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A Bad Day Turning - crokett™ - 12-03-2017
is still a pretty good day. We moved two years ago last week. I finally had time (and no pressing projects) over the last couple weekends to get my shop back to something I can work in - I've had a bandsaw in there since July that needed work. Anyhoo, I plucked a cherry bowl out of my stash and did the second turning today. I've lost what touch I had and will need to spend more time than I want with the turning tools you measure by grit, but it looks reasonably close to what I want, and it might even get done by Christmas.
RE: A Bad Day Turning - Dusty Workshop - 12-04-2017
Hmm... Do you mean the "shaping paper"?
RE: A Bad Day Turning - crokett™ - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 05:16 AM)Dusty Workshop Wrote: Hmm... Do you mean the "shaping paper"?
yep. I also discovered that my pen bushings are higgledy-piggledy and will have to be sorted out. I'm not sure if I want to try and do that all at once, or just figure them out as I go.
RE: A Bad Day Turning - Dusty Workshop - 12-04-2017
Just sort them as you go.
When you are done making a pen store the bushings in the bag that the pen kit came in.
The markings on the bag will indicate what kit the bushings are for.
RE: A Bad Day Turning - crokett™ - 12-04-2017
using a bag is not a bad idea. I had them sorted before we moved, but it was one of those plastic trays with the dividers. Nothing was labeled, I just knew where each bushing was.
RE: A Bad Day Turning - dartman1965 - 12-06-2017
(12-04-2017, 12:39 PM)crokett™ Wrote: using a bag is not a bad idea. I had them sorted before we moved, but it was one of those plastic trays with the dividers. Nothing was labeled, I just knew where each bushing was.
I use trays also but cut a piece of card stock to fit the lid then mark it so when open it tells me whats in each spot.
RE: A Bad Day Turning - chips ahoy - 12-06-2017
I bought some small jars and screwed the lids to an overhead beam.Marked each jar with the appropriate bushing,inserted the bushings and screwed the jar to the lid.
Mel
RE: A Bad Day Turning - crokett™ - 12-06-2017
(12-06-2017, 06:59 PM)chips ahoy Wrote: I bought some small jars and screwed the lids to an overhead beam.Marked each jar with the appropriate bushing,inserted the bushings and screwed the jar to the lid.
Mel
I was thinking of something similar with old pill containers.
RE: A Bad Day Turning - crokett™ - 12-08-2017
I think I need to revisit the thread title. Today I blew up one blank while turning it, and managed to break a 7mm bit. I quit after that. I'll try again tomorrow.