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    Yep, see post number #10 in this thread, there is...

    Yep, see post number #10 in this thread, there is a link to the manuals you can download.
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    I just picked one of these up for $180 a couple...

    I just picked one of these up for $180 a couple weeks ago with a 2hp motor, scroll chuck, cup chuck, faceplate and drill chuck, might look at extending it myself as its a good idea.
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    I have uploaded them to the manuals section if...

    I have uploaded them to the manuals section if anyone else wants a copy.

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f307/teknatool-manuals-210914#post2013599
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    Can i get my hands on these please, i do have the...

    Can i get my hands on these please, i do have the TL1000 manual but it didnt have instructions in regards to bearings and pulleys/belts. Ill send you a pm.
  5. Thread: Wood lathe.

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    I picked up a Teknatool TL1000 over the weekend...

    I picked up a Teknatool TL1000 over the weekend for $180 and came with faceplate, cup chuck, scroll chuck and 2hp motor. Id think this is a reasonable lathe for a beginner, older lathe but has a good...
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    Not bad i like it, but if you want an honest...

    Not bad i like it, but if you want an honest answer regarding shape i feel the finial could be a little better. The main/long part of the finial seems to dip a little in the middle and the tip needs...
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    I used to use the hermes brand when i worked for...

    I used to use the hermes brand when i worked for a woodturner, not a bad sandpaper this.
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    I used to work as a trade turner for 6 years, it...

    I used to work as a trade turner for 6 years, it was my income for that time but repitition and dust got to me so i gave it up. I still want to get a lathe though for home one day and continue this...
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    theres a place in ingleburn nsw called master...

    theres a place in ingleburn nsw called master woodturning that might be able to help you out. They are not to far from you. Just look them up in the yellow pages.
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    sure it can be turned, skews, gouges whatever but...

    sure it can be turned, skews, gouges whatever but its hard stuff.
    Ive turned some 2m long by about 200mm dia verandah posts and they came up beautiful, bloody hard jobs though.
  11. Thread: A Big Lathe

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    this guy ever heard of electricity

    this guy ever heard of electricity
  12. Poll: that seems a bit steep for the lathe but i havent...

    that seems a bit steep for the lathe but i havent seen one in the raw. One thing i notice alot of lathes have is the tailstock is how should i say hollow. When i was at TAFE and work i was tought to...
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    nice job looks good

    nice job looks good
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    nice work, its looks really good.

    nice work, its looks really good.
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    Poll: to post the picture you just have to copy and...

    to post the picture you just have to copy and past the Img one.
    like this:
    http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m155/aoe3champ/PA230006Medium.jpg
  16. Thread: burls

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    wow, some big suckers there.

    wow, some big suckers there.
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    Crazy, never seen anything like it, but it...

    Crazy, never seen anything like it, but it probably could be done faster with a normal lathe? wonder how he sands it. Clever though.
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    Did you drill the hole before you roughed it out?...

    Did you drill the hole before you roughed it out? We used to make pizza handles with holes right through and we would drill them first as straight as possible and make two plugs the same diameter as...
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    I used to be able to turn a newel post say 1800mm...

    I used to be able to turn a newel post say 1800mm 4x4 pine in 10 to 15 mins depending on the design same with bed posts. I could also turn those knobs you see on fence posts the acorn shape and...
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    The closer the rings are in the grain the better...

    The closer the rings are in the grain the better the oregon is, i used to turn hundreds of table legs and bed posts out of oregon and i hated doing the wide ringed ones because of the tear out you...
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    thats crazy, its huge

    thats crazy, its huge
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    i dont own either of these lathes but the thing i...

    i dont own either of these lathes but the thing i have noticed with the jet lathes is the tailstock has no bulk to it, it looks flimsy when it should be solid like the mc ones also the mc's have a...
  23. Thread: Sharpening

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    Yeah i used the jigs at TAFE but thats the only...

    Yeah i used the jigs at TAFE but thats the only place i used them because the teacher told us we have to, in the trade id do it freehand and not worry about angles etc just like at TAFE they make you...
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    that looks great, good job

    that looks great, good job
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    thanks ill have a look into this.

    thanks ill have a look into this.
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    yeah i dont have 3 phase dingo, but would it cost...

    yeah i dont have 3 phase dingo, but would it cost much to get an electrician to come out and put in 3 phase in? is the lathe better running on 3 phase? the auction says that a single phase motor is...
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    hmm $1200, screw the variable speed then, its to...

    hmm $1200, screw the variable speed then, its to expensive, how about getting it back to single phase?
    And also what do people think of this lathe? its on ebay for $500 and was thinking of bidding...
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    electronic variable speed

    Just wondering if anyone knows how much and what sort of effort is involved in transforming a lathe to electronic variable speed, like this one ...
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    woodturners guild question

    hi was just wondering if anyone on here is a part of this, i live out near the southern highlands and was wondering if anyone here is from out that way and if so do u attend the guild meetings? what...
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    yeah ill try and find the pics tonight and scan...

    yeah ill try and find the pics tonight and scan em up.
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    not bad but im not trying to make myself look...

    not bad but im not trying to make myself look good but ive turned bigger heavier and the one i turned started out square and i done 16 of them, plus ive done a few other projects similar. The longer...
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    are you talkin about the thing you attach to your...

    are you talkin about the thing you attach to your lathe with like 4 skateboard looking wheels on it and you can adjust them to fit around the timber? If it is then yeah it should work, i used to use...
  33. Thread: hi new here

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    I was at lidcombe TAFE between 1996 and 1998, and...

    I was at lidcombe TAFE between 1996 and 1998, and yeah George can be an ok guy at times i guess, i actually prefered Dale, i was just at that young age were you just wanted to fool around, he once...
  34. Thread: hi new here

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    hi new here

    Hi im new to the board but ive been taking a look every now and then for a bit now so i thought id register.
    Im am an ex Woodturner from Master Woodturning in Ingleburn NSW, i did my apprenticeship...
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