My friend in So. Dk. was given a fair amount of Osage Orange. He hauled home and called me to tell me how heavy it was. He said it had been in a barn for several years and was thrilled to have. The next day his back was hurting severely. He lives in a small town that has pretty good medical care....
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 8:19 AMAnswer = Tape
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Last Post By: Sam Shankar Today, 8:47 AMWhile reviewing different approaches in preparing card scrapers I found the method used by Rob Cosman to be the most involved. Basically he recommends flattening and polishing the 3 surfaces of each side, eventually using a 16000 grit Shapton stone. He also employs the Charlesworth ruler trick to...
Last Post By: Derek Cohen Yesterday, 11:30 PMi have a adapter for a chuck on a morse taper and it works great,,my only problem is then i put it in the headstock to use it come out after you turn the machine on the morse taper comes out,,,i know you can make a drawbar for it but my problem is,, its flat with no threads,,it has a small hole but...
Last Post By: jeff oldham Yesterday, 9:42 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
I was watching a video discussion with Glen Huey and another furniture maker. They both agreed that ogee feet miters could be rubbed, not clamped, and
Ron Citerone Today, 9:35 AMFor me, the trick is not owning a bunch of extension cords and keeping them short. The more cords you own, the harder it is to store them. And I try
Jimmy Harris Today, 9:34 AMSome interesting information from the AMA about Lyme disease, including the claim that transmission of the disease takes 36 to 48 hours, so don't panic
Alan Rutherford Today, 9:34 AMIn the YT comments, she addresses the lathe height about which she apparently is criticized frequently. This is how she learned and is used to doing
Dwayne Watt Today, 9:28 AMFor smaller cables (like on my multi tool) I use these, meant for music cables:
https://www.daddario.com/products/ac.../cable-ties-1/
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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