Actually this was yesterday. Got my sled finished and make some test cuts. Looking forward to making some things!
What did you do in your shop today?
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What kind of texas doughnut is that?
Oh my... He's building Doughnut cutting boards now Marc!!
So you said that and the first thing to pop into my head was "Hmmm..... Fill the center with resin and then turn on the lathe to make a really neat platter "
So you said that and the first thing to pop into my head was "Hmmm..... Fill the center with resin and then turn on the lathe to make a really neat platter "
Call it a Danish/doughnut platter/cutting board....
I replaced the bearings in my old 50's craftsman 6x48 belt/disc sander and was able to get all these sewing machine bases sanded and a finish on them. tomorrow I'll buff them out, put the felts on, add the handles for anyone that ordered handles, and ship them.
Silly boys!! Y'all ain't from Texas are y'all!! That's the beginning of a little hula hoop!
You mean....Tony sized hula hoop....
Saved some wood from the fire pit and cut a few bowls blanks while I still have my band saw operational. Amazing what you can find under an ugly surface.
2 separate bowl blanks and no I don’t know what type of wood it is but it sure is pretty
2 separate bowl blanks and no I don’t know what type of wood it is but it sure is pretty
Looks like first growth FOG wood to me............. sure will be pretty!!!
Getting ready for the riding season
Looking good Brink!! Had mine out a week ago, met some coworkers from the home office at Garden of the Gods
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Turned a couple of Tony-sized bowls.
Started rewiring all my shop lights for the LED bulbs... BIG DIFFERENCE!!
Not sure why, but today as I was working on the first bay; the one that none of them typically work in, they all decided to work for a change. Clearly a difference in broad daylight. After dark, turned all the lights on, OH MY what a difference in the first bay and the other two. Other two were worst they've ever been, for whatever reason. Half of them didn't come on at first, third bay I had to flip the switch 3 times to get more than 1 of the 4 to light, then 4 out of the 10 in those 2 bays flickered for 10 minutes before warming up and working like they should. Looking forward to getting them all changed out now! Pretty simple to wire in on these fixtures, worst part is getting the ballast out as half the screws are under the 1 x 4 screwed across the fixture to hang them over the rafters. Makes spinning the nuts off a bit challenging.
Not sure why, but today as I was working on the first bay; the one that none of them typically work in, they all decided to work for a change. Clearly a difference in broad daylight. After dark, turned all the lights on, OH MY what a difference in the first bay and the other two. Other two were worst they've ever been, for whatever reason. Half of them didn't come on at first, third bay I had to flip the switch 3 times to get more than 1 of the 4 to light, then 4 out of the 10 in those 2 bays flickered for 10 minutes before warming up and working like they should. Looking forward to getting them all changed out now! Pretty simple to wire in on these fixtures, worst part is getting the ballast out as half the screws are under the 1 x 4 screwed across the fixture to hang them over the rafters. Makes spinning the nuts off a bit challenging.
Finished up the shoplight project. Huge difference! Thought I had pretty decent lighting in the shop before; I been working in the dark all this time!
Found a 4 bulb fixture over what is now my work area. When I move into the other bay, that spot will likely get a nice work bench installed there. If not it'll be huge set of shelves. In either case, the additional light will be very beneficial, and I had a few extra bulbs, so I put all 4 in it.
If anyone is contemplating doing this, and not sure about it; believe me, you'll love it! Don't put it off like I did!!
Found a 4 bulb fixture over what is now my work area. When I move into the other bay, that spot will likely get a nice work bench installed there. If not it'll be huge set of shelves. In either case, the additional light will be very beneficial, and I had a few extra bulbs, so I put all 4 in it.
If anyone is contemplating doing this, and not sure about it; believe me, you'll love it! Don't put it off like I did!!
Yesterday and today I worked some more on the stand for the Sprunger 8" table saw. Yesterday drawer slides went in and drawer pieces got cut. Today drawers went together and installed. Started gluing up the boards for drawer fronts.
Spent my day billing people and shipping stuff. No actual woodworking.
