se7enthdevil
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ooooooh, that's mine...
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1hp is ok for the spindle work but bowls takes more ompf... try to get something with 1.5 if you can and if you can find one on your budget get 2hp... when i'm not turning skittles i do mostly bowls and am really glad that i have 2hp to play with.
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it will be a good all round lathe i'm sure. only trouble is that it's only 1hp and weighs less than me. personally i would go for a more powerfull and heavier lathe. do you have a preference of what you'd like to turn???
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paint will either peel off in a year or two or turn off. the rule of thumb is an inch per year but that's usually for lumber. bowl blanks will vary depending on species or when they were cut down as trees usually have more water in them in summer months. for example, i cut some tulipwood in to roughed out bowls in january and they eventually lost 55% of their weigh in moisture where as some beech only lost 25%. i recommend you weigh each blank and put the date on every blank you cut as knowing how much it's lost is a real help to determine how dry it is. you can also record what species loose what percentage and this will give you a reference in the future. any question feel free to call. number's on the website
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well if it works for him it can work for others too. you can do waxing at home on the hob, just get a few old candles melt them in an old pot.
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This is not Western red cedar is it, or is it?
se7enthdevil replied to Island Lescure's topic in Tree Identification pictures
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do you mean wrapping the paper round it or sticking it to the blank? you can always rough turn you blanks if they are wet and prevent them splitting that way.
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looks in perfectly good nick, i feel it should be milled...
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if it's scotty pine then get it milled as it makes great joinery timber. needs to be fairly straight though...
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most green wood i buy should be no more that £15ft3 so going by that a 12"x3"x3" would cost £0.93p each. you could add extra for machining rates...
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caleb, welcome to turning first mate. in answer to your question you can use what you like. i use watered down pva or wax but you can use emulsion paint and use up old pots you have from decorating. put them in a cool dark place with minimal wind to keep them from drying out too fast. njmusk, what is you budget??? ebay usually has some good options.
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if the wood inside is not soft then yes as it will look fantastic with the possibility of spalting... do not fire wood such a large tree...
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this is snakewood beau, Snakewood | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods) the designation of lacewood is usually reserved for quartersawn plane tree.
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loving the bowls but can you put a pic of the stool underneath. that's a lovely bit of plane under there.
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delabodge may be interested. he's addicted to cedar...
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where did you download that from... link please.
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not all conifers are evergreen. as you suspect, they are softwoods that are deciduous.
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how long can sycamores live for???
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wont be big enough for that sucker then, 10' is 3m...
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am i turning that one in to bowls too clive?
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divide by PI buddy... one over 30' in circumference will be 9-10' diameter so i think you may have to do that free hand.
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technically they aren't cones on alders, they just look like them. not all evergreens are softwoods and not all hardwoods are deciduous. nature is a funny ol world...
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why not, everyone else does:001_tt2:
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by keys, i take it you mean seeds? i said there was no "major" threat... horses will die if eating it kills them and if it's always happened and we've only just found out the reason then it's no major threat to the species. that's what i meant... still plenty of horses about.
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out of the soft woods i've only burned yew and lawson's but both have great heat and the yew lasted a long time... all wood burns once dry.
