What did you do in your shop today?

kweinert said:
Well, that was unpleasant.

Trying to slice a segmented ring thinner on the bandsaw. Blade grabbed the ring, ripped it out of my hand, and exploded it. Lost a bit of skin off 3 finger tips.

Luckily I didn't contact the blade but I do believe I'm done for the day.

Hope all of yours went better.
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You might look into the accuslice for your bandsaw if you do a lot of this kind of thing. One of the locals in the turning club has been using one for making his own veneer, and I am really impressed with the quality and accuracy of his cuts. It’s not cheap as I recall, but for segmenting, it looks pretty handy.

Edit: found a link to the website: http://www.accu-slice.com/accu-slice-system.html
 
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ripjack13 said:
Wth! You just got over the last sore back!!
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Dunno, probably way overdue for some chiropractic work, new bed maybe, quit trucking..........dunno. I had a back surgery about 10 years ago but this is not the same. I can move but it's just achy and I don't want to push it. Just rest it up so I can work, only 3 days work this week with the holiday then I can rest it some more if need be. I'll be ok, it is what it is. Could just be my posture is changing from muscles getting toned up from excersizing.
 
DKMD said:
You might look into the accuslice for your bandsaw if you do a lot of this kind of thing. One of the locals in the turning club has been using one for making his own veneer, and I am really impressed with the quality and accuracy of his cuts. It’s not cheap as I recall, but for segmenting, it looks pretty handy.

Edit: found a link to the website: http://www.accu-slice.com/accu-slice-system.html
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Wow, I could see some uses for that in my shop although I;d probably need to do a major overhaul on my bandsaw first, It's gotten a bit drifty after the last 5 years of use.
 
This is when you know it is time to call it a day. Started to assemble the caster for this work table on the inside! No kidding got two bolts in placed and partially tightened and then looked at and .....Arghh:

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DKMD said:
You might look into the accuslice for your bandsaw if you do a lot of this kind of thing. One of the locals in the turning club has been using one for making his own veneer, and I am really impressed with the quality and accuracy of his cuts. It’s not cheap as I recall, but for segmenting, it looks pretty handy.

Edit: found a link to the website: http://www.accu-slice.com/accu-slice-system.html
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They were at the Lancaster, PA symposium, neat accessories too.
 
Well, I'm glad it's not just me! I mean, I don' with pain of any of y'all but you know. I'e been laid up all weekend, couldn't hardly get out of the chair. I don' know if I pulled a muscle, have a hernia, kidney problems, is any miriad of other things. All I know it's painful as all get out. Of course I can' even get the doctor's office to answer their damn phone..... Tony
 
Tony said:
Well, I'm glad it's not just me! I mean, I don' with pain of any of y'all but you know. I'e been laid up all weekend, couldn't hardly get out of the chair. I don' know if I pulled a muscle, have a hernia, kidney problems, is any miriad of other things. All I know it's painful as all get out. Of course I can' even get the doctor's office to answer their damn phone..... Tony
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Damn doctors!
 
Had a go at a couple of "Non lathe" bangles, ( hole saw, disc sander and router ) .

laminated jarrah and maple with 5000 year old red gum inserts.
jarrah ancient red gum -1.webp

Jarrah with maple and jarrah inserts.
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I repaired wiring and install 90lb. magnets on a blue-light mini light-bar for the van. Took 45 minutes, been in the way 2 months...
 
Well wasn't today, but I snuck in an hour or so on the lathe while cooking Lee's goodies that I still don't have mailed off, a week or so back, to finish this piece that's been started for oh....... about back in July, I think. Honestly don't remember when I chucked it. Had nothing in mind, and it was a piece of plain old, glued up oak, got a couple of them with the little Harbor Freight lathe when I bought it. I was just making chips fly, to make chips fly honestly. The first half of it turned into a votive candle holder. Wasn't even fancy enough to take a picture of, walked in and handed it to the wife and got the usual, "Oh that's pretty!" and, I moved on. It now resides on the show everyone shelf.

Second half was deeper, contemplated deep candle holder, then said the hell with it and went for Wine Glass. Finish is BLO at this point, did spray it with a few coats of Spray Lacquer and buffed it out to seal it more than anything, it got a little shinier in the process.

Dimensions:

-- .12" shy of 4" tall
-- .17" fatter than 2" diameter

Aside from being impossible to chuck to finish the bottom, it went pretty good. Then it was impossible to chuck to finish the cup. Y'all don't even want to know, you'd all sound like Facebookers screachin if I told you! It worked, that's what counts!

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Bad picture, but it was better than the other one of the inside!

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Standing on it's head...

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Just cause I know some of y'all likes lookin at bottoms...

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Yeah it was fun; chucking to finish it was a bit of a challenge. To small to Chuck with anything gentle, wound up wrapping it with shop towels to prevent marring the finish. Turned top, wrapped it and turned bottom with live center to hold it in place, then wrapped the bottom and gently chucked it to sand. Need a set of rubber covers for my Chuck jaws or something handy. As stated it worked, turning slow at that point and it didn't weigh much so had to go for it... cautiously.
 
David Hill said:
Come on !
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Well, I'm in the hospital as we speak waiting for a second CT scan to determine if my appendix has ruptured too much to do surgery right now. Haven't had a thing to eat since 8:00 This morning and that was a tiny meal replacement bar. I'm about to shoot myself out of boredom and then chew on my arm. Tony
 
Tony said:
Well, I'm in the hospital as we speak waiting for a second CT scan to determine if my appendix has ruptured too much to do surgery right now. Haven't had a thing to eat since 8:00 This morning and that was a tiny meal replacement bar. I'm about to shoot myself out of boredom and then chew on my arm. Tony
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Yikes!!! Get well my friend, prayers sent your way.
 
Tony said:
Well, I'm in the hospital as we speak waiting for a second CT scan to determine if my appendix has ruptured too much to do surgery right now. Haven't had a thing to eat since 8:00 This morning and that was a tiny meal replacement bar. I'm about to shoot myself out of boredom and then chew on my arm. Tony
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Any gnews?
 
@Tony — damn, you havem’t a good few days (just caught up on thread)
From what I can glean from your posts—
Hope it’s not a ruptured appendix, with your age is more likely a diverticulitis, equally as painful— downside is that they both may require a surgery to clean things up.
 
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