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If the lathe you have has a MT2 chuck the MT1 mandrell will not work. A good mandrell and bushings can be bought at Woodcraft or ordered online.
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Velcro can be gotten at most military surplus stores very cheep.
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Welcome to the vortex. First a pen or three then a few small hollow forms. Then the second and third mortgage to get more turning stuff and wood.
Good looking pen.
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For the bit they are called aircraft bits. For a tutorial Google 12 cent pen in video. Good looking pens.
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Last time I was in woodcraft I looked at some of their wood blanks. There blanks are fully coated except for a small diamond on all four sides of the blank.
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I have a Delta midi lathe. I set it on a bench then drilled 2 holes in the top of the bench for the mounting points. I turned 2 1 inch pieces of dowel rod so they drop in the holes. This holds the...

The setup Leo shows works great. If you don't have a motor handy just use a drill chuck with the proper taper shaft for your lathe.
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I prefer to drill 2 1/8 hole 1/4 to 3/8 deep with a forstner bit on the top side chuck up the work piece turn a flat spot for the bottom drill again with the forstner bit on the bottom then run up...

I looked on craigslist check Gastonia 300.00 might work. While you are buying new tooling you might get 2 2MT X 1MT adapters for the new lathe they can be bought at most wholesale tool places.
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Have the best of both worlds. Cut in 3/4 inch all the way round for pen blanks then make the bowl.
Just a thought,
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If you can find it american chestnut. Pre wormy chestnut.
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Just a thought. If you have a small utiliy trailer that could be taken to the job site and dropped off when you go to work then picked up on the way home.
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I like the idea and have decided to modifie for bird houses and bottle stoppers.
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I went to the scrap yard and picked up a piece of 3/8 aluminum plate drilled it to fit my 4 jaw chuck then did the drilling for 1/4 X 20 bolts to set rubber corks with the center holes in them 1/2...

I have some great looking cedar but it was just cut a month ago. Can it be dried with denatured alcohol soak method? I would like to turn some bowls from it. Thanks in advance for the help.
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If you want the screws to fit fully into the hole use a collet chuck and use a file to turn the edge of the screw cap down a bit. If you don't have a collet chuck a teflon lock nut will work in a...

Sears has a 1/2 inch bowl gouge for 20.00. Mine works great, I will upgrade when I get better.
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Thats it. Thanks Steve. I am making a few candy bowls and I think the tool will work.
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I am looking for a bowl coring system I saw in a post 3-9 months ago. It is for strait walled bowls. A groove was cut to depth then the tool was inserted, the blank turned by hand a few rounds then...

For very rusted items I use diesel. Put the ends in a gallon can cover with diesel let soak for a week. Works for me.
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Ah yes the vortex. Call the bank second/third mortgage. More wood, more tools. more ...
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Check on craigslist many shops are down sizing or going out. I bought a 30 gallon 5 hp 2 stage compressor and a few air tools for $175.00. The compressor is less than 2 years old.
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He goes to the set for Honey I shrank the kids and uses their equipment so he can just carry it up the stairs then reverse the process.
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Great looking piece. If I lived closer than 1060 miles SW of you I would come for a visit.
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John, you might try Powers Saw Mill. It is east on 412 at exit P. They have a scrap pile that they will let you go through. Prices are right $10.00 a pickup load. They also have kiln dried wood at...