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This lathe has been sold --- thanks all:U

Have someone interested, will know outcome by 12 noon Sat

Price now dropped to $3699 . Also advertised on Ebay and Gumtree

""Please note"" Lowered price to $3900. Harry

Hi all, Unfortunately I have fractured 4 vertebrae and cannot stand at the lathe anymore, so I am selling the Vicmarc . Price $4700 ono. Plenty of chisels and stuff. The lathe is located in Avondale...

Hi Brenden, can you explain to me why the largest bowl is cut out first. If you cut from small to large... then you wouldn't have to remount the blank each time, is that correct. Or am i missing...

Knew that there had to be a reason. Thank you dai sensei. Back to the books :read:

Excellent stuff Bob. Can I ask why everyone seems to stop sanding at 400 grit or 600 grit like most guys on Youtube. Surely if you are going for the high polished look it should be sanded to at least...

Great stuff. Kudos to anyone who sands by hand.

Hi Hors, since i haven't used it much, it's a bit early for me to give an opinion on the new lathe,other than to say it's.................................................................. perfect! ...

Thanks Paul, you are much too kind. Remembering all the tools and their uses is the hardest thing.

Thanks smiife, good to be back. The wood is Iron bark burl I think.
Because of all the holes, I didn't want to use a wax that would have clogged everything up so I bought this liquid from IGA...

Hi all, family issues the last two years slowed my turning up a bit and moving from the farm complicated things ... but now every things good.... at last. I'm on an wooded acre near Castlemaine Vic....

Thanks for that Jerry, make more sense to have it on the right.

401664Everything you described happening on Tuesday happened to me on Tuesday, spooky. Picked up the my new VL200 long bed SM EVS from freight depot, saved a bundle picking it up, had 2 mates handy...

Young woodboy here, happens to be my 16 year old nephew John, I bought him the lathe last November for his birthday after seeing him make some pieces on a little drill lathe he made himself. I was...

Hi all, I bought this burl at the last Melbourne show, but I don't know what tree it's from. The grain patterns in it are crazy. It's a very dark wood and I had to over- expose the photos so I could...

Hi Ted, yes the first sanding disk is 60 grit carborundum , (the black one) then just normal cloth backed paper up to 1200 grit. Harry

Bought it at Pops shed already crushed. Cheers

Thank you Christos, no it's just decorative.

Hi everyone, one more try at stone inlaying. The stone is Chryscolla, and it seems to stand out better on the yellowbox wood than Turquoise, with a richer colour. C & C welcomed. Cheers Harry

Thank you dunamis. Bought the turquoise already crushed. Was told that, the larger the pieces, the more colour will show. Thanks to the guys at Pops Shed for the info.

Hi all, I've been waiting for the right piece of wood to try some stone inlay, finally found one, or it found me.
Hope you like it.......... for a first effort. Cheers Harry.

The wood is yellow...

Hi all, haven't been on much lately (family health issues) but I still want to wish you all a healthy, Happy New Year. Cheers, Harry.

Frank Howarth does some great segmented bowl saves.
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Hi all, a slight correction to the Vermec Catalogue, as I just rang and ordered one.
Vermec Faceplate ring 100 mm for Vicmarc Chuck VM120 CHU563. Cost $27.00 plus $10.00 postage to Melbourne.
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It is steep for a hobbyist, but how do fisherman justify a 20 grand boat to catch flatties off Dromana?

A prerequisite I'd say. :cool:

Great bowl francè. I think every piece of wood deserves a second chance at life.

I would kill to have the time (and the talent) to build one of these works of art.

Why not do a whole one like I'm going to do with this one Paul?286115286116286117

How cool is this?!

Thanks guys, very encouraging.

Hi all, not sure what tree this is from, but great fun to turn. It was already half hollowed out by the termites, who then must have left so the new tenants the ants could move in. Once I evicted the...

Thanks Paul, yes I've been using the CA glue and sawdust and yes it works a treat. I just thought there might be a quicker ready made solution. Oh well back to glue sniffing. :wink:
PS. Maybe it's...

Bowls or real turning? Err, is this a trick question? There's usually cracks in everything I make. And they are all clear finished.

G’day all, just wondering if there is a readymade crack wood filler paste in a tube or tub that’s fastdrying and preferred for woodturning? Anybody got a favourite? Thanks Harry.

6 minutes 5 seconds :wink:

Ha! Bloody brilliant. Thanks for that. Harry

Thanks to pommyphill, ligno-tuber it is. Now is it Jarrah, Mallee, Banksia or something else ?

Hi all, this was given to me to turn, only info was that it might be a root of some sort? Thanks to pommyphil who knew it was a ligno-tuber of some sort. It turned great and it's got some nice...

Amazing. Can't believe how thin you made the stems.

Wow! Nice job, the figure in the wood is amazing!

That, is just beautiful work.

:peepwall:

Thanks Tim, I'll try the timber roofing screws.

Thanks artme, no damage this time. :wink: , Tim, I'd use a faceplate but those screws keep breaking off.

Hi all, this was made from one of the offcuts on the Red gum vase I just posted up. It was too chunky to throw away, had to take off two of the grips on the chuck so it could grab it. It measures 2...

Bloody excellent Brendan!

I hope the finish stays as it is dai sensei, I haven't left a way for this vase to be remounted on the lathe to redo it.:doh:

Funny you should say that Redshirtguy, this was the last piece of red gum my brother was saving for his fireplace before I err, borrowed it.:rolleyes:Chuck I after sanding to 1200 grade, I polished...