10-10-2010 02:46 AM
by PurpLev |
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As mentioned in a previous post, I was in the midst of planing quite a bit of hard maple, when my planer decided it was not hungry anymore, and would not feed the lumber under any circumstance – I tried the “here comes an airplane”... no go. I tried the “I’ll get you ice cream if you finish all the lumber” – nope. I tried “I’ll tell mama you didn’t finish your wood” – nada.
So I decided to play doctor and open it up an...
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10-02-2010 04:42 AM
by PurpLev |
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OK, so now that the kitchen challenge is all over, I guess it’s a good time to post a blog regarding kitchen items … or… hold on… um – oops. too late.
Oh well, I guess I’ll blog this anyways.
So, the plan is to make a bread board. for the time being, the design shall remain unseen and will reveal in details as this blog series will progress. The board is primarily made of hard maple that I am recovering from bowling alley floors (I still have about ha...
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12-08-2009 04:58 PM
by GoGoZRX |
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I cut the gears as best I could…
using a sprocket as a template, I traced the outline of 6 teeth onto some paper. I then traced it onto the clock. i didn’t have a drill press, or the right size bit, so I free-handed the holes, then used the band saw, and the dremel. It went back on the lathe to turn off the gouges I made with the drill, and to get a final sanding on the face. I used Minwax furniture wax. click on the image for a full sized version.and waxed:
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11-30-2009 06:49 PM
by GoGoZRX |
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A fellow motorcyclist and long time friend of mine is getting married, despite my ardent advice to run.
Since I’m obligated to provide some sort of item to mark the occasion, I decided to make something on the lathe.
Since both he and his fiancé ride, I wanted to make something motorcycling-related – but things turned on the lathe don’t have much practical use in that area… Or, at least, I couldn’t think of one.
After much deliberation, I settled upon ...
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