Better than "One of Those Days"

[wheelinround]

Today was a great day not only did I get to grind a weld off a new tool post made last Wednesday at OTGA (Ok so the grinder switch died) one new switch required or new cheap grinder.

This afternoon I got to the lathe and tried the new small tool post out on a nice piece of Rosewood.

No photo's of either yet hey will come when job is completed.

If over the next few days is as nice as today it'll be great

[Pat]

Lucky bugger, all I got to do was fix my dust control after two puppies remodeled it! Worked most of the day, the money's good but I'd rather be in the shed

[Sawdust Maker]

Turning, turning - is that what the lathe's for
Gawd, mine's just gathering dust and going rusty
doing a couple of SWMBO's hint jobs. ie do these I might get turned on
who am I to argue

[artme]

Onya Wheelin' Must have felt bloody terrific!

[orificiam]

Great Wheelin. I spent the day workin in the garage building a new desk for the computer,out of spoted gum boy this timber is HARD and Heavy.
Cheers Tony.

[wheelinround]

Ok sorry its taken so long here are photo's of the tool post and the start of a Rosewood bowl.

I didn't do the welding

[orificiam]

I would not own up to that welding HeHe
Cheers Tony.

[Ed Reiss]

I would not own up to that welding HeHe
Cheers Tony.

now, now Tony...don't deride the man's welds, he couldn't help himself

[wheelinround]

now, now Tony...don't deride the man's welds, he couldn't help himself

Yes this is true the poor fellow who did do it had a terrible time keeping it square & in the vice, being a trade trained welder fitter turner.

As for me I sat blissfully watching him struggle from outside the shed as the wheelchair can not get into it.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

So long as it doesn't break the first t 9or second... or third... or...) time a chisel catches and slams into it, who really cares how it looks? At least he's turning, which is more than some of us can say.

And yes... it's much, much better than "one of those days."

BTW, you do realise 'twas a bad move telling us that that big lump of wood is gonna be a bowl? Now there's no excuses if you happen to present a Rosewood Eggcup...

[orificiam]

Ed I was joking --like Skew says as long as it does the job and it doe not
break who cares.The weld is strong enough just a bit messy nothing a angle grinder can't fix.
Cheers Tony.

[Grumpy John]

Wheelin, is that a standard Jet banjo? I like the way it is offset, you can get a lot more adjustment on the tool rest with that one than my "over the clamp bar" banjo.

[RETIRED]

Wheelin, is that a standard Jet banjo? I like the way it is offset, you can get a lot more adjustment on the tool rest with that one than my "over the clamp bar" banjo.

IMHO that is the correct shape for a tool rest.

[wheelinround]

Wheelin, is that a standard Jet banjo? I like the way it is offset, you can get a lot more adjustment on the tool rest with that one than my "over the clamp bar" banjo.

Yes John the rest is 1in bar while the post is normal size
I have to cut of about 1in off the bottom of the post yet to allow better banjo movement. The post was ground back at an angle and then welded so it sat forward the shape of the Jet Banjo is ARPIA as it often with the standard rest hits what your trying to turn.

[wheelinround]

IMHO that is the correct shape for a tool rest.

which shape