Vacuum Adapter
Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under Stubby, Tools | Leave a Comment
Some lathes (like the Stubby) have cross drilled main shafts and this makes the use of vacuum adapters a challenge. I decided to make an adapter for my stubby this weekend. The adapter detailed below can be made from standard hardware store items, except for the double sealed bearing which you can get from Master [...]
Read More..>>Polymer Clay Segment & Inlay
Posted on January 22, 2008 - Filed Under Hollow Forms, Uncategorized | 4 Comments
Over the holidays I experimented with a new turning material “Polymer Clay”. I was familiar with this materials use in crafts and I also saw a few pens made from it. Since that time I have been wanting to experiment with it for use as a substitute for finials, inlays and borders in turned pieces.
Polymer [...]
The bowl goes to college
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Bowls | Leave a Comment
The bowl that I turned this weekend is already in use in my daughters dorm.
Read More..>>Travel Mug
Posted on January 13, 2008 - Filed Under Hollow Forms, Instruments | 5 Comments
The winter issue of American Woodturner featured the turning of a travel mug. I bought a mug insert some time ago from WoodCraft and it was sitting on my project bench waiting for motivation. Since I needed a Christmas gift for a friend and I wanted to try turning a staved vessel using [...]
Read More..>>Measuring Lathe Misalignment
Posted on January 13, 2008 - Filed Under Tools | 1 Comment
I noticed while turning this holiday that my tail and headstock were out of alignment. I noticed it while drilling a piece with a Jacobs Chuck in the tail stock. The bit seemed to struggle finding the center and that caused me to investigate.
I don’t know what the formal technique for measuring this misalignment is [...]
Stubby tailstock lift
Posted on January 9, 2008 - Filed Under Tools | 4 Comments
Over the holidays I updated and completed a number of jigs in my shop.
Band saw fence
Drill press fence
Table saw sled
But the most fun was the face lift that I did to my stubby!
I’ll admit I went a bit crazy but hey it seems to work really well.
These modifications require close alignment to the lathe, so [...]
Happy New Year
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under Collections | Leave a Comment
I haven’t posted since before Christmas so I bet you think I just kicked back and abandoned the shop. Not hardly, I have a gaggle of stuff to report on. I had three weeks of vacation so I spent time with the family and wore out the turned.out.right shop.
Below is an inventory of stuff I [...]
