What did you do in your shop today?

steve bellinger said:
Strange request from my son. He asked if I would build his girlfriend ( live in, baby's momma)a bookshelf. This is what he requested. View attachment 147895View attachment 147896 I thought she was gonna hug us both to death. Lol. The crazy thing is she is going to school for criminal law. :scare3: O well to each there own I guess. :unknown:
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Looks like the shelves are fixed so it can't be to hide a body unless they chop it into pieces :sarcastic:
 
Made a longer t-handle for my mini chuck. Over an inch longer makes it easier to use on my 12" Delta lathe.
Turned down a steel rod from my dead planer & used a 5/16" bolt with a cap nut for the crossbar using my Sherline mini metal lathe.
Top t-handle is new one I made. Works great!!

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original t- handle
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New t-handle! Got finger room!!
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Spinartist said:
Made a longer t-handle for my mini chuck. Over an inch longer makes it easier to use on my 12" Delta lathe.
Turned down a steel rod from my dead planer & used a 5/16" bolt with a cap nut using my Sherline mini metal lathe.
Top t-handle is new one I made. Works great!!

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original t- handle
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New t-handle! Got finger room!!
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Lee, I deleted your SWAT app. If you wanted that attached for some reason let me know. Tony
 
One of the guys at work asked if I could make a sign. He is wanting to hang it on on a pavilion they got covering a 40 ( yes 40 ) foot picnic table. They use this for there family reunions. It sits on 50 acres with the old family home. The house was built in the late 1800 hundreds. Now this house and family land hasn't been lived in in a number of decades though they do keep it up to a point. I guess more as a hunting cabin than anything. Anyway this is the sign I made for him this weekend. IMG_2416.webp IMG_2419.webp
 
Been spending a lot of time at the hospital with my dad the past few days...he asked me to make him something special out of wood for him so I managed to change the belt on my midi lathe today so I can turn him a pencil. He like to do word searches so I am hoping that he will stick around to use it. My heart hurts to see him like he is, I pray that he finds the will to fight back. :sorry:
 
Lou Currier said:
Been spending a lot of time at the hospital with my dad the past few days...he asked me to make him something special out of wood for him so I managed to change the belt on my midi lathe today so I can turn him a pencil. He like to do word searches so I am hoping that he will stick around to use it. My heart hurts to see him like he is, I pray that he finds the will to fight back. :sorry:
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I feel for you, Lou. I've been in your situation and it's terrible. But lean on God and know that He is in control. Prayers work.
 
Yesterday I got a bunch of cutting boards glued up, started running them through the drum sander. Made about 15 passes total, paper tore up. Replaced it, made about 10 passes. Tore that wrap up, shut it down for the day. I hate that drum sander......
 
Tony said:
Yesterday I got a bunch of cutting boards glued up, started running them through the drum sander. Made about 15 passes total, paper tore up. Replaced it, made about 10 passes. Tore that wrap up, shut it down for the day. I hate that drum sander......
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Drum sanders can be good or bad, for sure. Is the paper actually coming apart or is it just gumming up? If it's coming apart, which brand are you using? I just changed suppliers to https://www.onlineindustrialsupply.com/drsaro.html a few months ago and find their sandpaper for my Performax to be the best I've ever used. Doesn't gum up nearly as fast as others.
 
FranklinWorkshops said:
Drum sanders can be good or bad, for sure. Is the paper actually coming apart or is it just gumming up? If it's coming apart, which brand are you using? I just changed suppliers to https://www.onlineindustrialsupply.com/drsaro.html a few months ago and find their sandpaper for my Performax to be the best I've ever used. Doesn't gum up nearly as fast as others.
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Sad to say Larry but @Eric Rorabaugh nailed it I think. I've got a Grizzly 18" and before this I had a Grizzly 24". Hated both of them, can't get the paper to stay in the drum. I had a Performax 16" before these that I had no problem with, just wanted more power. (I run a LOT of cutting boards through mine.) I converted this one to hook & loop, thought would help me out. Not so much....

I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and buy a new (All my previous ones have been used) Supermax 19".

By the way, @Bean_counter steered me to that same paper supplier a while back, they make some pretty decent paper at a good price!
 
Tony said:
Yesterday I got a bunch of cutting boards glued up, started running them through the drum sander. Made about 15 passes total, paper tore up. Replaced it, made about 10 passes. Tore that wrap up, shut it down for the day. I hate that drum sander......
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Oh... you... Just go and put a piece of wood on the lathe already!!!
 
We have great customer that owns a nursery. He always brings in great tropical fruit often that I've never tried before. He asked if I had a sharp knife so of coarse I grabbed Scott's. Naturally I had to show it off again.

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