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13th September 2023, 12:54 PM
Thread: lattice rim bowl
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Jim I think there was only 3 or 4 coats coats...
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I think there was only 3 or 4 coats coats of DO .
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It took a lot of work with sandpaper and a tiny file to tidy up the grooves .
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12th September 2023, 12:40 PM
Thread: lattice rim bowl
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lattice rim bowl
This a 320mm bowl with groves cut in the upper surface of the rim with a trimmer router , then cut through from the underside with a parting tool .The timber is chinese tallowtree and the finish is...
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12th May 2023, 05:27 PM
Thread: pepper tree
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Tony I rough turned a few bowls of peppercorn a...
Tony I rough turned a few bowls of peppercorn a few years ago but ended up throwing them out as they all developed starlike shrinkage holes not just in the pith .
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A great piece and an interesting optical illusion...
A great piece and an interesting optical illusion . It is difficult tell if the surface is a series of beads or coves . As you look at it , it seems to change .
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13th April 2023, 05:32 PM
Thread: Tail stock Live center ? Dead center?
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If you turn one piece pens like sierra ,put the...
If you turn one piece pens like sierra ,put the bushes in a blank and one of your dead centres in the headstock and a live centre in the tailstock and turn . No need for a mandrill set ,quicker and...
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10th April 2023, 03:07 PM
Thread: face shield
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Tony My fan is called "4 inch inline booster...
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My fan is called "4 inch inline booster fan". I can't read all the details on the plate without pulling the thing off the wall, which I'me not going to do .Just search on ebay and you will find... -
7th April 2023, 05:22 PM
Thread: face shield
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I use a respirator similar to the one shown by...
I use a respirator similar to the one shown by NeilS . For the faceshield I used an armadillo and my air supply is an inline fan designed to airate green houses . It sucks air from outside my shed ....
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29th October 2022, 03:48 PM
Thread: Redgum spirals
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Another stunner Hughie . Ted
Another stunner Hughie .
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13th October 2022, 03:43 PM
Thread: "Tangaroa's Bowl"
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Fantastic piece Bruce . Ted
Fantastic piece Bruce .
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9th October 2022, 03:47 PM
Thread: chuck use question
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Dave It is also important if you are using your...
Dave
It is also important if you are using your chuck in contraction mode that the face of the jaws is hard up against the shoulder of the tennon .
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6th June 2022, 12:35 PM
Thread: lattice bowls
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lattice bowls
G,day
Been making a few more lattice bowls .
Liquidamber bowl 250mm x 35mm ,chinese tallow 290mm x110mm , chinadoll 240mm x 100mm .With the chinadoll one the routed grooves were not of even depth... -
29th May 2022, 09:48 PM
Thread: Making a kissing forrest
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To finish the base on items like this ,I mount a...
To finish the base on items like this ,I mount a sanding cone with a velcro surface in a jacobs chuck on the headstock .Fit your various grades of sanding material to this and offer up the the base...
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A spectacular piece . Ted
A spectacular piece .
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24th May 2022, 05:15 PM
Thread: bowl corer
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See if someone on the metalwork forum could turn...
See if someone on the metalwork forum could turn you a post the diameter you require .
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4th May 2022, 11:02 PM
Thread: coolabah wing bowl
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coolabah wing bowl
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This is a bowl I finished recently .It is 440mm across the wings and the bowl is 240mm . Although I can spin 480mm on my lathe , I had to mount it a bit off centre because the thickest part of... -
4th May 2022, 10:43 PM
Thread: get boosted
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get boosted
This was my entry in my club's super foot competition .
The ball part is about 90mm diam. and with the spikes ,130mm .
The timber is camphor laurel and the finish is rattle can varnish .
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2nd May 2022, 05:09 PM
Thread: Sourcing a collet chuck
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I have the Vermec set which I bought from...
I have the Vermec set which I bought from Timberbits a few years ago but not sure if they still have them .
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17th March 2022, 04:14 PM
Thread: New Vicmarc VL200
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A great pickup . I'm sure you will be happy with...
A great pickup . I'm sure you will be happy with it . I think you will find the handbreak wheel will unscrew and you can screw a chuck on there for OB turning .
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13th February 2022, 04:00 PM
Thread: christmas came late
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Thanks for the replys . clear out , I don't...
Thanks for the replys .
clear out , I don't anticipate any problems from the new owner . He was there when all this was going on and says he is going plant new trees and he even thanked me for... -
9th February 2022, 03:27 PM
Thread: christmas came late
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christmas came late
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A few days ago I had a knock on the door at about 7am . It was an arborist who asked if I could move my car so's they could park a mulcher there because they had to remove trees next door .... -
11th December 2021, 09:21 PM
Thread: Tapped M30 Thread in Kwila
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Make sure you cut a recess on one side to fit the...
Make sure you cut a recess on one side to fit the shoulder on the headstock spindle .
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26th November 2021, 04:15 PM
Thread: Woodcut bowl gouge and jig puzzle!
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I have also have wondered why Woodcut didn't put...
I have also have wondered why Woodcut didn't put a flat on their bowl gouge shafts.
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21st November 2021, 09:46 PM
Thread: Chucking options for Rockler mandrels?
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I found it easy to make a drawbar to suit a...
I found it easy to make a drawbar to suit a jacobs chuck .My jacobs chuck had a dimple in the morse taper end and it was easy to drill a hole in the end and tap it to suit a bit of allthread which...
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15th November 2021, 03:39 PM
Thread: Qld Box Tree?
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Should be some interesting grain where all those...
Should be some interesting grain where all those branches sprout from .
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26th October 2021, 11:02 AM
Thread: Ring Cutter Vases
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Ring Cutter Vases
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A few years ago I aquired a Leady Ringcutter .This is a device, designed by the late Bruce Leadbeater, to cut rings at an angle from a flat disc cut from a board .The rings are then turned... -
25th September 2021, 04:48 PM
Thread: Bowl Chuck Problem.
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I don't think it's a problem with jaws being in...
I don't think it's a problem with jaws being in the wrong order . I have a set for the 120 chuck and I am pretty sure there are no numbers on the jaws . After all these are rated at a maximum speed...
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6th July 2021, 04:48 PM
Thread: speaking of challenges
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No problem with emptying the shavings out of this...
No problem with emptying the shavings out of this one .
Well done .
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13th June 2021, 12:28 PM
Thread: vacuum chuck help needed please!
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If no one comes up with an answer on the forum ,...
If no one comes up with an answer on the forum , I suggest you give Vismarc a ring .I have always found them very helpfull .
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23rd May 2021, 05:18 PM
Thread: A two year bender.
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An interesting effect . I've never seen rippling...
An interesting effect . I've never seen rippling as good as that . I think it was worth the wait .
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16th May 2021, 01:05 PM
Thread: pinecone pendants
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pinecone pendants
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I have been experimenting with casting pinecones for pendants .
For more details look in the casting and stablization section .
pinecone pendants
Comments welcome .
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16th May 2021, 12:57 PM
Thread: pinecone pendants
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pinecone pendants
These pendants were made by casting pinecones in epoxy and then cutting either across or lengthwise to give slices about 8mm thick . They were then mounted on a carrier with DS tape , turned round...
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29th April 2021, 05:05 PM
Thread: basket weave illusion
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Thanks for the comments . Ted
Thanks for the comments .
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26th April 2021, 01:15 PM
Thread: basket weave illusion
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Picko Yes I watched Harvey's video many times...
Picko
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24th April 2021, 11:57 AM
Thread: basket weave illusion
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basket weave illusion
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Here is a little bowl/platter that I made for a club competition . It is about 200mm x 30mm and the finish is spray can polyurathane . This is the sort of thing you make when you've got a lot... -
7th April 2021, 04:51 PM
Thread: the lock that won't lock
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False alarm . Google solved it for me . The lever...
False alarm . Google solved it for me . The lever is spring loaded and when pulled out it may be repositioned and adjusted so's the camlock works.
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7th April 2021, 03:48 PM
Thread: the lock that won't lock
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the lock that won't lock
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The head swivel lock lever on my VL240 that locks the head when it is turned, just suddenly stopped locking and just flops around . I tried playing with the hex nut on the end but didn't... -
5th April 2021, 04:58 PM
Thread: Chuck stuck on lathe :(
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I have no experience with this lathe, but try and...
I have no experience with this lathe, but try and jam a bit of wood between the the drive belt pully and the housing to stop it rotating , then clamp a bit of hardwood across the chuck so's about...
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22nd March 2021, 04:02 PM
Thread: pressure pot leaking ?
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pressure pot leaking ?
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I was frustrated that sometimes my pot leaks causing the compresser to cycle frequently, so I put the pot in a tank of water and found it was leaking from the safety valve . It had 50psi in... -
21st March 2021, 03:50 PM
Thread: Everyday turning tools
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What Neil said . See if there is a woodworking...
What Neil said . See if there is a woodworking club near you . If there is ,there is bound to be someone who could get you started with makeing your own handles .
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8th March 2021, 03:53 PM
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A good collection there Neil . Bruce Leadbetter...
A good collection there Neil . Bruce Leadbetter also produced a chuck which was designed to expand into a recess cut with a tool he supplied with the chuck .
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4th March 2021, 02:02 PM
Thread: Six months without a single sale!
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Fumbler . Not just churning miles . I use to live...
Fumbler . Not just churning miles . I use to live there fulltime but now just a part time resident .
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3rd March 2021, 04:13 PM
Thread: Six months without a single sale!
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First chance to sell something for a year coming...
First chance to sell something for a year coming up this weekend at our club sale at Kiama . Fingers crossed .
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20th February 2021, 01:15 PM
Thread: Kiama Woodcraft Expo
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Kiama Woodcraft Expo
Kiama Woodcraft Expo is on 6-7 March at the Kiama Masonic Hall .
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17th February 2021, 09:00 PM
Thread: Vacuum versus pressure
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Lyle I use a standard 10L spray painting pot...
Lyle
I use a standard 10L spray painting pot with the uptake tube cut off and blocked and valves fitted . There are plenty of utube videos showing how to do it . For vacuum I replace the lid with a... -
17th February 2021, 04:22 PM
Thread: Vacuum versus pressure
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I use both pressure and vacuum . I make screwtop...
I use both pressure and vacuum .
I make screwtop boxes out of banksia pods and I need to get resin into all the seed voids .I have a perspex lid which fits my pressure pot when I need to use it as... -
18th January 2021, 03:55 PM
Thread: basket illusion
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thanks akuntz .Are you able to measure the...
thanks akuntz .Are you able to measure the thicknes of the laminate ?
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18th January 2021, 09:32 AM
Thread: basket illusion
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This looks good . I have been playing round with...
This looks good .
I have been playing round with this technique and the biggest challenge I have found is burning the rings . I have tried all the methods suggested in the videos and a few others of... -
30th December 2020, 10:44 AM
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It is hard to give a diffinative answer to this ....
It is hard to give a diffinative answer to this . Even a finished bowl may not be in perfect balance and as the RPM is increased, the centrifical force will increase any imbalance and may cause the...
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29th December 2020, 10:01 AM
Thread: A few items from the Yellow Peril
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Pat I like the coolabah bowl . I have been...
Pat
I like the coolabah bowl .
I have been using a random orbital sander , with the lathe stationary , to clean up tram tracks like this . It reduces the the amount of hand sanding.
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12th December 2020, 03:39 PM
Thread: Claret ash bowl
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Looks good . I got some claret ash a few year...
Looks good .
I got some claret ash a few year ago and am sorry now that I didn't get more .Although it is pretty plane ,it is easy to turn and is good for trying out various embelishing techniques...