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    Default First Bowl Attempt

    Got some good shed time in this weekend which was awesome considering how little time I get these days! I was determined this afternoon to have a crack at a bowl. Pictures are attached. Just a little fella, made from some of that timber scrounged from the dump - I think it is Mango, based on the bark and the leaves at the dump, but can never be too positive. It is a very very light coloured wood though. What do you think? Not bad for first effort? Also do ya reckon it's Mango?

    Don't have any chucks yet so did it all mounted on a glue block. After a couple of hours work into it I really wasn't looking forward to parting it off - still haven't mastered that! Anyway down to about an inch of wood left and the parting tool caught and the bowl separated at the glue line! Man I was packing it and going the bowl flew off and across the room and landing on the concrete - thought for sure it was going to smash everywhere, but only cracked the rim about an inch into it. i can live with that for the first effort! haha.

    Thanks for looking.

    Cheers,

    Will

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    Oh yeah, it'll do for a first effort....

    Someone been teaching you, been reading books or did you just go "yeah, I know how this works" and whip out a bowl?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Juffy View Post
    Oh yeah, it'll do for a first effort....

    Someone been teaching you, been reading books or did you just go "yeah, I know how this works" and whip out a bowl?
    Haha, yeah you got my number Juff-man - read through a couple of books from the library and watched a few videos on you-tube and around the web at various places. Without doing that I'm sure my first bowl would have been a disaster!! I reckon the handiest video I watched on bowl turning was the Woodsmith video podcast called from log to bowl in under an hour. Didn't care at all for the presenter, but the main thing I got out of it was how to address my square ground bowl gouge to the timber, that is 'pushing' into the timber as he states & rubbing the bevel.

    How's your lathe and turning coming Juffy?

    Cheers,

    Will

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackliveshere View Post
    How's your lathe and turning coming Juffy?
    *watches podcast*

    Yeah, getting there. Actually replaced my original lathe with an MC1100 yesterday...the original one is a bit weak, shaky etc. Bought both off the same guy - he replaced his first one with the 1100, then found the one he really wanted and bought that.

    Lack of time is hampering me a bit, but I've got some gorgeous pieces of ghost gum (which cracks like a bastard, just in case you wanted to know) waiting for a free moment. Been reading Richard Raffan's introductory turning book as well, very edifying.

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    I was wondering because I have found my self a lathe which appears to be the same as the one from the original post, which is the GMF K1440 1000mm woodlathe, which also has the betts stuff on it, also 4 speed, but i was wondering where i could get the drive belt for it as mine has broken and i dont know where to find them?

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    try here
    gdmaust
    If they don't have the belt you're after they should be able to direct you to someone nearby.
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
    https://autoblastgates.com.au

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    thanks for such a quick response

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