Still plugging away at this one. Plan on making a tray as well.
What did you do in your shop today?
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So far this morning I've made two miniature Mayan temples.....
Got quite a bit done today, Got the items in this thread ready to finish- http://woodbarter.com/threads/makin...ng-will-i-have-a-leg-to-stand-on.28242/page-3
And got the splines in, the lids made, and the handles made for a bunch of boxes. Just need to finish sand, glue on the knobs/handles/pulls/whatever to call them and they can get a finish applied and then buffed out.
And got the splines in, the lids made, and the handles made for a bunch of boxes. Just need to finish sand, glue on the knobs/handles/pulls/whatever to call them and they can get a finish applied and then buffed out.
Dug the generator out and made sure it would run, since that storm out there in the Gulf is supposed to track right over the top of us tomorrow sometime...
Thank God whoever used it last, shut it down properly. Gas was shut off and it was allowed to run until all gas in the carb was burned, so it didn't gum up. Have no clue when it was last started, belonged to the wife's dad; know for a fact it hasn't been started in the 7-8 years she and I have been together. Pulled the fuel line and drained the half gallon of gas in the tank... Looked kinda like orange syrup! Smelled a lot like Sugar, Honey, Ice Tea!! I was so crossing my fingers tightly, even with the fuel valve shut off and the switch still in Run.
Gas line was rotten, had to replace that, installed in-line filter since I e-bayed a sack full of them awhile back, and have no clue what may be left in the tank. I rinsed it good with clean gas, but... Put it all together, dumped a gallon or so of gas in, reached down and grabbed the rope, quietly said a prayer, and pulled. And, damned if it didn't start on the first pull.
Hey... I was IMPRESSED!!
Wasn't idling down, grabbed the top of the butterfly and flopped it back and forth a few times, it was a little gummed up, then the governor spring took over and she just sat there idling like a champ. YEEE HAAA!!!
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That project out of the way, and it raining out, decided to throw a handle on the new Carbide Turning Tool from @TimR . Followed @Spinartist lead there, picked up a couple Brass pipe caps the other day, went back and dug in my Walnut stock for handles. Didn't turn out too shabby!
Had a tough time getting pictures of that old ugly stick of Walnut, finish is Minwax Paste finishing polish, buffed out on the Beale Wheel with Carnauba. Couple closer pictures of the handle, so y'all can see why I'd throw this stock on a tool, rather than save it for something really purty.
As for the Brass cap... Not sure how much aggravation they're supposed to be to turn down, but this one wasn't necessarily cooperative! That having been said however, you can sand on it and get it kinda pretty, but when you hit it with the 1000 grit, it gets really pretty, and when you throw the 3000 grit on it, you go to mirror polish on it real quick! This one isn't epoxied in yet; it's tight... Really tight!! If it starts moving, I'll pull it and epoxy it, but with that brass cap screwed down tight, it doesn't move without tools.
Thank God whoever used it last, shut it down properly. Gas was shut off and it was allowed to run until all gas in the carb was burned, so it didn't gum up. Have no clue when it was last started, belonged to the wife's dad; know for a fact it hasn't been started in the 7-8 years she and I have been together. Pulled the fuel line and drained the half gallon of gas in the tank... Looked kinda like orange syrup! Smelled a lot like Sugar, Honey, Ice Tea!! I was so crossing my fingers tightly, even with the fuel valve shut off and the switch still in Run.
Gas line was rotten, had to replace that, installed in-line filter since I e-bayed a sack full of them awhile back, and have no clue what may be left in the tank. I rinsed it good with clean gas, but... Put it all together, dumped a gallon or so of gas in, reached down and grabbed the rope, quietly said a prayer, and pulled. And, damned if it didn't start on the first pull.
Hey... I was IMPRESSED!!Wasn't idling down, grabbed the top of the butterfly and flopped it back and forth a few times, it was a little gummed up, then the governor spring took over and she just sat there idling like a champ. YEEE HAAA!!!
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That project out of the way, and it raining out, decided to throw a handle on the new Carbide Turning Tool from @TimR . Followed @Spinartist lead there, picked up a couple Brass pipe caps the other day, went back and dug in my Walnut stock for handles. Didn't turn out too shabby!
Had a tough time getting pictures of that old ugly stick of Walnut, finish is Minwax Paste finishing polish, buffed out on the Beale Wheel with Carnauba. Couple closer pictures of the handle, so y'all can see why I'd throw this stock on a tool, rather than save it for something really purty.
As for the Brass cap... Not sure how much aggravation they're supposed to be to turn down, but this one wasn't necessarily cooperative! That having been said however, you can sand on it and get it kinda pretty, but when you hit it with the 1000 grit, it gets really pretty, and when you throw the 3000 grit on it, you go to mirror polish on it real quick! This one isn't epoxied in yet; it's tight... Really tight!! If it starts moving, I'll pull it and epoxy it, but with that brass cap screwed down tight, it doesn't move without tools.
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I was climbing up, under, and all through this machine. By the time I was done, a mix of grease and mulch had squeezed through my work clothes all the way to my body.
Why?
A $500 muffler rotted out.
Customer just kept running it.
Exhaust damaged the wire harness.
Customer hires some guy to fix it.
Some guy shorted out the computer and also ruined the cab wire harness.
So, $1000 muffler (parts and labor) just turned into a $12,000-$15,000 repair
Why?
A $500 muffler rotted out.
Customer just kept running it.
Exhaust damaged the wire harness.
Customer hires some guy to fix it.
Some guy shorted out the computer and also ruined the cab wire harness.
So, $1000 muffler (parts and labor) just turned into a $12,000-$15,000 repair
tried turning my first full length table leg, 3 more to go. 8/4 Poplar
With Poplar (I hates Poplar) being fairly soft I imagine it vibrated quite a bit!!
Did you use a steady rest?? And that's gotta be the fanciest lathe stand I've ever seen!!
And very smart to put one end in a chuck!!!
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Dug the generator out and made sure it would run, since that storm out there in the Gulf is supposed to track right over the top of us tomorrow sometime...
Thank God whoever used it last, shut it down properly. Gas was shut off and it was allowed to run until all gas in the carb was burned, so it didn't gum up. Have no clue when it was last started, belonged to the wife's dad; know for a fact it hasn't been started in the 7-8 years she and I have been together. Pulled the fuel line and drained the half gallon of gas in the tank... Looked kinda like orange syrup! Smelled a lot like bat guana!! I was so crossing my fingers tightly, even with the fuel valve shut off and the switch still in Run.
Gas line was rotten, had to replace that, installed in-line filter since I e-bayed a sack full of them awhile back, and have no clue what may be left in the tank. I rinsed it good with clean gas, but... Put it all together, dumped a gallon or so of gas in, reached down and grabbed the rope, quietly said a prayer, and pulled. And, damned if it didn't start on the first pull.
Wasn't idling down, grabbed the top of the butterfly and flopped it back and forth a few times, it was a little gummed up, then the governor spring took over and she just sat there idling like a champ. YEEE HAAA!!!
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That project out of the way, and it raining out, decided to throw a handle on the new Carbide Turning Tool from @TimR . Followed @Spinartist lead there, picked up a couple Brass pipe caps the other day, went back and dug in my Walnut stock for handles. Didn't turn out too shabby!
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Had a tough time getting pictures of that old ugly stick of Walnut, finish is Minwax Paste finishing polish, buffed out on the Beale Wheel with Carnauba. Couple closer pictures of the handle, so y'all can see why I'd throw this stock on a tool, rather than save it for something really purty.
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As for the Brass cap... Not sure how much aggravation they're supposed to be to turn down, but this one wasn't necessarily cooperative! That having been said however, you can sand on it and get it kinda pretty, but when you hit it with the 1000 grit, it gets really pretty, and when you throw the 3000 grit on it, you go to mirror polish on it real quick! This one isn't epoxied in yet; it's tight... Really tight!! If it starts moving, I'll pull it and epoxy it, but with that brass cap screwed down tight, it doesn't move without tools.
I have a generator still new in unopened box we bought after hurricane Wilma back in 2006. It should start whenever I finally decide to open & gas it up.
I always wanted to experience the eye of a hurricane & after I did, I never want to again!!!
Hope you & yours stay safe Rocky!!
Sprayed the final coat of poly on 41 beer tap handles
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Making some ESEE Knife grips out of diw....
And...spraying a bunch of truoil on a call for homebody...
I srayed about 20 coats on it today. It just kept sucking in. So I finally waited till it was tacky and started rubbing till it was gooey, and worked it in the grain, and then kept spraying lil dabs and working it in. Almost there! Darn spalted maple....
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Filled!
Yes it did! and no I didn't. I'd have to make one. The lathe stand was an oak table that was thrown out by a neighbor cause one of the glass inserts had cracked. City-slickers, I tell ya...With Poplar (I hates Poplar) being fairly soft I imagine it vibrated quite a bit!!
And that's gotta be the fanciest lathe stand I've ever seen!!
And very smart to put one end in a chuck!!!
I chucked it up cause I'm too lazy to change it :)
I've rode a few out, but it's been a lot of years. Spent 25 in ND, only time you got a storm that lasted that long up there it was frozen. According to the Weather Channel we're supposed to already be into it. All I can say is... The moss in the trees isn't wiggling yet! Stuff that's showing on the radar up in Georgia now at 8 pm, went through here about 3 - 4 o:clock, got a little breeze out of that, but that was about it. Got the batteries all charged up, swimming pool is full of water, power may go out, but it'll all be OK.
Anyone heard anything out of Lou? They been getting hit pretty hard down there around Lutz for the last couple days. Over 10 inches of rain down there last I heard.
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And, since it's been raining off and on all day, I got to play in the shop a little more and turned the handle for the other one! It's the same length, just didn't get 'em lined up straight!
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Ha ha, I had a blast during Hurricane Hugo. My friend and I had big lawn and garden bags and were using them as sails for our skateboards. The eye was the boring part. We were psyched when the other side of the storm hit. Yes I was the Evil Kenevil of my neighborhood.
Yeah I know... I started to dig a piece of maple burl out, but I figured I could make it work with the Walnut.
They're actually far more different than the pictures let on Lee. The handle on the straight tool has pretty decent figure, and a lot of chatoyance. There's a lot of lighter gray to almost white in it under light. That lighter band running diagonally in the grain, is just about pure white, and the remainder of that side of the handle turns a really nice light gray. The other handle is pretty much straight grained and plain old Walnut. I picked the stock for the straight one, for exactly that reason.
Likewise, when I turned the straight one, the brass was tight enough that I loaded the tool in the handle, tightened it up, and chucked it backwards over the shaft to turn the brass down, so there's a little divot on the tip of the handle where the live center was running. I'm going to fill that with a little mother of pearl and CA to make it shine.
The bent tool, obviously can't be chucked backwards, so I had to pull my head out of my ass and turn that one like I knew what I was doing. I chucked the square stock, turned the step for the brass a hair smaller so it wasn't quite so tight, put my brass cap on, rechucked it, drilled my hole and ran the live center in the hole in my cap thereafter, and turned and parted it. There's no divot on top of that handle.
They're marked pretty well; cell phone pics, on cloudy days, in poorly lit shops just don't show it.
They're actually far more different than the pictures let on Lee. The handle on the straight tool has pretty decent figure, and a lot of chatoyance. There's a lot of lighter gray to almost white in it under light. That lighter band running diagonally in the grain, is just about pure white, and the remainder of that side of the handle turns a really nice light gray. The other handle is pretty much straight grained and plain old Walnut. I picked the stock for the straight one, for exactly that reason.
Likewise, when I turned the straight one, the brass was tight enough that I loaded the tool in the handle, tightened it up, and chucked it backwards over the shaft to turn the brass down, so there's a little divot on the tip of the handle where the live center was running. I'm going to fill that with a little mother of pearl and CA to make it shine.
The bent tool, obviously can't be chucked backwards, so I had to pull my head out of my ass and turn that one like I knew what I was doing. I chucked the square stock, turned the step for the brass a hair smaller so it wasn't quite so tight, put my brass cap on, rechucked it, drilled my hole and ran the live center in the hole in my cap thereafter, and turned and parted it. There's no divot on top of that handle.
They're marked pretty well; cell phone pics, on cloudy days, in poorly lit shops just don't show it.
I mighta been known to do some stupid Sugar, Honey, Ice Tea like that back in my early days too. Rocky, are you sure that brass cap you wear isn't 100% tin?