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I use this one. https://www.wbnoble.com/wood_turning/faceplates/faceplates.htm

scroll down the page to "chuck mounted spur drive"

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I have considered building a vacuum kiln, however I am sure that I would need a refrigerated moisture trap ahead of my rotary vane vacuum pump. You can get a lot of water occluded in a stack of...

I use Alan Lacer's slip stone. It has resided in the back pocket of my turning smock for at least 6 years and still is going strong. It is a bit pricey, but I really like it and would highly...

I was around lumber mill most of my working life. The Pine mills used kilns with high temperatures ~ 180F or higher with a lot of fan speed across the lumber and no dehumidification.

The...

I am speaking off my head here, (I won't quote exact sizes and TPI unless you request that I go out into the shop and look) but what I did was buy the lead rod of the same thread size as my Robust...

M10-1.5 X 25 is a standard metric bolt. You could buy one at a good local hardware store, or what I would do is take a hammer to the remaining pot metal and then use what ever tool will fit the...

I have been thinking about turning some long stem flowers. I would like to have them with ~ 24" stems. Just for the heck of it I would like to do it with a solid blank, not drill a hole for a dowl....

Yes, me too. Any one who wants to drive to Allen, TX (a suburb of Dallas) is welcome to mine.

I am curious about shroud usage. Mine (from a PM 3520B) got hidden behind the dust collector immediately upon uncrating the lathe. I have been to numerous symposiums and other turners shops, but I...

John -
In general the speed of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10 degrees C (18 F) change in temp. So if something that happened at 75 F was placed in a 65 F room, it should take about 1.5...

I doubt that what you are seeing is pure sap. That being said, the best solvent for wood sap is Turpentine. It is distilled from pine sap and is pretty good at dissolving all things from trees. ...

I just purchased a steady rest for my 3520B. I narrowed the field to the Clark from The Oklahoma Spindoctor https://www.theokspindoctor.com/ and the Carter...

I saw one of these demonstrated at SWAT last summer. The "Wave" bowls John Beaver makes with this jig are impressive. He showed a tutorial or sketch on how to build one. I was unaware that they...

the pressure treated wood that you buy for outdoor use is produced by first placing it in a vacuum chamber and pulling a high vacuum. The chamber is then flooded with the chemical preservative and...

I tried in vain to sharpen my big ( 1 1/4") Laser ground skew on my Tormach. I just couldn't do it. If you find a way to sharpen a skew (other than the oval ones which I and Allen hate) please let...

The only dry wood I turn is for lidded boxes, spindles, and things like pens and salt and pepper mils. Bowls are exclusively green wood. It is so much more fun to turn wet wood and send those long...

I thought that you weren't supposed to quench HSS tools. I have never done that to my Thompson's either. At any rate the only time that the tool should get really hot is when you are regrinding the...

John, the Clark is the one that I had seen and liked, but couldn't find again. The Clark and the Carter are contrasts in style that have me scratching my head. The Clark appears to be from the Mack...

I am looking to buy a steady rest for my PM 3520b. Google searches don't come up with much except plans to build your own. I do not have a welder so the Jeff Nicol design really isn't an option and...

I keep my big bottles tightly capped in the freezer. They do not freeze there and benefit from the lower temp. The speed of a chemical reaction in general will double for every 10 degree C. temp....

I was once ran a lab that used a Gast pump to pull a vacuum on a manifold of filters. It had a 5 gal reservoir to catch the filtrate which often contained acids. When someone forgot to empty the...

You can purify it and use it for all sorts of things. Back in the dark ages we used it as a sludge conditioner for boiler water. Google Maracell.

In Paper Mills, the solution left over from the...

To remove sap - gunk - anything originating from wood I use turpentine. It is distilled from Pine trees you know.

CA glue requires water and an alkali to polymerize. Accelerators generally contain an amine (alkali) and some water. They should have nearly unlimited shelf life. If you temporarily run out of...

The industry standard for mold inhibition is isothiazolinone. It is commonly called Kathone which is a Rohm and Haas trade name. It is used on virtually all pressure treated lumber that you find in...