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John, There are a number of folks working wood and on this forum that use Ark/oil stones, I use a natural stone either a Hard Black Ark or a JNat...

Well you already posted a thread about this, I responded from actual experience but it didn't seem to registar so....

Nice work Bobby!! That's one awesome machine. I hope to get mine running one of these days as well. David

Jeff Miller is a superstar. He has a couple of sections in that book on shop made jigs for chairs including an easy to understand tenon jig and...

I also use the General Tools digital protractor, easier to use, and easier to read the angle vs. tiny lines. and its dirt cheap at $15... I tried...

Never used it on acrylic. I usually cut mirrored acrylic and vector etch the backside.

Very slick setup Bobby. I makes my Camaster "fast tool change" look Neander!

Ruth, I have sold my Delta 1440 but probably remember enough to help. Your friend probably threw the belt from trying to change speeds without...

Fulton was a brand name used by Sear & Roebuck....before they used Craftsman.....usually made by Sargent.

Hi John - thanks for the update and quick response. My email is markwardle4@gmail.com - It would be great if you could pass on my message to Diane. I...

I have owned the Shapton 30K stone for a long time, prob. 9 years. What I have learned from sharpening is....no blanket answers. too many...

I've been wearing it for about 4 days now. It initialing feels a little top heavy, but it stays on and it comfortable to wear for several hours. I...

Hi Mike. The Sorby tools are good and that set looks good but it has some tools you might not use IF you want to stick to bowl turning. (To be...

More good suggestions, bobby. Thanks I'm not pulling the pin today. Need to see how Uncle Sam treats me with a refund Research

Before they nickle plated it, Stanley used a copper plate...so, you copper with cast iron under it, and maybe a bit of nickle on top? What my...

Hi Ruth! Unless you hear from someone who knows that lathe, I'm wondering if the best thing to do might be to contact a turning club near him and...

Thx. Seems like an excellent way to beg away a Friday night

I too have a desire for a large FLAT surface. for flattening long plane bottoms, wouldn't a long piece of float glass be more ideal? such as 14" x...

Everyone has a budget. If you know that they are going to have limitations and you may be limited to more of engraving than carving then try one of...

For my DC system, I have a micro-switch installed on each gate which triggers a solid state relay to "close" one leg of power to the DC. So no...

ahhh, the epoxy finish... never tried that before, but makes perfect sense. I assume, if done right, the epoxy will prevent changes to the wood...

Very nice workbench.