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I just looked up the difference between a glass kiln and a pottery kiln and found this: https://spinningpots.com/glass-kiln-vs-pottery-kiln/

My wife's 32-amp kiln is controlled by manual switches and a cone-sitter. During a firing, she'll turn the switches on in succession during the ramp-up, until all elements are on and then it is...

Another one chiming in with a wife who does pottery -- her big kiln (12 cubic feet) is gas fired, with an array of 6 burners totaling up to 150,000 BTU/hr (equivalent to 44 kw). She needs gas rather...

JKJ, Brad was responding to John Keeton:



Brad, Lannie might not be a member here at Sawmill Creek -- you should message John Keeton to get Lannie's contact information.

What I've heard is that they are closing their brick and mortar store, but will still have an online presence. Not sure what to believe....

Won't the authorities who put the house up for auction give you the code for the key lockbox upon closing?

We operate some seasonal vacation cottages, and shut down for the winter. Temperatures are regularly below freezing in the winter, occasionally dropping below 0°F. Among other winterization tasks, we...

Does the final product need to be one solid piece, or could you laminate it out of two layers ? top layer, 1/4" thick, has recess cut in it; bottom layer, 1/8" thick, is continuous to form the bottom...

THAT is a very nice looking tote!

I may have to adapt it to a version for my own use....

I used a lot of swagelock fittings building vacuum lines and reaction vessel manifolds in a geochemistry lab.

Paul, fwiw, not sure about the Peke unit, but with the Sundstrom PAPR, I got ear muffs that clip to the helmet...

What are your washers made of?

How are you drilling the hole for the woodworm screw? On a drill press? Make sure your table is square (all the way around) to the bit and quill. If by hand, set up...

Have you tried running your seat blank through your drum sander or planer *before* you turn it?

What size jaws are you using with the wood worm screw in your chuck? Have you tried using jaws with...

Robust has a dimensioned drawing for all of their standard tool rests here: http://www.turnrobust.com/toolrest-dimensions/

They can also make you a tool rest with a longer post if you request it...

Hmm.... just thinking of a Y diverter downstream from the blower that could give one the option of venting outside (unfiltered) or keep the exhaust inside through the normal filter, so you could...

The COLT MaxiCut bits are going to very hard to come by -- it is unclear whether they even are still in production :-( (

Lee Valley used to carry them, but no longer does.

Infinity Tools...

Wood is the original carbon fiber composite!

Robust Sweet 16

I guess I'm the odd man out as my lathe only has one pulley, so all speed control is through the VFD, with a range of ~60 to ~2900 -- no belt changing.

Randall, you might take a look at the pin on the end of the wrench (which doesn't show in your pics, because it is in the hole) and make sure that it is shaped appropriately -- I suspect that the...

From what I've been reading, the answer is yes, they have switched to "righty tighty"...

At about 7:15 in the American Beauty video on the Robust Tools website, Brent demonstrates the advantage of the sliding headstock down to the end of the lathe for working on a bowl interior, fwiw.

I think there are plenty of decent chucks and faceplates available for the 33mm spindle thread, Beall supplies a spindle tap in that size as well for making your own accessories, and then you can...

Mark, I don't think there is any "value engineering" in the Sweet 16 (and that is reflected in both the price and the warranty). As far as the weight comparison between it and the Oneway 1640, the...

There is an alternative.

Stand on the backside of the lathe!

(helpful to have the controls on a movable pendant)