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13th February 2011, 06:33 PM #16GOLD MEMBER
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Ok thanks . Hopefully someone can help. Ive only turned 3 or 4 things for practice so far but I can safely say im addicted lol
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14th February 2011, 12:06 PM #17Novice
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What are you doing wasting such beautiful wood on practice?? Go to your local hardware store and ask for some dunnage to practice on.
According to Mike Darlow, once you master spindle turning, the bowls are a breeze. I just use a teknatool midi chuck, which has been great for all my bowl turning, although I haven't tried to turn any large bowls on it yet. You really don't need a lot of accessories to get started, over time you will work out what you really want, instead of buying stuff you think you need and never make much use of.
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14th February 2011, 06:44 PM #18GOLD MEMBER
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Im only using scrap pine to practice on for now.
Any more ideas from anyone on what the problem is with my tailstock?
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14th February 2011, 07:43 PM #19Banned
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Floody ,
check out the other two blokes on this page . They had the same lathe back then as you do now.
Maybe they also had the same problem .
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14th February 2011, 08:28 PM #20
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14th February 2011, 08:34 PM #21
Nor me.
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14th February 2011, 08:39 PM #22GOLD MEMBER
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Nor me lol.
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14th February 2011, 08:47 PM #23Banned
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Working ok here , tried it on another computer, ok there too .
Go up to the top of the page and Search ' Sherline wtl1024 '
It turned up three threads on here . This one and two others
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14th February 2011, 09:18 PM #24
Yep, that explains it, you posted a link to a page of Search results, it'll work for but nobody else.
Better to post a link to the individual thread(s).
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14th February 2011, 09:21 PM #25Banned
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14th February 2011, 09:28 PM #26GOLD MEMBER
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Id looked at those the other day. Unrelated unfortunately. Its really got me stumped!! Im not sure if its just a case of the morse taper being stuck in the quill or not. Has anyone experienced that?
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16th February 2011, 08:35 PM #27
Hi Floody
That lathe was also sold in Oz as the GMC. The tailstock has no morse taper or quill as such. It just a bit of threaded rod with a yellow wheel handle at one end and machined at the other end to accept a bearing for a very nasty live centre. I started with one of these lathes and very quickly up graded after the bug bit me. The old GMC was then recommissioned as a linisher. You will also find that as you tighten the tailstock the tube bed will bend and your centres will be way of alignment.
Hope this helps________________________________________
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Shorty
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17th February 2011, 09:04 PM #28GOLD MEMBER
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18th February 2011, 08:06 PM #29
G'day again Floody
If finances restrict you to persist with this lathe, and I can certainly sympathise with that, then my advice would be to stick to face plate and spindle turning. Learn from the forum about making "jam chucks" and donut chucks" to attach to your face plate. Be inventive and make do with what you have and then you will appreciate the more rudimentary aspects of turning. When you can afford to upgrade to a better lathe these skills will be invaluable to you. This lathe has its limitations and you will soon learn what they are. Have fun with it and once you get the bug you will upgrade, I gaurentee it.________________________________________
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19th February 2011, 08:18 AM #30GOLD MEMBER
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Ill have a look into jam chucks and donut chucks. Thanks for the advice mate.
Ill prob grab a gpw chuck soon too. The bug is already biting me just from basic spindle turning!! I find its really calming and relaxing.
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