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se7enthdevil

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  1. if it's a dry bit of wood then leave it aside till you have a bit more experience then make use of the crack if you can. if it's wet wood then this may end up as firewood as the split will only get worse.
  2. thank you very much, although common sense can vacate my brain when required i do usually make the right call saftey wise and still have all my fingers and only one accident which was down to a flaw in the wood rather than a fault on my part. my lathe is an industrially rated jet 3520B that can swing 20" over the bed and will happily accept this thread extension but as i don't think anyone has has one made before i will of course be carefull. i will start to turn at slow speeds and will be getting the extension manufactured from either EN16t or EN24t steel. if the whole project fails then i won't use it and try to finish the bowl in another way.
  3. i can't think of a miller close to you but there must be someone around. i've still got plenty of material if you are interested and i do have 4x4 kiln dried beech posts about 800mm.
  4. because it's not commonly required by wood turners.
  5. you could in theory but the problem with that is you will get play in any joint so i want to avoid it if possible. also they cost £70 each, i should be able to get one long one made for that...
  6. the thread is M33 3.5mm as used on the jet 3520b i own.
  7. no mate, it's the chuck i want further out. when i turn large bowls i put a tenon in the bottom so that when it's dried out i can then re mount it and turn the underside of the bowl. i need and extension to get the chuck and jaws further away from the headstock as the rims of deeper bowls foul the headstock. i currently have a catalpa bowl that has 7"+ depth and i need to grip the inside of the bowl to turn the bottom. sadly the oneway extension in the photo is inlt 3" and that coupled with the chuck body and jaws is not enough.
  8. hi guys, i'm looking to do some deep bowls on my lathe and currently the chuck jaws only stick out a few inches and when remounting and roughed bowl on the large size the rim would foul the headstock so need something like in the picture below. it's merely a male to female extension that must be perfectly concentric. the one in the picture is too short and no one else makes them. it needs to be 5-6" long. can anyone help? .
  9. still after unusual species guys. can anyone help with things like zelkova, wellingtonia, fir species, juniper, coastal and dawn redwood, rowans species, pagoda tree, mana ash, elder, filbert, fig, quince and medlar or nothofagus. please report any unusual species to me...
  10. wish i had space for a shipping container... i might be interested in the 026
  11. plank immediately as walnut will rot too easily after 2 years. how big will the stack need to be?
  12. this is how it should be done. 11+ Clever Buildings Whose Architects Refused To Cut Down Local Trees | Bored Panda
  13. that's great but i can already see a world falling apart in the future because all the plastic is being eaten away faster than we can replace it. lets hope we actually stop using it as much as we do at present...
  14. i think will is in hungerford.
  15. i've got something from ebay which is about that size. 8x6 by about 5' if you are interested. 30 years air dry
  16. getting some nice offers of samples but still up for any unusual ones, let me know what you have people...
  17. ok i did do a bit of research but the credit should go to the author, Mr Eric Meier as it his baby not mine, all i did was send him samples of the wood and a few photos by email. james, try the link from the website or contact eric directly...
  18. well i am chuffed, i've just received a book from the states which i am acknowledged in as a contributor and there are lots of my turned object credited to me as well i never thought i'd be in a book. WOOD! book: Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide | The Wood Database if anyone is interested in wood then buy it on amazon as it's incredibly well put together with information that you just don't get in other books.
  19. yes you need to click the quote button. i think as i'm used to colder temperatures the mercury needs to go further down for me to feel what others feel. i am cold if i'm doing nothing but as long as i'm moving a little bit i'm fine. i seem to be able to get a good core temperature very quickly.
  20. no wood is too good for a workbench and i can always give you the crap stuff:lol: i can also cut your rough cut material to size on my ripsaw and plane it if you like.
  21. there is a norfolk skittles game which is very similar to dadlums so you could make those but it's a form of table skittles rather than one needing an alley. just remembered that i have a video of the turning jig, . [ame] [/ame]
  22. i reckon walnut would do the job but i'll check my stocks to see what i have. could they be stained as i have some whitebeam and cherry laurel which are rock hard but pale.
  23. i have 5" beech if you are interested.
  24. the pins are 10"x4 1/2" and the balls are 4 1/2". copy away mate i don't mind
  25. depends on the wood. what are you after exactly?

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