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  0 Thread: new lathe decision
Post: RE: new lathe decision
My recent experience with Laguna CS has been exceptional.  I had a problem with a new bandsaw.  Replacement parts and a new blade were sent out to me overnight delivery.  The CS guy gave me his person...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 18 10,472 05-17-2020, 08:53 PM
  0 Thread: WTB Ebony small piece
Post: RE: WTB Ebony small piece
I have a piece I got from Pinky years ago.  It is roughly 6" x 6" x 2.75"  I paid $90 for it and would sell it for that.
 Captain Pete Tool Swap N' Sell 5 2,548 01-18-2019, 06:34 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw on it's last gasp
Post: RE: Bandsaw on it's last gasp
gear jammer Wrote: (05-01-2018, 08:53 PM) -- Looking at new ones and I like the idea of two speed. Some even have 4 speed seems like overkill for what I do. Looking at Jet, Laguna and Grizzly. Any op...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 11 7,047 05-04-2018, 02:10 PM
  0 Thread: Ugly Vase
Post: RE: Ugly Vase
How did you make the cuts to put in the stitches?
 Captain Pete Woodturning 10 6,904 01-02-2017, 07:55 PM
  0 Thread: Spalted turning blanks
Post: Re: Spalted turning blanks
I've purchased exceptionally nice spalted and burl wood from Appalachian Blank Company on EBay. The service has been excellent and the prices, in my opinion, reasonable for the quality of their wood....
 Captain Pete Woodturning 6 3,509 06-01-2016, 06:42 AM
  0 Thread: Burnisher
Post: Burnisher
At a recent demo by a very prominent turner, he removed the burr on his scraper raised by the CBN wheel using a hand-held hone, then raised a new burr on the scraper using a bench-top burnisher. He t...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 5 5,049 05-12-2016, 07:07 AM
  0 Thread: Pepper Mill kits
Post: Re: Pepper Mill kits
One interesting detail on the Chef Specialties kits is the stamp on the bar that crosses the bottom of grinder on the finished mill. It reads "Made in USA" and I have been surprised how many folks wh...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 5 3,196 03-16-2016, 04:44 PM
  0 Thread: Pepper Mill kits
Post: Re: Pepper Mill kits
I get mine directly from the manufacturer, Chef Specialties. http://www.chefspecialties.com (http://www.chefspecialties.com) Great kits and excellent service.
 Captain Pete Woodturning 5 3,196 03-16-2016, 09:44 AM
  0 Thread: Oneway 1224 mods?
Post: Oneway 1224 mods?
My new Oneway 1224 is a very impressive piece of equipment except for the rather flimsy "shelves" that come with the lathe. Have you modified or upgraded your 1224 cabinet? If so, please post or sen...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 0 1,500 02-20-2016, 07:55 AM
  0 Thread: Grinding wheels: recommendation needed
Post: Re: Grinding wheels: recommendation needed
Another vote for CBN from Ken Rizza. I splurged on two and am very happy with both the service from Ken and the wheels. Two important features of his wheels are the arbor size which matches the grin...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 9 3,702 01-16-2016, 07:46 AM
  0 Thread: Ray Key finishing
Post: Re: Ray Key finishing
What a memory! Thanks.
 Captain Pete Woodturning 2 3,393 12-15-2015, 11:50 AM
  0 Thread: Ray Key finishing
Post: Ray Key finishing
I've been watching the Ray Key box videos and his technique for finishing boxes. He sands with silicon carbide paper lubricated with "a soft paste wax." He uses that same wax with steel wool to cut ...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 2 3,393 12-15-2015, 08:53 AM
  0 Thread: Buffing equipment
Post: Buffing equipment
I'm in the market for buffing equipment. I know about Beall, but several years ago there was a discussion of buffing equipment and there was another company that got a lot of discussion for their whe...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 7 4,670 12-12-2015, 08:25 AM
  0 Thread: Little walnut box
Post: Re: Little walnut box
What tool do you use to hollow the inside of the box?
 Captain Pete Woodturning 4 4,100 11-24-2015, 09:53 PM
  0 Thread: Pepper Mill dimensions
Post: Re: Pepper Mill dimensions
Thanks Mel, but one of the instructions I'm using is the Craft Supply version. Those instructions do not provide a finished blank length, or for that matter, recommend a test fit. So, if I had presu...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 1 2,447 11-17-2015, 10:17 AM
  0 Thread: Pepper Mill dimensions
Post: Pepper Mill dimensions
I'm turning my first pepper mills using Chef Specialties kits. No instructions came with the kits, but they are available online. The instructions call for a finished blank 1/8" longer than the shaf...
 Captain Pete Woodturning 1 2,447 11-17-2015, 08:29 AM
  0 Thread: An offer that may be of interest....
Post: Re: An offer that may be of interest....
I'd like to be next in line for the mags. Same deal. I'll keep them a month and pass them on.
 Captain Pete Woodturning 5 5,535 09-02-2015, 08:10 AM

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