Fred Perreault
03-13-2010, 12:42 PM
So I couldn't wait to make something for my vacuum ststem to grip onto. I went out into the pouring rain this morning (it has done that a lot the last few months) and hacked off a piece of black cherry and a piece of red cedar. Bith of them were green, and I had to wipe my mask off frequently while turning.
Both bottoms are a strong .25" thick. The vacuum held at 23" merc. throughout. Getting the items balanced is not the difficult procedure I imagined. I brought up the tool rest next to the bowls' edge, and released some vacuum and tapped the bowl around until it rotated uniformly....about 1 minute. It is easier, and I feel safer, than fiddling with coles jaw buttons, only to find the bowl will not fit at all because it's a "tweener. Also, no more fingertip and knuckle raps from the rotating buttons. I really like the idea of having the whole vacuum system on a cart. It makes it possible to get the system out of the way of most dust and shavings, and I don't have much wall space near the lathe to plae it on. Of course, to be fair I will also post my first funnel if and when I produce one with the vac.
On another note, I have trouble throwing used sandpaper away. It slays me to just huck the stuff in the trash barrel, so I have been saving it for over a year. I have 3 compacted 5 gallon pails. My wife just shakes her head. Is this normal? (I don't mean the wife..) What do you guys do with used sandpaper?
Both bottoms are a strong .25" thick. The vacuum held at 23" merc. throughout. Getting the items balanced is not the difficult procedure I imagined. I brought up the tool rest next to the bowls' edge, and released some vacuum and tapped the bowl around until it rotated uniformly....about 1 minute. It is easier, and I feel safer, than fiddling with coles jaw buttons, only to find the bowl will not fit at all because it's a "tweener. Also, no more fingertip and knuckle raps from the rotating buttons. I really like the idea of having the whole vacuum system on a cart. It makes it possible to get the system out of the way of most dust and shavings, and I don't have much wall space near the lathe to plae it on. Of course, to be fair I will also post my first funnel if and when I produce one with the vac.
On another note, I have trouble throwing used sandpaper away. It slays me to just huck the stuff in the trash barrel, so I have been saving it for over a year. I have 3 compacted 5 gallon pails. My wife just shakes her head. Is this normal? (I don't mean the wife..) What do you guys do with used sandpaper?