Dave Hawksford
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Darren , think you can find Larry one. .......?
It's so dark...and what is that red glow...
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Jonathan Shively
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He hauled one from MO to IN this spring. Come to think of it, could be part of the demise of his old truck!
Dave Hawksford
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He hauled one from MO to IN this spring. Come to think of it, could be part of the demise of his old truck!
So it's more that his truck balks at carrying a lath , maybe he should just have one delivered.
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Congrats Darren!
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Jonathan Shively
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Especially now since has a new truck.
Yep, wouldn't want to jinx that new truck so soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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nice grab..............on the way home from running some errands today, I saw a pile of logs tossed at the street from someone in the area.
I stopped the car, (my wifes car), and my wife yelled out the window, no way that's going in my clean car.
didn't look that nice, so I kept driving.
I need to find bowl blanks.
I stopped the car, (my wifes car), and my wife yelled out the window, no way that's going in my clean car.
didn't look that nice, so I kept driving.
I need to find bowl blanks.
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I used to keep a few large contractor-grade trash bags in the back of my Lexus, for just that sort of thing.
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Congrats now how about variable speed
Although I have no doubt Darren has the engineering chops to put together a nice EVS system, I personally don't think it would be worth the investment on an old Sears tube-bed lathe. Sort of like putting a Corvette engine in a '74 Chevy Vega.
Dave Hawksford
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I did think about doing that Vaughn when I had my 74 vega wagon. LOL
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Dont temp me...I helped a friend put a tune port from a corvette into a chevy love. It could pull 8 seconds in the quarter mile running the stock chip. ;-)
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Hey now we did that with a 71 Vega Panel wagon Man it was one hot little wagon
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Got the face plate and live center I ordered, both grizzly products from Amazon. Looks like I missed some rust on the tail piece. 
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Cool. You should be in business now. A little late on this one, but for future reference, I'd recommend a smaller face plate, made from aluminum. The cast iron will rust if attached to wet or damp wood, and can stain the wood if left attached for any length of time. And as far as size goes, I use 3" face plates most of the time, and have turned heavy 18" diameter pieces with one that size. That size is plenty stable as long as you're using good screws. The bigger plates can sometimes get in the way.
A little late on this one, but for future reference, I'd recommend a smaller face plate, made from aluminum. The cast iron will rust if attached to wet or damp wood, and can stain the wood if left attached for any length of time. And as far as size goes, I use 3" face plates most of the time, and have turned heavy 18" diameter pieces with one that size. That size is plenty stable as long as you're using good screws. The bigger plates can sometimes get in the way.
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Cool. You should be in business now.
Good info, guess I do have free returns with Amazon.