I have a wagner Safety Planer that I used to use all the time but one day Harbor Freight had a !2" Disc Sander on sale for $89 so I bought one and now use it....
Kert, I know I had trouble finding it too. Open the web page: http://shop.woodcraft.com In the search box on the right side at the top enter "planer". Hit the...
... one ... bought one ... Yes Tommie I have to agree that a disc sander is a great way to flatten rings but after getting a Performax I gotta say that a drum ...
Tommie, Do you have a part number for this? I did a search on their site for "disc sander" but wasn't sure to which one you were referring. Thanks! Greg ... ...
Greg, This is the Disc Sander I bought. It was on sale for $89.99. I got it about 6 months ago. I saw it for $89 just a few weeks ago so in their flyer they...
... I get mine from Gilmer Wood Co. in Portland, OR. Their website is gilmerwood.com. Hardwoods of Yuma also have it. Their website is lumberlady.com. Hope...
... If you live in western Washington, you can get it from the Sumner Woodworker Store in Sumner, WA. They had it earlier today when my wife and I were there....
Kert, Thanks for the plug. I work there on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Stop and say hello next time you are in the store. Bill Wood Sumner, WA ... wife and...
I recently bought a very pretty piece of red heart spalted maple. I would like to use some of it in a segmented piece but after turning a bowl from a solid...
I have been doing (turning) quite a few confetti oil lamps. Most of the time I use laminated blanks - hardwoods, intermixed with various exotics. When I did...
I don't have a solution to your gaping glue problem. However, I'm an avid pen turner and I want to compliment you on your pens. Very nice work. I really...
Good looking confetti lamps. I made a couple of those - ordered a set of 4, and all 4 of the little glass inserts have gotten broken. One lamp in in a piece...
David, Thanks for the compliments on the pens. Most of those are some of my earlier pens, and I think I've improved since then, especially on the finish....
Jim, Thanks for the compliments. I have done lots and lots of these, actually. However, I've never used green wood for the finished product. On occasion...
David, It is an australian wood (there are different sheoaks, but to the best of my knowledge, this lacy sheoak comes from "down under.") The guy whom I did...
I knew the wood was going to move and I planned on getting the glass out before I had a problem - it was just faster than me. Cherry shrinks quite a bit....
Hi Greg, If you do your glueups a few days ahead you can eliminate this problem. Or if you wait a few days to do your final sanding this will also work. I use...
Bob, Thanks for the reply. I agree with what you said, but what I don't understand is that some of these glue-ups sat for 3 weeks in my shop. It was humid...
Greg your confetti oil lamps, and pens look great. A couple of questions. I have been using for years a wood who's common name is "Lacewood" and one of the...
I have just finished my first segmented ring glue up. It is 12 sided and I followed Kevin's example of using rubber bands on groups of 2 segments and then...
Hi Virgil, I'm no expert at this but I've tried putting a rubber band around the rings, tried using a hose clamp, made a tourniquet from string all without any...
Allen, Thanks! I don't know what wood you're specifically referring to, but if it is the typical wood that is called lacewood, then I don't think it is the...
Virgil, I've made a number of segmented bowls and I've had excellent results by spimply pressing the pieces together. I spread glue (Elmer's yellow wood glue)...
Virgil, I used to glue the segments in twos and threes and half rings but it became too much of a problem on the final glueup. So now I glue all twelve...
Hi Greg, If you did your glueup 3 weeks in advance and still had the problem I would think the wood moisture content might be the problem. I try to keep enough...
