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Just Fabulous Jim. Way out of my depth, keep up the great work.

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G'day TL
Skite away - great job. finish looks sweet, you deserve it.

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Thanks everyone for your interest and comments. It was fun to make and use. It adds another option for decoration.

No relation to Heath Robinson, that I know of.

The music is an instrumental...

Wheelin - Thanks, you should be able to do this on your OT lathe.

Hughie - Thanks, I can't freehand carve so I'm forced to use a router.

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keltrader - Just had a look on ebay, seems to be lot's from $100 up. Take a look at this link.
refrigeration vacuum pump | eBay

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In my thread Wave Grooves, I was asked if I could show how the grooves are made. The grooves are made with a cobbled together contraption constructed from old lathe parts and bits and pieces I had on...

tea lady - Thanks, I thought the gold chain would appeal to the ladies.

Willy Nelson - Thanks again

dogcatcher, turnerted, cookie48, artme - Thanks guys, they're something new and different for...

Hi all

bench1holio - Thanks Ben, the first bowl is Claret Ash with pyro decoration in the groove. A home made tip in a standard pyro pen.

ticklingmedusa & starr - Thanks guys. I don't have a...

Morning all

Here is my latest woodturning distraction - external wave grooves. Thought I'd post a couple of pics. This is where I'm up to...some bowls and trinket boxes.

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Hi Farnk - As dr4gOnfly suggested by adding a length to the bottom of the stick and leaving the top as long as possible to maintain the strength. I have done something similar and added to both ends...

G'day Ben - Very nice group of hollow forms. How long have you been turning and what sort of hollowing tools are you using? Beautiful finish. How fine are you sanding and what finish are you using?...

wheelinround - Thanks, I think the second and third bowls are an improvement on the first. It doesn't hurt to experiment. Oil - Feast Watson Scandinavian Oil 'penetrating oil and polyurethane resin'...

bellyup - Thanks Bruce. The finish is Feast Watson Scandinavian Oil (Danish Oil) it is a clear blend of penetrating oil and polyurethane resin. I paint it on with a brush and allow fifteen minutes to...

Hi everyone,

Here is my latest spiral fluted bowl and the best of three I've made so far. Coolabah Burl 320 x 80. I entered this bowl in the Canberra Timber and Working with Wood Show and managed...

Hi Chas,

Go to the Vicmarc website: Vicmarc - Woodturning Lathes, Chucks, Jaws and Accessories - Home
Go to downloads and open up Vicmarc Lathe Manuals (all models)
Find page 26/27 - VL175 belt...

G'day George - Fabulous work on the hollow forms. The finish is very impressive as is your website.

Could you please take us through your finishing process - What grade paper do you start with...

Fantastic job on the closed end design. Wood just doesn't get much better than that!
Good one Ben
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Dr4gOnfly - Thanks for the interest. If you get the opportunity to attend one of Benoits demos don't miss it, he is a very talented and entertaining young turner/wood artist.

mkypenturner - Thanks...

Morning gents,

Here's something different, for me (wasn't sure if I should post this, but here goes anyway)

I made this for my wife in September 2010 after a demo organised by Richard Raffan at...

chrisb691, Its a CARBA-TEC pen 2 roller ball. I can't find instructions on their site, but I have a paper copy that came with my kits which I can scan and post a pic. Just let me know, if you need...

Dave - (Ozkaban) Here's a picture of my router jig. It's not particularly pretty, but it does work. There's some effort in making one, but if you have the time and the skills, the end result is worth...

Jim and Ben - Thanks, this type of pen is a bit of a challenge but still fun to make.

Amos - Yeah, I know about the Beal Pen Wizard, but at $400 it's a bit hard to justify. My home made router...

That's a very nice pen Ben, beautiful piece of teak. I have some, but it's nothing like that. From what I've seen recently, you must have a good supply of quality burl stashed away. Half your luck. ...

Here are a couple of pens I've attacked with a router. The first is a Pen One in some type of Casuarina wood, the second is a Cigar in Coolabah Burl. The Pen One is milled with 8 flats and the Cigar...

Ben - Sweet colour, just love those longwoods.

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G'day Pete - You've done a great job, that's a very nice pen . The Australiana kit is good choice with the steam punk blank. I'm just beginning my journey into casting and I will definitely try to...

Les - Thanks - Your the bench mark when it comes to pens. I used both cigar tubes only. Top tube with cap glued into the blank. Lower tube assembled with nib, centre coupler (machined) and...

Rum Pig - The rest of the bowl blank is just normal Brown mallee, a little darker than usual maybe. I think the reason is because the timber is so dense the spalting does not penetrate much more...

Yesterday I made a longwood cigar pen from a beautiful piece of brown mallee burl. It was cut from a block of wood I bought as a bowl blank. The wood had a crack where water entered causing a punky...

Amos - Thanks for the info, I contacted Charlie and have moulds coming soon.

Don - Some very useful information in those links. Thanks for the help.

Dorno - Thanks for the link to Barnes, it...

I'd like to have a go at resin casting and I have a few questions -

1. Resin saver moulds - how, where, what types are available and cost (can't find a website)
2. Where to buy resin and...

Ian - Yes, a very nice pen. The photography is absolutely first class which shows the finish is very good. With the Sierra Kit my preference is for the blank to flow with the shape of the pen but...

Johno - Pretty easy to make a blank, so when you make one, post a pic - I'd be interested to see it.

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Thanks gentlemen, glad you like my pen, the satin chrome sierra and the white corian - aluminium make a nice combination. It's a reasonably simple and easy process to glue up a blank like this and...

Hello all,

A first time experiment for me - Corian and Aluminium. For those interested here is the process - First I cut five 20x20mm squares from a sheet of 12mm white corian a quick rub of both...

Issatree - I read in the Australian Woodworker that the Skills Publication Website has a page listing portable saw millers Skills Publishing Online click on Timber Salvages at the top of the page....

Tiger - It is possible the tools could bump together, but I can't recall having any problems with damage to cutting edges. :no:

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Ed & Vern - Thanks for your comments

Ed - About the photography; I'd like to say it's my untiring devotion and skill that produces good results, but it just ain't the truth. Those pics were taken...

Tiger - I use a couple of soft tool bags, one for small pen turning tools (GMC - cost $10 at Bunnings) and a larger one for bowl and spindle turning tools ($30 - on sale at Carba-tec) both have...

Again gentlemen many thanks for the kind remarks.

Dai sensei - Neil, the wood is definitely London Plane, and it is not stained - the finish is Feast Watson Scandinavian oil, one that I have used...

Thanks gents, you're very kind.

Sawdust Maker - Nick, here's another pic of the boxes with the lids off.

I've also included a pic of a goblet I made.

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Although things have been fairly quiet on the turning front for me over the past 12 to 18 months (I hope to turn more this year) here are some pics of a few things I have turned.

1- Hollow Vase,...

AJ - Thanks for the reply.

Seamus 7227 - Thanks, the finish is 2 coats of BLO (Boiled Linseed Oil)

Thanks to everyone who replied and tried ...

Last night was our local guild monthly...

gawdelpus - That's an absolute ripper! I'm impressed no end. Hope you get really bit dollars for it. Keep up the good work.

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Ben - Saturday turning 1.30 - 4.30 pm. Check out the Guild web site.

Woodcraft Guild of the ACT

(SIG) Special Intrest Group and Newsletter.


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artme - Thanks

Picko - Thanks - I don't think it's Red Gum as it's too soft and the wrong colour

Woodturner777 - That's a definite maybe

Tomorrow is the Saturday Woodturning Group meeting at...

It would be hard to go wrong with a VL175, I had a 2001 model for many years and only sold it to update to a VL300, for more power and centre height. As stated in previous posts they're a little...

Hi guys,

Zedicus - Thanks :)

dai sensei - I've turned lots of red gum and that's definitely not what this is. I'm not familiar with red mahogony, I'll try to find some pics on the web to see...

It's been a while since I've posted, so here's a bowl I made about two weeks ago - does anyone know what the timber is? I acquired it from a retired turner and forgot to label it, so years later, I...

turnerted - Try this link, it has some photos of the one I use. Hope this helps.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/extra-hand-58949/

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