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Looks like we might have to opportunity to help a deserving family for Christmas! Our Patriot Turners- @AndrewB updated us on his new lathe purchase. Really nice lathe stand for his new Jet. He mentioned there was some vibration as certain speed. I'm wondering if it might be a "heavy spot" in the bowl blank he was turning and creating a resonance vibration. Check out Andrew's post here: @Headhunter posted some of his Ringmaster turnings in our Ringmaster Sub-Forum He received lots of comments and some questions about the pieces. Check out his work at- @Bob Hodge posed an interesting question about an item he was asked to duplicate. After a lot of input, ideas and guesses, Bob decided to decline the request. We had some really interesting input! @RustyFN gave us an update on the beautiful winged bowl he turned. He said the picture is of the "unfinished" piece! Wish my unfinished turnings looked that good! We've had some entries on our "What's Off..." this week! @Gerald posted several of his recently completed items. Catchup with all of the images here- And, we've had entries in the "What's On..." too! @calabrese55, @Gerald and @Fred W. Hargis Jr added to the continuing post! There are a lot more images at- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration Lyle Jamieson is hosting an IRD on hollowing, December 10, 2024 Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2pm EST For The Newbies- Texturing tools can add a new dimension to your turnings. In this video, Mike Peace compares and contrasts several of the available tools. A short video from Alan Stratton on designs and where to get inspirations. Expand Your Horizons- Tim Yoder turns a HUGE piece of Osage orange JumBowl.mp4 A little late for Halloween and Thanksgiving but it gives you plenty of time for next year New Turning Items- Nothing for this week Everything Else- If you have been turning for any length of time, you will probably recognize the name Nick Agar. Nick has been diagnosed with cancer. Here is more information- The link to the Go-Fund-Me page https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-nick-agars-fight-against-cancer Safe turning
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Hope this Wednesday finds everyone doing well. Our Patriot Turners- Member @Gordon posted a question about a problem he has had during the second turning of a twice turned bowl. He has noticed the wall thickness is not consistent around the perimeter of his bowls. Please check his post and see if you can offer some suggestions. Gordon also gave us a peek and an awesome maple score he managed! More images and some suggestions from our turners, here- @Masonsailor will be sharing his turning knowledge. He is having a segmented bowl class and showed us some of his prep work- Looks like this is going to be a fun class. Hope on over to Paul's post and check out the segment work! @HandyDan got a real jump on this year's family Christmas ornaments! He made a few really nice candles/holders- In Dan's post he provided some background on the amazing colors he used- @AndrewB has been keeping us up to date with the progress of his new lathe. The new Jet is performing great as per Andrew's posts- Another great week for our "ON/OFF" your lathe post! From ON- @kreisdorph worked his magic in walnut- Catch up here- And from "OFF"- @RustyFN created a gorgeous mixed media turned box- New items and comments begin here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to registration and more information. My free Tool Talk Livestream is this Friday. October 25th, at 2pm Eastern (18:00 UTC). For The Newbies- Mike Peace discusses dust collection. Good information for turners regardless of their skill level. Expand Your Horizons- The holiday season is fast approaching. As @HandyDan has already reminded us! Here's more ideas for turning projects, From Alan Stratton- And from the pages of Popular Woodworking, another project from Jimmy Clewes- The tutorial link- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/turned-scoop-with-pewter-finial/ New Turning Items- A couple of items on sale- Niles Bottle Stoppers https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/whiskey-sample-kit/ From World of Texas some Starbond Inlay Materials- https://woodworldtx.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=starbond*+inlay* Everything Else- First coat of poly on the wave bowl- Safe turning
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Beautiful chilly fall weather here in south central PA. Our Patriot Turners- @AndrewB has himself a brand new lathe! He posted his adventure here- Check out the discussion on his post! @Fred W. Hargis Jr asked our members about how they attach a glue block. Fred received some great advice. Please see if you can add more to the conversation. @RustyFN is considering the purchase of an electric chainsaw. He is looking for input and advice from your experiences. If you have an electric chainsaw, I'm sure Rusty would appreciate your thoughts. New member, @OldBullWoodworks, asked for our help with a sticky situation he has encounter. Seems he has a bowl stuck on his worm screw. He is looking for ideas of how to remove the turning with out damaging it. Please check out his post and see if you can provide some help. Another great week for our "ON/OFF" your lathe posts! From ON- @HandyDan, @Gerald and @Gordon posted some awesome projects! The new posts start here- From OFF- @kreisdorph completed two beautiful natural edge walnut bowls- See more images of these bowls at- What’s Coming Up- This Saturday, October 19, 2024, Cindy Drozda and Todd Raines are hosting a free Halloween Vendor Showcase. Click on the image for the link to registration. For The Newbies- A short video from Tim Yoder on basic bowl turning- Basic Bowl.mp4 With Christmas not too far away, Mike Peace demonstrates how to turn a simple ornament. Great project for the beginner! Expand Your Horizons- With Halloween and Christmas holidays coming, a couple of ideas for the turner- From Tim Yoder, a pumpkin decoration- From Alan Stratton, a Christmas ornament- Speaking of Christmas, Carl Jacobson posted a really cute project that would make an awesome gift for the seamstress in your life- This popped up in my inbox, hadn't really considered Popular Woodworking as a reference for woodturning. But there is some informative material here Here's the link to the entire article- https://act.omeclk.com/portal/public/ViewCommInBrowser.jsp?Sv4%2BeOSSucz2BJKUzdldoFg5CS%2BPmHfFL%2FP4k895Hmr67t63Sj6nsTwy8Acoh7lM65fYWtIcCr9gd2UTkdsgqg%3D%3DA Included is a tutorial from Jimmy Clewes. New Turning Items- Maybe the Vendor's Show case (listed above) will have some new products. Everything Else- Safe turning
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@Gerald, I owe you an update on my lathe since you were kind enough to help me over the phone. I think it was a year and a half ago. As a refresher, I was/am having an issue with my Jet 1442 lathe with a Reeves drive. If I shut it down at the highest speed, the hand wheel would turn just fine by hand, as it is supposed to do. If I shut it down at the slowest speed, the hand wheel is extremely stiff to turn. Very difficult to turn by hand. Now for the update. There is an industrial supply shop a few miles away from Wichita that does warranty work on Jet lathes. My lathe is way out of warranty, but I figured they would have the expertise to at least tell me what was wrong. I called them, and as it turned out, the repair expert was here in Wichita at the time. The shop called him, and he came to my house to look at the problem. Bottom line was that I have two bearings going out. However, he said that since the lathe was still running, his advice was to use it until I couldn't. The repair then would not be any more involved than if I had them fix it now, and I will have gotten that much more use out of it. Their repair rate is $65/hour, but after spending at least an hour looking at my lathe, and having to come across town to my house, he only charged me $25. So, until it comes to a squealing halt, I'm back in operation. He also advised me to change one of the bearings myself, since it was a simple job. The other one, not so much. Gerald, again, thanks for the time you spent helping me on this forum, and also on the phone.
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