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    04-03-2021, 8:47 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Wood ID? in Turner's Forum
    Thanks John. I think I am going with the last suggestion... "Or do what many do - make a guess, put a name on the piece, and chances are no one...
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    04-02-2021, 3:09 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Wood ID? in Turner's Forum
    John, This is a piece of the cutoff when I cut out he bowl blank. I used a card scraper on it to get it as smooth as I could. The closest is 10X...
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    03-31-2021, 9:29 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Wood ID? in Turner's Forum
    I certainly don't know for sure but my Koa guess is based on these photos. First one is the actual piece. The others are from the Wood Database.
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    03-31-2021, 2:21 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Wood ID? in Turner's Forum
    Thanks John, I got out the loupe and looked at the cut off from the blank and it seems to me to be Koa. Makes sense also colorwise and figure. ...
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    03-30-2021, 11:10 AM
    Jim Tobias started a thread Wood ID? in Turner's Forum
    Need some educated guesses about this piece of wood. I cut several blanks and started to turn some pieces and can't for the life of me figure out...
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    03-28-2021, 12:15 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread HDPE joinery in Off Topic Forum
    What Tom King said is the best long term plan. If you just want molds for an occasional pour of a certain size, the HDPE work fine. You can either...
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    03-27-2021, 10:48 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Thanks Kevin, I plan to use "rolling carts" for some items for sure. I like the options when things are on wheels. I agree with your comment...
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    03-27-2021, 10:41 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    William, Looks well organized with everything nearby. I assume the grinders are close to the lathe? Jim
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    03-26-2021, 11:42 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Thanks John for all the suggestions...... they really get me thinking in many directions .I agree with your statement about trading wall space for...
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    03-25-2021, 2:45 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Thanks for the info John. I really appreciate the pictures as I am a visual learner.....I can read some explanation of something and have a visual...
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    03-24-2021, 10:57 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Good idea! I've done that when filing something by hand but didn't think about it for this larger scale. I'll definitely use this. Jim
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    03-23-2021, 11:14 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Thanks JOB n, The grain shovel is a holdover I have from when we first moved to NC 33 years ago and I had to deal with winter snows. It comes in...
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    03-23-2021, 11:11 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Yeah, I'm planning to mostly use Dust collection for dust while sanding, although if it catches a few chips all the better. I have a aluminum grain...
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    03-23-2021, 11:08 PM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Thanks Tom for suggestions. I think I will have enough room for a vacuum at the end when I hopefully get to that stage. I do like the suggestion...
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    03-19-2021, 9:34 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    I have a small mobile compressor that I have been using with the lathe...planning to use that although the noise could be irritating inside the room....
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    03-19-2021, 9:28 AM
    Jim Tobias replied to a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    Yeah, I assumed that I should go as large as possible on ductwork. Good idea to leave some room on the backside of the lathe. The rolling...
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    03-18-2021, 12:38 PM
    Jim Tobias started a thread Room for my lathe in Turner's Forum
    I have recently( last couple of years) gotten more into some turning in conjunction with flatwork. About 2-3 years ago I bought a Laguna 1836 on...
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    Good morning, Jim,

    I was amused to find a post by a fellow Tobias, particularly since my Dad is Jim (James L) Tobias, too!

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