... Oh boy.. I really hope you have some idea of what's behind the green door you just opened Ray. ..Did you say something about a simple "how to"? First, let...
... Hey, do I have a knack for picking new group members or what!? I knew the minute I got the message from Brian begging for a source for spalted hackberry,...
I've turned a few, for the Deluxe Thick pen kits. I turned a special little mandrel for the finial caps on my metal lathe. Made it a little easier to turn the...
Hi Stefan, When I first started turning crushed velvet, I discovered that I had to experiment a lot with the angle of the gouge to get a clean cut. I tried ...
John and All; I am a charter member of the computer geek club, (I remember when a PC didn't have a hard drive!) There is an easy way to be able to create...
... Hello All, New to the group as well, pleased and excited with all the info and fun. Been turning pens for two years now and having a ball. What started as...
... Can you remember the excitement when the first 5 meg HDD was released? All our problems were solved! ... There is a program called Easypdf - and you can...
Dan; I have a program called Organizer 97 by GremlinSoft. This is quite old, but still works great for saving any kind of text info. Just drag your mouse...
... "Gas" has a different connectation in the UK. My first thought was that it was a flatulence operated device. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... Yeah, tape recorders for storage, and 5M Winchesters seemed incredibly huge... and could read 8080 code fluently :-) I have Acrobat also, if anyone needs...
Sounds like Cleveland might be just the place for a gathering in 2002, doesn't it? I think we'll pick that one up again after the holidays! *********** REPLY...
I think the trick is to pick up the same slope in the finial as the top of the upper barrel... And the limitation is that if you make the initial taper in the...
works for me, but you have to combine the 2 lines *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** ... -- Regards, Rich ============================== Richard...
... ?id=0005934&navAction=jump ... Ray, I'm puzzled why my email client splits long urls into two lines and yours doesn't. How do I fix mine? For Jim, the long...
You decribed it well, Jim. Turning speed is high, sanding speed low. And if the cut is right, with crushed velvet you get long ribbons that wrap themselves...
... I had to cut and paste the original in two parts. I then cut and pasted it back. There was probably a spurious space somewhere in the original. I also...
Chatoyance??? Hmmm... the pens are nice, but I don't observe chatoyance in boxelder or amboyna! You can polish them (stabilized) very highly. Chatoyance...
Yeah, I like the ribbons of plastic that kind of shoot up during turning. Tells me I'm doing it right! Does get a little annoying, though, when it starts to...
I am using a 3/8" spindle gouge. This is the only turning tool I own. I don't know the difference between scraping and shearing. I am a beginner at turning,...
... 2002, doesn't it? ... If you are serious, I'll make inquiries with woodcraft and berea hardwoods for support of such an idea. give me some ideas as to what...
Paul; I think the tools shold be broken down into "Must have", "Nice to have", and "Optional". There should be a one-line description and "issues" like:...
Great, you're on the committee ;-) I think we have to shelve the idea till after the holidays, everyone's kind of busy right now. I thik the September/October...
For those of you who helped with my turning problems - Thanks! I finished the pen, and although not perfect, it looks real nice. There is one very small...
