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15th May 2022, 03:19 AM
Thread: Bethlehem Olive Wood
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The Wild Olive or African Olive has been renamed...
The Wild Olive or African Olive has been renamed Olea Europaea Sp Africana. It is common here in South Africa and is a great timber to work with. Turns well and is highly sought after (common name...
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4th November 2021, 03:38 AM
Thread: Pen Finishes
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Here in South Africa as a result of the Covid...
Here in South Africa as a result of the Covid Pandemic we sanitise our hand frequently with a alcohol based sanitiser. Like the doctors do in hospitals. My daughter a Doctor uses pens made by me and...
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27th September 2021, 01:30 AM
Thread: Bowl Chuck Problem.
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Colin, you are right, they look very much like a...
Colin, you are right, they look very much like a casting and bending cast Al will probably break them, if they were machined from a billet then bending them would be simpler.
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26th September 2021, 06:21 PM
Thread: Bowl Chuck Problem.
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Those plates are bent, I guess the shelf they sat...
Those plates are bent, I guess the shelf they sat on for years had a "Heavy" coat of dust. Try bending them straight or contact Vicmarc
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15th September 2021, 05:43 PM
Thread: Lathe Identification
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Looks like a Poolewood 28-40 lathe sold in the UK...
Looks like a Poolewood 28-40 lathe sold in the UK by Poolewood and later Axminister. mechanical variable speed. Google Poolewood 28-40
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30th March 2021, 12:46 AM
Thread: Bandsaw blade joining
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If you have access to someone with a MIG welder...
If you have access to someone with a MIG welder just get them to butt weld the two end together, then grind them flat and ANNEAL. This is what the blade manufacturers do. this is similar to the...
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2nd February 2021, 06:01 PM
Thread: Unidentified beautiful wood
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From your neck of the woods its probably one of...
From your neck of the woods its probably one of the Maple species (Acer) . take it to Woodcraft Manchester and get hold of someone from the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking or the Central...
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12th September 2020, 03:53 AM
Thread: New lathe ordered
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thats a lot of shavings
thats a lot of shavings
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12th September 2020, 03:52 AM
Thread: New lathe ordered
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but educational, and it will only improve your...
but educational, and it will only improve your turning Colin. They didn't come into your house, you put forward what you wanted to discuss.
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11th September 2020, 10:42 PM
Thread: New lathe ordered
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Saw some of Carel's work the other day at the...
Saw some of Carel's work the other day at the AWSA Virtual Show and Tell. it was awesome
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22nd August 2020, 10:38 PM
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That's some suction your dust collector has.
That's some suction your dust collector has.
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16th August 2020, 02:22 AM
Thread: Online horrors
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Well put, and wholeheartedly agree with you. ...
Well put, and wholeheartedly agree with you.
Just because you have a lathe, camera doesn't make you a woodturning guru. Another thing that gets my ire up is the poor design of the bowls especially... -
3rd July 2020, 02:54 AM
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On the Nova DVR , 3000 and 1624 lathes the manual...
On the Nova DVR , 3000 and 1624 lathes the manual states that the register is the bearing in the head stock and that
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31st March 2020, 04:25 AM
Thread: Norfolk pine
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excellent wood for turning wet or dry. Usually...
excellent wood for turning wet or dry. Usually very stable, I find that I remove the bark asap and wash/wipe off the gunk then it makes handling it much easier. Also the gunk starts to mildew/ rot...
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23rd January 2020, 02:34 AM
Thread: Problem cutting blanks
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Why is that a problem. You are going to put it on...
Why is that a problem. You are going to put it on a lathe and have to true it up anyway. If you are storing it and drying it before turning it is going to become oval due to the difference in...
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2nd January 2020, 05:35 PM
Thread: lathe lighting ?
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At our local convention one of the turners showed...
At our local convention one of the turners showed us a setup he was using. He had purchased a strip of LED lights (abt 200mm /8") and stuck this to the back of his tool rest. This provided plenty of...
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2nd December 2019, 02:51 AM
Thread: Norfolk Island pine bowl
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Use a thin superglue on the ends of the branches....
Use a thin superglue on the ends of the branches. They will crack no matter what but CA usually stops it going further. Also once finished turning and sanding apply CA again
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10th November 2019, 06:26 PM
Thread: Simple Chuck Mounted Drive Centre
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Doragus' Have a look at the one Al Stirt ...
Doragus'
Have a look at the one Al Stirt www.alstirt.com) for what he calls his Bowl Driver (
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2nd November 2019, 05:32 PM
Thread: "Celtic Pride"
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Wow, think its time you changed your signature...
Wow, think its time you changed your signature line . you need to drop the "of none"
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11th October 2019, 06:11 AM
Thread: Possible new lathe
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Have a 1624-44 have used it for the last 10 years...
Have a 1624-44 have used it for the last 10 years without any problems what so ever. Would buy another one tomorrow without hesitation. Yes i would love a DVR but can't justify it at double the 1624...
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26th August 2019, 04:19 AM
Thread: shaftless crushgrind
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Have a look at Piet Smiths website and PowerPoint...
Have a look at Piet Smiths website and PowerPoint presentations . He has done these demos at just about every conference of the Association of Woodturners of South Africa (AWSA)
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22nd August 2019, 08:22 PM
Thread: Sierra/Wall Street mod
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Are the PDF's still available ?
Are the PDF's still available ?
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24th July 2019, 02:20 AM
Thread: Sharpening jig
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You have almost a direct copy of the Oneway...
You have almost a direct copy of the Oneway Wolverine sharpening jig.
Go to the Oneway site and download the Wolverine/varigrind manual and you will find all the settings you need.
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24th May 2019, 03:00 AM
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Look at the bark, the bark is shown on the edge...
Look at the bark, the bark is shown on the edge of the pages I copied, and there is a marked difference between the two species, and smaller leaves
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23rd May 2019, 03:12 AM
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23rd May 2019, 03:09 AM
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Here are a couple of pages from the book "Guide to Properties and Uses of Southern African Wood" It is a book well worthwhile getting hold of as it covers some 150... -
21st May 2019, 02:47 AM
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will do. One of the problems is that the locals...
will do. One of the problems is that the locals use the same name for both trees. Umbondwe-omnyama. The bark is different and the flowers as well. Apiculatum is a smaller tree, I have got my...
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17th May 2019, 10:28 PM
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Hi Acacia2 If that is Hardekool, ( Leadwood,...
Hi Acacia2
If that is Hardekool, ( Leadwood, Combretum Imberbe), it doesn't finish very well. It has a dull flat finish. However if you get C. Apiculatum , Rooibos then the finish comes up... -
12th May 2019, 12:55 AM
Thread: lathe drive belt
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Have a look at a site with Metric and Imperial...
Have a look at a site with Metric and Imperial belts. My Nova 16/44 has a 230J belt which is not listed on the Rydell list but is easily available here in South Africa as the 584J poly Vee belt and...
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23rd April 2019, 12:41 AM
Thread: african ebony burl ???
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Hi Neil It is not African Blackwood. The lighter...
Hi Neil
It is not African Blackwood. The lighter sapwood is white not the yellow of smiife's piece. As you said can't see why Ebony trees wouldn't have burls. But it would probably be infested... -
22nd April 2019, 07:52 PM
Thread: african ebony burl ???
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Hi smiife We have two trees called African Ebony...
Hi smiife
We have two trees called African Ebony , firstly the Gabon Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora this is the typical very dark black wood from the West African rain Forests . Then there is... -
15th April 2019, 02:38 AM
Thread: Pyrography and wood turned bowl
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Do you know the name species of the tree? Nice...
Do you know the name species of the tree?
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27th February 2019, 06:28 PM
Thread: Mango Wood . Is it Poisonous?
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Mango Wood . Is it Poisonous?
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Just had a query on a local FB Forum (S African group) on the suitability of Mango wood for food serving. Bowl and or cutting board. Some came back with it as a No-No as it is poisonous.... -
17th September 2018, 05:01 PM
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Saw the picture of the Privet grinder you made on...
Saw the picture of the Privet grinder you made on facebook. (Midland Guild) Yes the handle is much improved. Will have to get one from Piet
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23rd August 2018, 02:00 AM
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Colin , better make sure you get rid of all the...
Colin , better make sure you get rid of all the Sneezewood dust before you make your first cup, or else it could be an explosive cup if the dust gets up your nose. lovely wood to turn
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20th August 2018, 09:44 PM
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Colin , I have only seen the Barista one which...
Colin , I have only seen the Barista one which Piet or rather Charlie demo'd at AWSA last year. I bought a barista but haven't made it yet. They were designed for fitting to a "plastic" casting and...
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20th August 2018, 02:36 AM
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have a look at Piet Smith's website together with...
have a look at Piet Smith's website together with his ppt presentations. he is the local agent here in South Africa
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20th May 2018, 07:06 PM
Thread: Razor sharp or with a burr ?
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If you have a look at Steve Jones "Mr Woodturner"...
If you have a look at Steve Jones "Mr Woodturner" on Facebook honing is unnecessary. He uses his skew straight off the grindstone. A pink 100 grit I think. An he is very professional. I don't hone...
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13th April 2018, 12:40 AM
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have been using Abranet for years now (since '09)...
have been using Abranet for years now (since '09) think its great. Works well for hand sanding , power sanding etc. Works a charm for wet sanding t(then it was designed for wet sanding in the...
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21st December 2017, 12:58 AM
Thread: Sheer scraper - sharpening angle?
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Al Stirt a US turner who demonstrated at the AWSA...
Al Stirt a US turner who demonstrated at the AWSA congress here in South Africa uses sheer scrapers a lot. A pdf of his angles (looks about 60/70 deg) is available on his website
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5th September 2017, 02:23 AM
Thread: Turning green
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turn walls to thickness of about 10% of...
turn walls to thickness of about 10% of diameter, AND base should also be of similar thickness. I find biggest cause of cracking is when walls and base are of different thickness because then you...
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20th August 2017, 07:32 PM
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I have been using a slow speed grinder with the...
I have been using a slow speed grinder with the Oneway Wolverine/Varigrind since 2000. It works a treat. Two bits of advice about using it, for the sweptback bowl gouges choose one position and lock...
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24th July 2017, 02:25 AM
Thread: respirators and such
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I/we (wife and I) each have a Trend airshield. It...
I/we (wife and I) each have a Trend airshield. It is light enough and wearable . We tend to turn with a faceshiels and a Dust-be-gone masks. and Sand with the trends. I had the bunch who repack...
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8th July 2017, 01:00 AM
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You will probably need a couple as a Jet...
You will probably need a couple as a Jet extension will only give you 30/36" and he wants 64"
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6th July 2017, 07:00 PM
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Make a wooden one, have a look at Lumber jocks...
Make a wooden one, have a look at Lumber jocks for an idea https://s3.amazonaws.com/vs-lumberjocks.com/lydlctg.jpg
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7th May 2017, 11:02 PM
Thread: Round carbide inserts
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A friend got hold of some replaceable TC inserts...
A friend got hold of some replaceable TC inserts for these new spiral planer /jointer thicknesser cutter heads. Apparently they cost a couple of dollars each. He is happy with them.
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18th March 2017, 03:07 AM
Thread: Butterfly/Bow Tie Dimensions
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I looked into this a few years ago and all the...
I looked into this a few years ago and all the answers came back "..same as a dovetail" . ie you are putting two dovetail tenons back to back with the slopes as for hardwood . Also the grain must run...
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5th March 2017, 02:40 AM
Thread: changing hands
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Its a great habit to cultivate, especially when...
Its a great habit to cultivate, especially when you reverse a blank (after turning the outside) to hollow out the inside, then it is easier to touchup the outside left handed . especially with the...
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3rd March 2017, 06:11 PM
Thread: Nick agar demo
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He is a great demonstrator, we had him as the...
He is a great demonstrator, we had him as the lead demonstrator in our 2009 AWSA congress here in south Africa Enjoy
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3rd March 2017, 06:07 PM
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If you look at the Varigrind/Wolverine Ernie is...
If you look at the Varigrind/Wolverine Ernie is using in that book, you can see all the pieces/edges etc roughly ground away. It is the original trial varigrind that was being used /developed / and...