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I put a fresh bit of birch in and it went bang.  Wood was fine, glass plate was fine, but the ceiling of the microwave looked like it had been punched.  It growls a bit now when it's on.  
 
I also put a tool handle in once, forgetting it already had a ferrule on.  That crackled a bit.  That microwave has since died but I think it's unrelated.  I was going to use it to make one of those Lichtenberg things, but while thinking about it I put my wet hand into a toaster, and decided high voltage probably wasn't for me.

Bloody hell I bet that stung. I think the voltages in those lichtenberg machines are a bit on the dodgy side for diy jobs. Especially to be used when your alone in a workshop or shed
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Haven’t been able to turn since Feb but made time today. I didn’t want to try anything big just wanted to start and finish something. I used a bit of brown oak that was bone dry but had a split that may have gone in too far but I started turning and it was solid underneath. Just under 9” in diameter and around 8mm wall thickness
Good to get back at it
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