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Those drum vacuums only move 112 cfm which is slightly worse than a a good quality shop vac.

I think a 2hp dusty would be a better upgrade.

I have an FB540 Felder (which is actually a rebadged ACM BS540) in my own workshop and it's a fantastic bandsaw, better than the FB610 that I use at work.

I've used the non-italian made laguna...

It's around 6m x 7m (not a very high ceiling though) and forced ventilation is definitely on the list too!

Thanks tonzeyd and BobL!

I think I'll make the bell mouth inlet and lift and rotate the housing (to shorten the flex and get it closer the height I need) and then leave it at that for now. I feel...

Hi everyone!,
I've had a good read through the generic 2hp dusty thread but I was wondering if there are any options for opening up the 125mm outlet on this carbatec CT-2042?

I know I can do the...

I don't know about the N4400 but for about $6500 you could get an SCM S440P (that was the price at the end of last year) which is a step up from the Felder X10 Series (510, 610 etc). If your budget...

I bought two sticks of 45% silver and easy flo flux for way less than that from BOC. Their website listed a higher price but in the store they charged less.
I used it for repairing some tungsten...

I've only used the outboard version of their union on my lathe but could you be leaking vacuum from the outboard side of your headstock?
Maybe some pictures could help?
Good luck
Cheers
Josh

Here is another source if you go through lots of bags Industrial Heavy Duty Bags

I use the tungsten tipped ones from Timbecon both in my own workshop and at the University workshop where I work.
My own ones have done a heap of work in hard timbers and when they start to dull...

The parabolic flute (like your Hamlet gouge) is the best for the 4040. Stuart actually said in one of his demos that a u-shaped flute is the one that does not lead itself to the 4040 very well, and a...

I don't think SB tools gouges ever made it to the market and Woodworkers Emporium purchased the right to make the handles and they sell Oneway gouges already fitted with the SB Tools bolster. I have...

If you're only buying one and you'll use it for both a bottom bowl gouge and a 4040 then I'd go for the 24". I've been doing a heap of production lights at the moment and mainly use the 20" handles...

I have six....
Four are VM120's plus there's a VM100 and a VM90.
I very rarely need to change jaw sets but sometimes I'm tempted to buy another one.... ;)

Make sure you're sitting down :p

When I first started using this grind I did it freehand first, then tried to get something close using a jig and with the Tormek jig (and probably others) you can get close. The downside for me was...

I purchased mine from Woodworkers Emporium in america. I ordered a fair bit at once to make the postage sting less and as they are carbon fibre they are light enough to keep the cost down.
They're a...

A handle system is great for free hand sharpening (for me anyway). I made some quick change handles using ER collet chucks I bought of ebay and used them for a couple of years until the tax man was...

I started using Batty's methods a while back and it's basically all I use for dry timber, but for roughing out green timber I still prefer a more swept back grind and a pull cut (it's fast and fun!)...

here's a post about my own experience with the VL240 and I did not have any sort of power issues https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/bowl-vicmarc-vl240-203177
with very aggressive cuts I could still...

Here's a photo of a multi axis ice cream scoop handle I made. It's triangular and very nice to use
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I use it for both but I haven't done much sheer scraping with it (or at all) so I can say how it compares to other angles

After seeing the sharp angles used by Richard Raffan and Vic Wood I started grinding mine to 45 degrees and find it works really well.

*** Update***

Regarding my observations of the flute shape of the 1/2" bar bowl gouge.

David at Timberbits checked his stock after I asked if mine was the actual profile and upon finding his...

Thanks Willy,
That was the tool that really prompted me to do this thread. I'm really happy with the steel and the quality of the finish but that 3/8" bowl gouge was the reason I...

Hi everyone,
I recently purchased some of the new Hamlet M42 Stay Sharp gouges and thought I would share my observations, both positive and negative.
The three I purchased are the...

Vicmarc's have much better bearings, you definitely made the right choice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS2yIb0HAU4&t=1431s

This demonstration by Dale Bonertz is the one that helped me understand the set up and sighting in of the McNaughton and I've since taken well...

If you've wound the quill right back into the tailstock casting they can bottom out and bind up easily. I'd give the handle a sharp tap with a rubber mallet (something I've done in the past when I...

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These are two of my handles made with ER collet chucks bought on eBay that I machined down to reduce weight. The ferrules are made from Bakelite.

Cheers...

I built collet handles for all my bowl and spindle gouges and I won't be going back to fixed handles (I use four handles for nine gouges)

Sharpening is so much easier when you don't have one or...

There's heaps of weight in the base and if you can get everything made up (or make it yourself) then there is a huge saving (I was surprised by how heavy and well built the base was)! A Canadian...

When it comes to production bowl turning and output I'm not sure he's 100% human! lol

I cored out about 300 last year with the Kelton (they are still drying under the house at the moment) and I...

As Glenn Lucas uses this system to core out a few hundred bowls a week I would hardly say it's slower than the others. If you rough out all your outside profiles and then core them out in lots I...

I was going to do the same thing but I had a friend bring a system back for me (woohoo, free freight) and having used a Kelton for years and a good look at the Max I think the Oneway is the best...

I always apply barrier cream to exposed skin (it makes a huge difference for me when turning wet wood)

I haven't turned English Walnut before but on the topic of masks I remember a guy I was...

To get the tailstock sliding smoothly you might need to file the inside edge of the extension bed ways. Marco told me to do this on my VL240 and I needed to do it on my VL300 extension as well. It...

My own experience (plus things I read when setting up the system) tells me otherwise. I've had timber so porous that putting my hands on the outside raised the vacuum pressure (or decreased -...

You might find 3cfm is not enough for porous timbers. I have a 9cfm one that usually does a good job.

The VL850's are a pretty old machine and the motor will more than likely have a centrifugal switch. If you're planing on buying a new motor I would be looking at an inverter and VFD instead.

I have a Oneway system on the way. The most expensive by far (a little over $1000) and if I wasn't getting it brought over by a friend (free shipping) I don't think I'd get one. I'll be sure to put...

I always cut the pith out straight away and in addition to sealing them (I use slightly watered down cheap PVA glue) I also wrap them in a tarp. This seems to really slow down the moisture loss...

Check out this one too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3yMknTsfa0

I would have thought the dust from dressing alox wheels would have been far for detrimental to your health?

It did take me a while to get my CBN to run true and I actually ended up using teflon...

With the right size jaws and a properly shaped tenon, you could do that very safely with a scroll chuck. I've turned a bowl a little over 500mm diameter and 250mm deep held in a scroll chuck. It...

I'll have to check mine to see how much they vary now!
I do have a pointed scraper ground to the angle of the standard Vicmarc dovetail jaws for my VM120's so as long the face that the jaw buts up...

That's a fantastic idea!
With regards to the angles, do you find that all the dovetail jaws are the same but different to all the shark jaws? Or was there a variance between all of them?

Cheers...

Fantastic! His vimeo videos are fantastic and he explains things so well!

Great attitude Kuffy!
Plenty of very capable and fantastic turners advocate the use of a burr in certain situations. See what other people are doing and try and see what works for you and in what...

I'm not really a fan of using a recess, but I do use a vacuum chucking system for finishing the foot and it's just quick and easy to remove a spigot.
If you haven't seen them here is a great video...