Welcome to the second decade of century 2000!

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

Well the winners of our Adopt A Family were announced and the winner of the Easy Wood Tools was @Cliff. Cliff, being the generous guy he is, offered the tools to a veteran member. The proud recipient is now @Pauley. Thanks, Cliff! Thanks, Easy Wood Tools for your continued generous support of our family here! @Jim from Easy Wood Tools

 

 

@jttheclockman post a request for information on a detail sander that would work for turnings. He received lots of input and ideas. Please check out his post and see if you can give him any additional advice-

 

 

@HandyDan gave us a heads-up on a sale on Rikon lathes. The post developed into lots of good information that could be used for any lathe purchase. Check it out at-

 

 

@Woodbutcherbynight asked us about some lathe items he had. Several of our members chimed in with ideas and information. Head on over to his post and see what he has-

 

 

We have a new turner member in our midst! @joejimmun posted a request for help locating a part for a lathe. It didn't take long for our guys to locate it for him. Give Joe a welcome and see what lathe he is repairing-

 

 

We have had a couple of revived threads! It's always fun to take a ride in Mr. Peabody's WABAC machine. 

@Kevin Beitz commented on a pine cone pen which triggered some input from our ranks-

 

 

We also had some additional comments on a thread about all of the Easy Wood Tools clones. When you compare them to the copycats, you realize just what a great bargain they are. 

 

They really work great, too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Well this sucks!

Click on the above image to visit the More Woodturning Magazine.

 

 

For The Newbies-

Alright, it's the middle of winter- so let's talk Bar-B-Q!!

Tim Yoder has a video up where he demonstrates turning some cookout utensils from project kits. Looks like these would make great gifts-

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Although mostly spindle turning, Pepper (and salt) grinders require lots of precise measurements. Special jigs can be helpful as well.

In this video, Mike Peace demonstrates making one using the mechanism from Chefware Kits.

 

https://chefwarekits.com/Pepper-&-Salt-Mechanisms-c37148080

 

 

New Turning Items-

If you have been thinking about one of those CBN wheels to replace the abrasive wheel on your slow speed grinder, Here a video to help you decide on the best option-

 

 

 

Everything Else-

This past summer,  i was ordered to get rid of some of the wood I had hidden behind the garden shed. It was maple from a tree that needed to be removed several years earlier. It had been stored on the ground and not protected from the elements. After cutting the circle blank, I tried to round it on my old lathe. Because some of the wood was soft and other places hard, it was so out of balance that it wasn't safe to turn on the old Delta. Even tried to drill out portions to re-balance it but that didn't work. I soaked it in dishwashing liquid/water for a few days and placed it in a bag of shavings, then completely forgot about it. That was in May. 

 

I pulled it out of the shavings this week and remounted it on the new lathe using a face plate. It had dried completely but the soft vs. hard wood still created an unbalanced situation. The new variable speed lathe worked great to find a speed that was safe with very little vibration.

 

The bowl originally was to be deeper but, my futile balancing attempts interfered with the shaping. Any way, the outside is shaped but needs sanding before rechucking to hollow out the inside-

 

 

 

 

Safe turning

Plenty to look around and see this week.  Had some good suggestions on the threads this week, thanks to all who commented.

I like the featured items this week.  Plenty to look over and try a few.

Well Lew looks like you have a great thing going for the New Year. That reminds me of a Leprechaun's pot of gold although I know that was not intended. Looking forwards to another great year.

Another article packed full of research and viewing for these cold rainy days.  Wow!  This one is like an encyclopedia edition.  I may have to have a nap or two.  Thanks, @lew

Sorry, just getting back here. Crazy busy!

 

@Woodbutcherbynight Thanks!

 

@HandyDan Thank You!

 

@Gerald Thanks! I'm going to have to remove a lot of the top. Not sure what the shape will end up looking like.

 

@FlGatorwood Thank You! I could use a nap right about now!!

Totally understand about the busy time.  When I retired, I thought I would go stir crazy with nothing to do.  Hmmmm.  I just don't know what happened except for the domestication.  Ugh!

@lew...   thank you sir.  Happy New Year