Thread: Lathe Rest or WIP

I see the battery finally charge up Christos.
Citrus Punch tea real nice unlike Milk and Peppermint with a table spoon of honey Oh and those 4 bits of cake I had one guess who had the rest plus 2 cookies.

You could have showed the tool rests.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

We had another good day together today made Christos a couple of tool rests shorter than the 300mm which came with the lathe a 6" for pens and 8" for general.

Once again thank you for the extra tool rest.

I also wish to add my thanks to your wife for the fruit roll.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

You could have showed the tool rests.

I did not take any photos on the day of the tools rest. The photos I took that were different I posted.


I will share one more thing, why Wheelie was grinding away the metal to cut the bar I was standing behind him and got me thinking that I was one of those secret service men guarding the president. "Just out of harms way, ready to dodge a bullet"

Originally Posted by Christos

Once again thank you for the extra tool rest.

I also wish to add my thanks to your wife for the fruit roll.

I bet it kept you going at work. All gone I gather.

Originally Posted by Christos

I did not take any photos on the day of the tools rest. The photos I took that were different I posted.


I will share one more thing, why Wheelie was grinding away the metal to cut the bar I was standing behind him and got me thinking that I was one of those secret service men guarding the president. "Just out of harms way, ready to dodge a bullet"

Hiding more like hiding as he fitted a cut off wheel for me I turned it on out of balance it spun like an off centre chuck. It was a new one bu the centre arbor hole was off centre.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

I bet it kept you going at work. All gone I gather.

It would have been so good to just eat it all in one sitting but I had to keep some for another person.

Had some time today to do a little more work on the lathe.

These are the tool rest that Wheelie made, just gave them a quick clean as some splatter from the welding was on the top bar.


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Originally Posted by Christos

Had some time today to do a little more work on the lathe.

These are the tool rest that Wheelie made, just gave them a quick clean as some splatter from the welding was on the top bar.


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Christos what you do citric acid again

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Christos what you do citric acid again

I could say that I have a water fall of citric acid to the entrance of the work shop, but that's not true.

Quick run over the joint with a friends grinder, then some filing, brass wheel on the drill press finished with a light sand.

No sharp bits or edges and I am hoping nothing to catch when moving the tool on the rest. But that I am going to find out when I actually mount something on the lathe to get an idea of where the chisel will actually ride.

Originally Posted by Christos

I could say that I have a water fall of citric acid to the entrance of the work shop, but that's not true.

Quick run over the joint with a friends grinder, then some filing, brass wheel on the drill press finished with a light sand.

No sharp bits or edges and I am hoping nothing to catch when moving the tool on the rest. But that I am going to find out when I actually mount something on the lathe to get an idea of where the chisel will actually ride.

Oh belt up and start turning

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Oh belt up and start turning

Nah he needs lessons now

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Nah he needs lessons now

Pat's just down the road.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Pat's just down the road.

Yeah only 1 hour down the road.

Originally Posted by Christos

Yeah only 1 hour down the road.

ok how long to my place