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Package safely in PA! This weekend and next week will be tough to get any shop time. Both boys going back to school next weekend and I have a honey-do list that ...well you know....
 
Two daughters, at least one got married in the spring this year, the older one is getting married Sept. 5th. So a spring and fall wedding on a year their mother breaks her foot and is off work. Oh and getting married on our farm and it is not a show place for anything other than family love let me tell you.
 
Jonathan Shively said:
Two daughters, at least one got married in the spring this year, the older one is getting married Sept. 5th. So a spring and fall wedding on a year their mother breaks her foot and is off work. Oh and getting married on our farm and it is not a show place for anything other than family love let me tell you.
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And yet, I bet it's a memory that all involved in will treasure for ever.

My favorite events ever were at my Great Uncle Julius and Uncle Roberts farms. As a city boy I can't tell you how much I appreciated those gentlemen and their hospitality. I'm sure you are probably in their same class...
 
Finally got shop time today! Boy this is harder than it looks. I took pictures but destroyed the pendant I was trying to make. AARGH. I'll work on it some more over the weekend and ship it out soon.
 
Don't feel bad, Antonio. We had a few pendants here that didn't survive the ride, either. ;) Light cuts and sharp tools seem to be the key on these.
 
antonio,, just resit the temptation and go back to the high ground called flat work:) or just chuck up another chuck and spin awaya gain you will soon master it.. there are many here to help you out..:thumb:
 
Antonio, glad you got it on the lathe and a little time with it. Green/wet wood does NOT stick to the tape. So it has to be DRY wood. If you are having some trouble, try the parting tool with the V shaped angle grind (don't know the correct term, but it messes up the parting tool for parting but does a good job on rolling beads and such). Keep it through the coming week and play my friend. Look forward to seeing whatever it is you make/bounce off of the wall/bang off of the ceiling/boink off of your face mask/and eventually create!!!! :eek::huh::p:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::thumb::thumb:
 
Jonathan Shively said:
...Look forward to seeing whatever it is you make/bounce off of the wall/bang off of the ceiling/boink off of your face mask/and eventually create!!!!
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Wow, you've been to my shop, too?

:rofl:

Jon, I know he has at least a few dry blanks to play with. There were some from both Glenn and me in the box.
 
Some lessons learned

Ok, so here is a quick recap of what I learned last night:

1. Need a waste block - in a big way do you need one.

2. Turner's tape works well on small stuff. I saw the thread about using hot glue so I'll try that next session.

3. Sharp tools are a good thing

4. Boy does it wiggle all over the place when off center - I 'knew' it would happen but wasn't prepared for just how much it would walk the lathe. I have 2 lathes - an old Carba-Tec mini and a 1936 Craftsman monstrosity. I put it on the Carba-Tec with an adapter and when I went off center, I had to rethink my decision!

I didn't want to sacrifice any 'good wood' so I cut a piece of 1x3 pine and taped it on. Below are some pictures of the mess I made...

This is after I just started to shape up the block:
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Here I moved to the 1st offset hole and drilled:
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Ok - using the smallest gouge I have (1/4"), I tried to turn out the lanyard hole:
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And here is where everything fell apart - trying to use the offsets:
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SO - tonight I try again using some walnut I have. I want to make coasters using the walnut and it may be easier because I don't have to turn the lanyard hole...or maybe I just need a LOT more practice.

OH - and need to refer back to #1 above :wave:
 
You're getting there, Antonio. :thumb: I'm sure you'll find that a decent hardwood will be a lot easier to work with than pine...especially when it come to cutting the accents. It's hard enough getting a clean cut in pine under good conditions, let alone when the whole piece is spinning off-center and the lathe is trying to walk across the shop. :D

And you're right about rule #1. The waste block is important and makes rounding the edge easier. I'd suggest using as big of waste block as you can (but it'll still need to be a bit smaller than the piece you're turning, so you can access the edge). The bigger the waste block, the more adhesive surface you have to hold things together.
 
PM Sent - it's on it's way. You're gonna have way too much fun. I didn't get one successfully made, but it's on my Christmas list and then I can attack it again!:wave:
 
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