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What did you do in your shop today?
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Quite impressive! How in the world did you inlay the Walnut? Chuck
Used my CNC machine. It has opened up a whole new world of possibilities in woodworking.
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This is something I came up with because I had to route 4 upper arched door rails that had me wondering if I was going to soil my knickers. My report; All's well and good. That stick at the bottom right is my push stick. It worked better than ones I've made in the past.
This is what I routed today. Yesterday I routed 40 stiles and 20 bottom rails. The day before, I routed both arched and bottom rails to fit the stiles. Up at the top left there is a repair on the first and third rails where the Hickory blew out. Fortunately the were found easily. The edges look pretty rough, but that's because my bit is only 7/8 thick, and the wood was all sanded to 7/8" thick. Hmm, he needs to check his sander as all the stiles and rails were good. They were sanded earlier, but the most of the arched rails were sanded on Monday.
That small rail is only 4 3/8 wide. I'm gonna have fun routing the raise portion for that one plus 2 more that are only 1/2 & 3/4 wider.
This shows the tear. outs I had. Hope they'll route without tearing out again.
I did this to insure I made the panels correctly. CRS is a bad thing and I have to keep double/triple checking to make sure it's right. All was good on those 2 panels that size. the height is correct, so now it's just checking width.
Got it marked, and now need to make the correct mark because of the recess thew panel into.
That's how much I have at the top. The arched line will get another mark 5/16 above it. I'm not going to use space balls on the arch unless I have some additional time. There are enough to make the panel a solid fit.
Marked and ready for the bandsaw.
Cut it and will mark and cut the other 19 panels tomorrow, then sand and have them ready to router the raised edges Sunday.
I'll certainly be glad when this job is done. Working with Hickory I've gotten at least 5-7 splinters per day, cut myself with the sharp corners, and when a carcass gets made, I need help to just move it. CRS and old age are not working in my favor anymore. .............. Nubs
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Woke up to this in the work shop. Guess I'll be repairing a water line today. This is why I shut the water off while we were gone! Something in the water here eats thru the copper creating leaks all the time! I've pretty much replaced all the lines at least once already. Am now going to all plastic. Have had numerous testing done and no one can figure out why this happens to all 8 houses on my street. (or they won't admit it!)
I'd start replacing lunes with PEX pipe. Could be a pressure issue causing that if it happens to all the houses on your street. Pressure regulators in the lines?
so today? it is monday afterall
We have a regulator that has been replaced once already.
Or the copper lines were made in China. We had a series of valve failures while I was working in the refinery and couldn't figure out why. The metallurgist finally discovered flaws in the valve bodies. The metallurgy wasn't what it was supposed to be. Tracing the lineage backward, we discovered the valves were actually cast in China, went through several owners before finally being sold by a known US valve rep. Caused us to revise our purchasing agreements.
Phil - take a look at “the stamp” on the copper pipe, if possible. If it’s stamped “Type L”, that’s what you want. It’s thicker than “type M”.
Type M is thin wall copper and more prone to pin-hole leaks. Cheaper stuff.
Rainy day, so grabbed an hour at the lathe. Inspired by Steve's hollow form baskets and a guy on another forum who has been using walnut for basket illusions.
Was just going to make a small bowl to play with the walnut, but realized there was enough to make a seed basket. Got it shaped and beaded, will hollow it when I get time. This one will have a lid of some sort.
Was just going to make a small bowl to play with the walnut, but realized there was enough to make a seed basket. Got it shaped and beaded, will hollow it when I get time. This one will have a lid of some sort.
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What tool do you use for your beading?
It's the D-Way 1/8" beading tool.
Woodturning Beading Tools | Wood Turning Tools | D-Way Tools
These Wood Turning Beading Tools are used with the flute down and that lets them to be used in a shear cutting way. Sizes are bead size. Our beading tools can be used on faceplate or spindle work. I recommend my 8" handles for all of my Beading tools and Diamond Tool.
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If you want to do basket illusions,
that is the tool that PJL Enterprises used to make the burning tip to match. https://www.carvertools.com/
If you don't want to do basket illusions, there are lots of sizes available at D-Way. I think there are also a couple other companies that make beading tools, but they probably won't match the burning tip.
Edit to add, PJL also makes a 3/16" burning tip to match the D-Way 3/16" beading tool.
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I have the Easy Wood carbide beading cutters. Just adding info, no review or comparison implied or offered. I have 3 sizes.
Diced up a slab for max yield into billets for processing
Never get tired of watching through your process! Chuck