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Hi Bruce,

Chin up! All hobbies are like this, just the ratios are different. For most of my hobbies the ratios in fact are much worse! Such as life. If it is cheap enough to get started in a...

Hi Steve,

THANK YOU:2tsup:

Regards
Andy

Hi,

I agree with Skew.:2tsup:

Having said that, I see no point in arguing with the people in charge. At the end of the day it does not matter what I/we users think. I post less and less...

Hi,

It seems that as of this morning the format of the posts have changed. Previously the name of the poster, avatar and related info were on the left side of the post, now it is above the post. I...

Hi Ronin,

Are you saying your sanding "1500 - 12000 hand applied along grain" before the minwax coat is not fine enough or have I missed something?

Regards
Andy

Hi Funkychicken,

My experience relates to musical instrument finishes rather than to pen finishes. Shouldn't be much of a difference though. Maybe my 40+_years of experience does not count for...

Hi TEEJAY,

Before the first coat of minwax Ronin's recipe calls for a 12000 finish!!! That is way too smooth!

And yes 400 is much better! I agree!

Regards
Andy

Hi,

For what it is worth, in my experience, a finish that is too smooth is not a good base for the next layer of finish to bond to. Based on the recipe by Ronin, I believe the layers may laminate...

Hi Mr Santa,

Th ideal HP size for your lathe depends on the size of your lathe (small, medium or large lathe) and as such the maximum size of timeber you can turn. On small lathes you may get away...

Mr Santa,

Photos of your lathe and the pulleys would be helpful for others with more experience then I have. However, 1/3 HP is not going to be strong enough for 90% of the work. As far as the...

Thanks ,

I did not realize it was a revived old thread.

Regards
Andy

Hi Steve,

The link does not work, "Not found".

Regards
Andy

Hi Ted,

When I first read your post I was horrified! Then I read the first few replies to it and thought great, there are a few sensible advice here and thought you will not persist with your idea...

Very nice gesture Eliza! Real Oz spirit!:2tsup:

Bad luck about the job loss Patrick. Hopefully things will turn for the better soon.

Regards
Andy

Thanks DJ. Yes, mine is like the one in the photo

Regards
Andy

Hi DJ,

Thank you for the photos. They help a lot to understand. If all goes well I will visit Jim Thursday.

If I am not mistaken the jaws in the photos are different from the new Vicmarc jaws...

Hi Eliza,

Mount Martha is in Victoria, part of the Mornington Peninsula. It is on the outskirts of Melbourne. Lovely place. I retired to here from inner Melbourne five years ago. No regrets at...

Hi Tornatus,

Thank you. That is what I was hoping to hear! Now I can ask Eliza if she would sell it to me.



Hi Eliza,

No problem, as you can see Tornatus already confirmed it.

:2tsup:Looking forward to the next section:2tsup:

Regards
Andy

Thank you Eliza,

If I may ask what brand is the chuck and the jaws if they are not the same brand. Looking at your picture of the jaws and the pictures of the Vicmarc and SuperNova jaws on the...

Hi Eliza,

Do you have a link for this chuck? Searching the net did not find it.

Sorry for highjacking the thread.

Regards
Andy

Happy birthday

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Andy

Hi DJ,

No Problems, There is no need to rush really. I have a million unfinished projects and another million that I have planned to do, but yet to start. I will not be making any further...

Hi Tornatus,

No need to apologise, in fact I am glad this change of jaw specs got discovered. I could not understand for my life, how on earth I do not see in the specs for the jaw what you see...

Thanks DJ, I appreciate your thoughts and looking forward to the photos. The drawings in the link may not be correct, however, that is all I could go on.

Regards
Andy

Hi Tornatus,

Thank you again. I have not forgot about the Long Nose jaws, but according to the specs it only closes to the 25mm....

Thanks Skew,

I found both points above very useful and easy to understand.

Regards
Andy

Thanks , I will call you to arrange a time for Sunday or for next week when you are free.

Hi Tony, Skew,

I am under the impression that the standard jaws can grip both in compression and expansion mode. The compression mode requires that the item turned has a minimum diameter of 33mm....

Hi Eliza,

It actually shows that you are using it.

You seem to have it sorted by taking it back. Good luck with getting it fixed quickly.

Regards
Andy

Well, I have a few more questions. I spoke to Jim and discovered that the jaws of the chuck do not fully close like a drill press chuck does. And no matter which jaws I will get with the chuck it is...

Hi Eliza,

What exactly do you mean "going - but it's not going around"? Is the motor making a sound, but it is not turning? Is the motor turning, but the lathe is not turning? What type of motor,...

Thanks Ern, That is a great video to watch for a beginner like me. I did not mind it being long.

Regards
Andy

Thanks Tony. I am very happy with the VL100 and have a suspicion I will be eqally happy with the VM100 once I got it. Just need to tee it up with Jim.

Regards
Andy

Ed,

Very classy "Nothing":2tsup:

regards
Andy

Hi Tornatus,

I am not worried that the questions I ask could be stupid. Done it plenty of times and not concernd doing it again. Having said that, in my opinion questions need to be asked so that...

Bowl-Basher,

Our posts have crossed. Thank you, I will watch out for my fingers. I know exactly what it is going to feel like if I am not careful enough.

Regards
Andy

Artme, Tornatus, Willy and Jeff,

Thank you again. It will be the WM100. Based on the advice, one of the easiest decisions I had to make in my life. It will come from Jim, just like the VL100 did....

Thank you Al, EG and Ted.

Regards
Andy

Hi Nick,

I can see the spreadsheet, so I assume others see it too.

I would be happy to have a set, but I would not trouble Ed for it (I am sure he has better things to do). The savings are...

Hi Jim, Tornatus, Willy and Gil,

Thank you for your advice. At this point the VM100 is the clear winner, which is fine with me. I am surprised though that none of the SuperNova fans commented.
...

Well, I have the lathe for a while and been thinking, which chuck would be the best to get. I have done nothing fancy at this point, just trying to get familiar with the chisels and various cuts with...

Well said RBTCO:2tsup:

Regards
Andy

Hi RBTCO,

That is timely info for me and most probably other newbies to woodturning will benefit from it too. I intended to post a new thread on dangerous materials to health when it comes to...

Hi GJ,

If your aim is to dry your timber, you could build a small kiln (25x50x50 inches) very cheaply from plywood with foil faced insulation heated with a 100-150Watt light globe. It would not be...

Hi John,

I hope there is no cut off point. Pictures can tell more than a thousand words do. In some post there are no pictures and it would be very helpful if they were there with the post. Just...

Hi Evan,

You said some limbs are above and in between the power lines. You may have to have these limbs removed by the council or emergency services first before removing the rest of the tree by...

Hi Ed,

The drill is a nice pick up and you added a clever and cheap drilling jig.:2tsup: I wish we have these cheap drill presses here in Australia. I also like your press in the photo (I assume...

When you stop pushing the table top (eg: your arm gets tired) and it flexes back towards to you, That is not force in your opinion, or is it?

By the way, it was you who used the table top example...

Well, I did not intend to buy into the debate, but.....

If there were no opposing force from the table to your finger, your finger would go right through the table and create a hole in it or break...