What did you do in your shop today?

David Hill said:
Well..... when you feel like cutting— you do.
Now have 30-40 rounds to put up somewhere.

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So, I have to ask a question. I've been turning about 11 yrs now and while I do rough out some bowls for drying, I never figured out an advantage to making rough rounds. The round will warp, so it's going to need to be re-roughed, why not just leave as a square or rectangle in case you want to cut it up for spindles/calls...etc??
 
I started having to bend over to use the lathe, so figured it was time to start cleaning up a bit. Still have about six inches of compressed shavings in front of the lathe to dig out. The blue behind the pile is a 55 gal barrel.

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gman2431 said:
Finally, got my mug siliconed in place.

My employer gives us mugs branded with their logo and my dishwasher eats em alive... instead of just chucking them, I thought, why not repurpose them?

I used some maple I had laying around that has a bunch of powder post tracks. Instead of filling them I soaked the wood in danish oil and then poly (after good curing) to fill the holes. I also dropped a bunch of finish in them with a q tip so they are nice and sealed.

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Those are awesome Cody!

trc65 said:
I started having to bend over to use the lathe, so figured it was time to start cleaning up a bit. Still have about six inches of compressed shavings in front of the lathe to dig out. The blue behind the pile is a 55 gal barrel.

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Glad I'm not the only one!!
 
When you have a crappy day at work just go to woodcraft and buy something, it makes you feel much better! They have a sale on all dust collection stuff.
I was just going to buy a dust hood but this stand was on sale and I figured I could use it on both lathes. Sometimes just buying one is quicker than building one, I have enough projects.
$109 on sale for $82
20200211_174803.webp Nice cast iron base, rubber leveling feet.
20200211_175259.webp Easy peasy.
20200211_180302.webp This should help with the sanding dust I hope.
20200211_182024.webp I had to move the lathe out from the wall about 6" it now weighs about 1,000 lbs.
20200211_182036.webp I bought these flexible hoses from rockler years ago.
20200211_183758.webp And these cool bridge clamps that go over the hose coil.
20200211_184254.webp And they have a thumb screw.
20200211_184306.webp I'm diggin it! I hooked it up to my HF dust collector and it pulls air pretty good.
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Of course when I moved the lathe it was now to close to the table saw and I couldn't walk around it, so I moved the saw, and the outfield table, and I had to move the workbench to do that, lol. So I kinda had to move all the furniture in the shop for one little addition.
 
woodtickgreg said:
When you have a crappy day at work just go to woodcraft and buy something, it makes you feel much better! They have a sale on all dust collection stuff.
I was just going to buy a dust hood but this stand was on sale and I figured I could use it on both lathes. Sometimes just buying one is quicker than building one, I have enough projects.
$109 on sale for $82
View attachment 179776 Nice cast iron base, rubber leveling feet.
View attachment 179777 Easy peasy.
View attachment 179778 This should help with the sanding dust I hope.
View attachment 179779 I had to move the lathe out from the wall about 6" it now weighs about 1,000 lbs.
View attachment 179780 I bought these flexible hoses from rockler years ago.
View attachment 179781 And these cool bridge clamps that go over the hose coil.
View attachment 179782 And they have a thumb screw.
View attachment 179783 I'm diggin it! I hooked it up to my HF dust collector and it pulls air pretty good.
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Of course when I moved the lathe it was now to close to the table saw and I couldn't walk around it, so I moved the saw, and the outfield table, and I had to move the workbench to do that, lol. So I kinda had to move all the furniture in the shop for one little addition.
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It will help a ton!! Best thing I ever did to my lathe...
 
TimR said:
So, I have to ask a question. I've been turning about 11 yrs now and while I do rough out some bowls for drying, I never figured out an advantage to making rough rounds. The round will warp, so it's going to need to be re-roughed, why not just leave as a square or rectangle in case you want to cut it up for spindles/calls...etc??
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well— when I want spindles, I’ll cut’em. As fir the “rounds”, not worried a bit if they warp.
 
TimR said:
So, I have to ask a question. I've been turning about 11 yrs now and while I do rough out some bowls for drying, I never figured out an advantage to making rough rounds. The round will warp, so it's going to need to be re-roughed, why not just leave as a square or rectangle in case you want to cut it up for spindles/calls...etc??
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Tim, Mesquite moves very little. It is the most stable wood I've ever worked with.
 
A longtime friend asked it I would turn him something from a bookcase his brother made in shop class in the early 60’s. Ok I said. Bookcase was taken apart and I prepped wood today for a glue up tomorrow. Not a fun project but glad to do it for a friend.

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Greg, I had clamps like those on all my hose joints as well. But I kept getting a lot of leakage. Tried green tape but that didn’t work very well. Saw Woodcraft had this tape on sale with their dust collection stuff. It’s pricey but I decided to give it a try. Just put it on a few days ago and so far so good. Been using the dust collection system a lot with the drum sander. Seems to be holding up well.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/...21bd69702d0676000002,576455d369702d2f2f0013a2
 
Tom Smart said:
Greg, I had clamps like those on all my hose joints as well. But I kept getting a lot of leakage. Tried green tape but that didn’t work very well. Saw Woodcraft had this tape on sale with their dust collection stuff. It’s pricey but I decided to give it a try. Just put it on a few days ago and so far so good. Been using the dust collection system a lot with the drum sander. Seems to be holding up well.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/x-treme-tape-wrap-for-dust-collection-fittings-hoses-1-1-2-wide-x-25-long?via=573621bd69702d0676000002,576455d369702d2f2f0013a2
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Tom, it looks like the tape plumbers use instead of pipe dope, is it?
 
Tony said:
Tom, it looks like the tape plumbers use instead of pipe dope, is it?
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I’m not really sure what plumbers use. This does not have adhesive on it. Supposed to stick to itself, so you have to double wrap it. Here what I did with it. I put small pieces of green tape on the ends just as insurance to hold it in place. The joints don’t seem to be leaking any longer.

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Tony said:
Tom, it looks like the tape plumbers use instead of pipe dope, is it?
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Tony, Teflon tape is what you are thinking of, I believe. Although it doesn't say what the dust collection tape is made of, I doubt it is Teflon. The Teflon I have used doesn't really stick to itself, although it does have good stretch.
 
trc65 said:
Tony, Teflon tape is what you are thinking of, I believe. Although it doesn't say what the dust collection tape is made of, I doubt it is Teflon. The Teflon I have used doesn't really stick to itself, although it does have good stretch.
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Thanks, I couldn't think of the name to save my life!
 
gman2431 said:
Finally, got my mug siliconed in place.

My employer gives us mugs branded with their logo and my dishwasher eats em alive... instead of just chucking them, I thought, why not repurpose them?

I used some maple I had laying around that has a bunch of powder post tracks. Instead of filling them I soaked the wood in danish oil and then poly (after good curing) to fill the holes. I also dropped a bunch of finish in them with a q tip so they are nice and sealed.

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Powder post holes, like extra finger grips...
 
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