2 hours ago, steven newman said:

and the inside of the top (of the line?) box..

Like this trademark label on the inside of both boxes. Well done!

21 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Got the DC switch out! Applying for my "Industrial Electrician" certification, tomorrow!

 

19 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

@DuckSoup and @Artie will administer the test and issue the final grades. Better start polishing some apples and volunteer to stay in during recess to clean the blackboard and erasers.

 I don't know about Artie but anytime someone mentioned "DC" work it meant "ditches & concrete". The test for the shovel would be labors or operators & you'll need a CDL for the wheelbarrow. 

Water heater started leaking Saturday, so plumber spent a lot of time here Monday replacing it.

Installed a 3 caulk gun holder and six caulk tube holder at Mother's shop. Mounted under the shelves with a 3 degree tilt to make sure they stay.

 

 

 

And so begins the first few hours of my vacation.  The heat has decided to not function in the shop which has lead to a few days of back and forth with the installer of the HVAC unit.  The parts should be here tomorrow so I have been engaging in strenuous cleaning activities.  I have some fairly recent acquisitions out in the shop including an old Delta jointer, a Jet bandsaw, and a Shopsmith 510 all of which needed a little TLC.

 

Enter some Scotchbrite 00 steel wool alternative pads, WD40, an infinite number of shop towels and some paste wax.  5 and a half hours later, All the surface blemishes are gone, all tables and work surfaces are polished and everything has a brand new coat of wax.  

 

Band saw has been tuned up, jointer has been set up to ensure the tables are coplanar, blades properly set, fence...well the fence is irritating me.  It is 90* until about the last 6 inches of the outfeed side. It is still 90* to the table but tapers away from flat on the y-axis by about .005".  I know it is a bunch of bitching about nothing that will make a difference, it is just irritating.  It could also be that this is the result of the shop being stupidly cold (in Vegas that is anything under 70F).  The 510 has been gone through as much as I know how at this point.  All the maintenance has been done on the head unit, everything is squared up and locked into place.  All the adjustment points for the tables and miter sled have been calibrated.  Belt sander has been cleaned up and I am just waiting for an upper spindle hub to be able to get that set up.  

 

Now I am sitting inside where it is warm designing some shop furniture, fixtures, jigs, and cabinets.  

 

3 hours ago, Static_LV said:

(in Vegas that is anything under 70F)

In Indiana, we call that shirt sleeve weather.

10 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

In Indiana, we call that shirt sleeve weather.

and shorts!

14 hours ago, Static_LV said:

(in Vegas that is anything under 70F).

Summertime here in WI. 

I can always tell who is visiting from the midwest.  They are the people on the Strip in 40F temps in tank tops and flip flops talking about the great weather

Not sure where to put this, so I suppose this is as good a place as anywhere.

So...I have never turned anything, ever.  Ever.  But I took some time today to start educating myself as I am going to need to know at least somewhat how to do this at some point in the not too distant future.  In order to make sure that I become competent at this in the shortest time possible, I have developed a foolproof 10 step system, so sit back and watch as I walk you through it:

Step 1. Watch a lot of videos.

Step 2. Make a mess and realize that none of the turning chisels in my possession are actually sharp.

Step 3. Go watch a bunch more videos

Step 4. Sharpen some chisels

Step 5. Make a bigger mess 

Step 6. Accidentally learn how to make tapered dowels

Step 7. Learn the importance of setting the tool guide at 90* to the work piece (and locking it in place).

Step 8. Learn in shock when you have the cutting angle just right on a skew chisel just how nice it feels.  Then immediately forget how you got there and spend the next 30 minutes trying to figure it out again.

Step 9. Continue experimenting until you reach a point where all available scraps that will fit on the lathe have been reduced to either scrapings, shavings, or crude and oddly shaped 1/4" dowels.

Step 10.  Visit the turning section of the forum and realize just how far I have to go to be considered good at this. 

 

So yeah, I am not good at this at all yet but at least I made something round out of something square so I suppose that is a start.

5 minutes ago, Static_LV said:

Not sure where to put this, so I suppose this is as good a place as anywhere.

So...I have never turned anything, ever.  Ever.  But I took some time today to start educating myself as I am going to need to know at least somewhat how to do this at some point in the not too distant future.  In order to make sure that I become competent at this in the shortest time possible, I have developed a foolproof 10 step system, so sit back and watch as I walk you through it:

Step 1. Watch a lot of videos.

Step 2. Make a mess and realize that none of the turning chisels in my possession are actually sharp.

Step 3. Go watch a bunch more videos

Step 4. Sharpen some chisels

Step 5. Make a bigger mess 

Step 6. Accidentally learn how to make tapered dowels

Step 7. Learn the importance of setting the tool guide at 90* to the work piece (and locking it in place).

Step 8. Learn in shock when you have the cutting angle just right on a skew chisel just how nice it feels.  Then immediately forget how you got there and spend the next 30 minutes trying to figure it out again.

Step 9. Continue experimenting until you reach a point where all available scraps that will fit on the lathe have been reduced to either scrapings, shavings, or crude and oddly shaped 1/4" dowels.

Step 10.  Visit the turning section of the forum and realize just how far I have to go to be considered good at this. 

 

So yeah, I am not good at this at all yet but at least I made something round out of something square so I suppose that is a start.

You are off to a great start!  Here’s a site with some really good instructions for each tool https://vimeo.com/woodturning

38 minutes ago, Static_LV said:

Not sure where to put this, so I suppose this is as good a place as anywhere.

So...I have never turned anything, ever.  Ever.  But I took some time today to start educating myself as I am going to need to know at least somewhat how to do this at some point in the not too distant future.  In order to make sure that I become competent at this in the shortest time possible, I have developed a foolproof 10 step system, so sit back and watch as I walk you through it:

Step 1. Watch a lot of videos.

Step 2. Make a mess and realize that none of the turning chisels in my possession are actually sharp.

Step 3. Go watch a bunch more videos

Step 4. Sharpen some chisels

Step 5. Make a bigger mess 

Step 6. Accidentally learn how to make tapered dowels

Step 7. Learn the importance of setting the tool guide at 90* to the work piece (and locking it in place).

Step 8. Learn in shock when you have the cutting angle just right on a skew chisel just how nice it feels.  Then immediately forget how you got there and spend the next 30 minutes trying to figure it out again.

Step 9. Continue experimenting until you reach a point where all available scraps that will fit on the lathe have been reduced to either scrapings, shavings, or crude and oddly shaped 1/4" dowels.

Step 10.  Visit the turning section of the forum and realize just how far I have to go to be considered good at this. 

 

So yeah, I am not good at this at all yet but at least I made something round out of something square so I suppose that is a start.

We're all pulling for you!  Nothing to it and round is more fun than square!

 

Best advice I can give you:

• Buy more lathe than you think you need. 
• Lathe accessories are expensive wind up costing as much or more than the lathe. 
  • Ask before you just start buying stuff.
• Practice, practice, practice. 

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Thanks for the encouragement.  I actually got a bunch of lathe stuff with the Shopsmith I picked up and I am slowly starting to figure out how it all works.  I suspect that part of my problem is that I am unsure of what the angle needs to be for each one of the tools I have.  I am starting with the basics, gouge, skew, and parting, and they all seem to have different cutting angles.  When you get it right, it is like butter and when you don't it is a disaster and it is a very fine line.  I have heard that using carbide stuff is the easy button but i don't have any of those so its a steeper curve.

4 minutes ago, Static_LV said:

Thanks for the encouragement.  I actually got a bunch of lathe stuff with the Shopsmith I picked up and I am slowly starting to figure out how it all works.  I suspect that part of my problem is that I am unsure of what the angle needs to be for each one of the tools I have.  I am starting with the basics, gouge, skew, and parting, and they all seem to have different cutting angles.  When you get it right, it is like butter and when you don't it is a disaster and it is a very fine line.  I have heard that using carbide stuff is the easy button but i don't have any of those so its a steeper curve.

Learning how to sharpen the tools was harder to learn than cutting with the tools for me.  Need to have a plan and a repeatable sharpening system that works for you.  That's one of those $$$ accessories I mentioned.  Check out Wolverine, Sorby Pro-edge, and Tormek for starters.

 

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I have been looking at Tormek for a while just based on other things that I need to sharpen.  I guess this might be a reason to pull the trigger on a well spec'd T4.

 

 

This may be of some help to you. 

 

If you don't have 2 Shopsmiths, the sharpener systems you mentioned will be excellent.  Otherwise, if you do have 2 systems, you can set one as a grinding station while turning.  

Switch for the DC was delivered yesterday. Got it installed already. It works!!!

Now, can I have that certification? I mean geeze, there were FOUR connections to make. A less qualified guy coulda mixed them up. It did help that the wires stayed in the correct positions and, matched up with the switch's stab thingies.

18 hours ago, Static_LV said:

 10 step system, so sit back and watch as I walk you through it:

Step 1. Watch a lot of videos.

.

Step 10.  Visit the turning section of the forum and realize just how far I have to go to be considered good at this. 

 

So yeah, I am not good at this at all yet but at least I made something round out of something square so I suppose that is a start.

Two things1. be sure you watch videos leading you in the right direction. Some suggestions : Richard Raffin, Stuart Batty (Vimeo), John Lucas, and whatever Lew puts up on Wednesdays.

                2. Ask one question at a time in the turning forum

Here you go, Gene...congrats!

SNORK!!!

1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Here you go, Gene...congrats!