Cherry for the Holidays

[charlie knighton]

thanks for sharing, awesome from the logs to the coring, no suggestions, i would have been happy with just a 3' section, awesome Baxter

[Russell Eaton]

Baxter, I say go big or go home. I have a 20+" red ambrosia maple the was left 2 1/2" and it has dried reasonably true. I think you will be fine if it is left thick. I wouldn't get into a hurry to return it. By the way, that is a sweet log!

[Harry Robinette]

Nice gloat Baxter the big ones take a long time to turn but there fun and worth every minute of it.

[Mike Stephens]

Nice haul Baxter. Love your presentation of this thread with all the pics.

What I would like to know more about is your outboard turning rig. It looks great from what I can see. Anymore info on it? Maybe a thread I missed?

Enjoy

[Baxter Smith]

Thanks again for commenting!

Nice haul Baxter. Love your presentation of this thread with all the pics.

What I would like to know more about is your outboard turning rig. It looks great from what I can see. Anymore info on it? Maybe a thread I missed?

Enjoy

Thanks Mike. They are all just cellphone pictures. I enjoy just taking the phone out of my pocket to snap a picture along the way whether I ever post them or not. I am afraid a decent camera in my cellphone has turned me into a lazy photographer.

The outboard stand is something I made a couple of years ago for a Delta/Rockwell. The arm is 2x2 1/4" box tubing welded to a metal plate that bolted to the cabinet.
Outboard Stand.jpg
The upright post is whatever size scrap tubing I found to slip inside the 2x2 tubing.

I then moved it my 3520A by drilling holes in the leg and bolting it in place.
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When I picked up a 3520B last summer, I made a new plate so I could use the tapped holes in the legs.
Outboard Stand Boring Bar.jpg
I also made a longer arm for it to be able to use it as a support for a rear trap when needed. The square plate on the bottom of the upright was added so that it would slide a bit more easily across plywood when the bolts are loosened.
It works is about all I can say for it. You have to use a wrench to unloosen the nuts,(the heads of the bolt are welded in place) so it is not nearly as fast as unlocking and moving a banjo. It is pretty solid as long as you don't get way out on the end of the toolrest and try to take a real heavy cut. It gets the job done, just not as quickly as turning something inboard where the regular banjo can be used.

[Mike Stephens]

Very good Baxter. Thanks for taking the time.