October 30, 20187 yr A nice little video from Mike Peace talking about how to make quick measurements a little easier.
October 30, 20187 yr Nice tips Lew, But I can lose tools, pencils, etc. when they're right in my hand.
October 30, 20187 yr Author 16 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: But I can lose tools, pencils, etc. when they're right in my hand
October 31, 20187 yr I've had a ruler magnetically held down on the front of my lathe for years and it does come very handy.
January 7, 20197 yr On 10/30/2018 at 6:09 PM, Larry Buskirk said: Nice tips Lew, But I can lose tools, pencils, etc. when they're right in my hand. Me too, Larry. It must be old age for me.
January 7, 20197 yr I do not like magnets in the shop around machinery. The magnetism leaches off into the machine and magnetizes the machine and this can cause metal particles to become attracted to gears and bearings.
February 22, 20197 yr On 10/30/2018 at 6:09 PM, Larry Buskirk said: Nice tips Lew, But I can lose tools, pencils, etc. when they're right in my hand. You need to go to HF and buy something so you can get one of those magnetic cups.
February 22, 20197 yr I think a center finding ruler would be the cat's meow attached to the lathe. We as turners use double stick tape that should easily be tasked to hold a ruler to the lathe. I don't like the idea of magnets around machines as Cliff previously stated. Edited February 22, 20197 yr by HandyDan
February 22, 20197 yr 13 hours ago, HandyDan said: I think a center finding ruler would be the cat's meow attached to the lathe. We as turners use double stick tape that should easily be tasked to hold a ruler to the lathe. I don't like the idea of magnets around machines as Cliff previously stated. Or, get one of those 3M sticky things that they advertise on TV from which you peel off a backing sheet, stick the double side foam to the back side of the lathe headstock, stick that little plastic hook and hang the ruler. Just saying.
March 3, 20197 yr you can always glue or drill and tap whatever to get a hunk of wood about an inch thick mounted to your lathe or whatever and then glue magnets to that. that'd keep 'em off the machine and still let you magnetize all your tools to your heart's content I built a Degaussing rig precisely because magnetized tools was driving me crazy.
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