First word that came to me as well: serious!!
Nice!I found a tasty looking chunk of mesquite a while back, and the weather has warmed up recently so it is comfortable enough to turn in my outside shed, so I got after it today, it will be pretty cool if it survives...
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Thanks Tom, I gave the hollowing rig I got from you a good work out on this one, ...Nice!
Keep the documentary going, Barry. MORE PICTURES! Vicarious turning, it’s great!
Works great, but my steady rest got in way of the boom for the laser, didn't really need it anyhow, plenty of holes in this one to monitor thickness...That’s great, I hope it’s working out for you.
That’s pretty deep for that hollowing rig, Barry.Here she is hollowed out, Now I will set it aside for a month or so to dry out (it was about half wet) will end up being about 13 x 16.
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Here she is hollowed out, Now I will set it aside for a month or so to dry out (it was about half wet) will end up being about 13 x 16.
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Yes it really was, I had to keep tightening set screws, the vibration was so bad. Fortunately I have a 3" drill bit that I bored all the way to the bottom with, that helped a lot....That’s pretty deep for that hollowing rig, Barry.
I had the same issue with the last piece I did. Today I received a 1” bar for my Bosch rig.I had to keep tightening set screws, the vibration was so bad.