3. It was pretty gummed up and rusty on the posts, I think it was kept out in an open barn. Took it all apart, cleaned everything, runs like a champ now!!
Tony
Tony
Forgot the picture!
Your board has a crack in it.....