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  0 Thread: Looking for 5/8"-18 Left Handed Bolt
Post: Re: Looking for 5/8"-18 Left Handed Bolt

[blockquote]MKepke said:[hr][br]Back to the bolt itself, if not too late, I would give some thought to going to a threaded stud (bolt) of known good quality, like this one:[br][br]http://www.mcmaster....
Ruler2112 Woodturning 5 9,635 05-31-2016, 04:19 PM
  0 Thread: A whole load of bowls seen on the road today
Post: Re: A whole load of bowls seen on the road today

Interesting... I've turned one heck of a lot of ash as most of the trees around me are dead/dying from the ash borer, but have never seen a piece of ash that looks like that.
Ruler2112 Woodturning 6 7,043 05-31-2016, 04:14 PM
  0 Thread: Signing a table
Post: Re: Signing a table

Uniball Signo RT is the only pen that I have found which, once the ink is dry, will not smear with polyurethane, shellac, or lacquer. If you sign & start wiping a finish on right away, it will th...
Ruler2112 Woodworking 8 3,811 05-31-2016, 04:11 PM
  0 Thread: Walnut box for work
Post: Re: Walnut box for work

[blockquote]Rob Young said:[hr][br][br]Good use of scrap. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif[br][br]Had to be careful about what figures appear in the veneer match. My bos...
Ruler2112 Woodworking 7 4,328 05-31-2016, 04:03 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for 5/8"-18 Left Handed Bolt
Post: Re: Looking for 5/8"-18 Left Handed Bolt

Thanks for the replies guys.[br][br]Actually already called Fastenal; work right next door from my local store. Only thing they had was threaded rod, but it was stainless & over $100.[br][br]eRep...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 5 9,635 05-28-2016, 10:32 PM
  0 Thread: If you were me...
Post: Re: If you were me...

Man, that looks like an interesting challenge...[br][br]If you have a spot for it in your home, I'd use it. If you were planning on selling the result, sell the mirror to somebody else who'll store i...
Ruler2112 Woodworking 12 7,905 05-28-2016, 12:24 PM
  0 Thread: Walnut box for work
Post: Re: Walnut box for work

[blockquote]Wild Turkey said:[hr][br] [br][blockquote]Rob Young said:[hr][br] [br] [br] [br] /ssl_proxy.php?url=https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7393/27223885585_aa6fd55f91_z.jpg [br] [br][br][br][hr][/...
Ruler2112 Woodworking 7 4,328 05-28-2016, 12:18 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for 5/8"-18 Left Handed Bolt
Post: Looking for 5/8"-18 Left Handed Bolt

I was wondering if anybody has a source for 5/8" bolts with 18 threads per inch with a left-handed (reverse) thread. My Delta 46-460 Lathe tailstock started 'slipping' and upon taking it apart, discov...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 5 9,635 05-28-2016, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: A whole load of bowls seen on the road today
Post: Re: A whole load of bowls seen on the road today

[blockquote]MichaelMouse said:[hr][br]...[br]Well, They do modify color and pattern over time. This is ash after a season. Some fun, too. [br][br] /ssl_proxy.php?url=http://i35.photobucket.com/album...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 6 7,043 05-25-2016, 10:30 PM
  0 Thread: A whole load of bowls seen on the road today
Post: Re: A whole load of bowls seen on the road today

[blockquote]SceneryMaker said:[hr][br][br]Some disassembly required.[br] /ssl_proxy.php?url=http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/scenerymaker/bowls_zpsudo90gns.jpg [br][br]So much wood, so little ...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 6 7,043 05-23-2016, 08:40 PM
  0 Thread: I'm a Girl, So I Can Cry
Post: Re: I'm a Girl, So I Can Cry

[blockquote]stav said:[hr][br][br]I was picturing something much worse. You can hardly see those holes at all. [br][br]Looks very nice. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]I've not posted, but have been...
Ruler2112 Woodworking 6 6,269 05-23-2016, 01:20 AM
  0 Thread: Tool list
Post: Re: Tool list

[blockquote]gear jammer said:[hr][br][br]You need to have a table saw. Where else could you store blanks and other wood for turning. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]This literally made me burst out l...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 6 4,050 05-23-2016, 01:11 AM
  0 Thread: Purpleheart and Alumilite Bowl
Post: Re: Purpleheart and Alumilite Bowl

How did you get the swirl-like colors in the resin?
Ruler2112 Woodturning 3 4,134 05-23-2016, 01:07 AM
  0 Thread: Maple and walnut
Post: Re: Maple and walnut

Looks very nice. I particularly like how the walnut protrudes out at both the top & bottom symmetrically.[br][br]Question - did you glue up before or after you turned each piece?
Ruler2112 Woodturning 3 2,633 05-23-2016, 01:00 AM
  0 Thread: click - click - click sound
Post: Re: click - click - click sound

Update - I blew out the pulleys, but the noise continued. After a bit, I turned the drive belt inside out (Delta 46-460 has a multi-channel drive belt) and looked in the valleys of the belt, finding ...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 3 3,543 05-23-2016, 12:55 AM
  0 Thread: Need advice - where to get a curved toolrest, for bowl making
Post: Re: Need advice - where to get a curved toolrest, ...

[blockquote]MidwestMan said:[hr][br][br]I actually looked in this thread thinking there was additional input of my original post. [br][br]Silly me, I forgot about what was going on here. [br][br][hr][...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 6 4,544 05-16-2016, 01:15 AM
  0 Thread: Tool Handle making question
Post: Re: Tool Handle making question

[blockquote]MKepke said:[hr][br][br]Do you mean "corroding" or oxidizing? [br][br]-Mark [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Keeping it nice and shiny, so both. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graem...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 5 4,775 05-16-2016, 01:12 AM
  0 Thread: Table Saw History
Post: Re: Table Saw History

[blockquote]daddo said:[hr][br][br] So what happened when she came up with the round blade? Did they make one- and how did they use it? Or was the first commercial blade the actual first blade? [br][b...
Ruler2112 Woodworking Power Tools 2 3,289 05-14-2016, 11:48 PM
  0 Thread: Table Saw History
Post: Table Saw History

I don't remember where I saw this, but thought it was interesting. (It was a documentary on something & they had these tidbits of information in a short segment.)[br][br]The circular saw blade de...
Ruler2112 Woodworking Power Tools 2 3,289 05-14-2016, 11:06 PM
  0 Thread: Tool Handle making question
Post: Re: Tool Handle making question

Very cool handle. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif Don't know if it matters to you or not, but you only need about an inch of ferrule to prevent splitting.[br][br][br]...
Ruler2112 Woodturning 5 4,775 05-14-2016, 10:54 PM

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