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There are bearings and then there are bearings. At that price you probably got one made in China. If you tell the store you want a bearing made in the US, and you are willing to pay about 3 times...

I was taught years ago by an old sage to reverse directions with each grit. I've been doing it on several lathes now - starting with an old Shopsmith which I twisted the belt into a figure 8 to get...

I had occasion to talk to Anchor Seal several years ago and I asked why use their product and not a latex paint. Their reply was because the purpose of the sealer is to keep the wood from drying out...

Howdy Dave: I've found that sanding a brass rod on a belt sander provides the best colored brass. Use the grit sandpaper appropriate for the size of powder you want. I normally use 120g. Also,...

Joshua, I think you have received a lot of good advice here. So I'll throw in my $.02 worth just to emphasize a thought or two. In my experience, when talking about leveling a lathe, what they...

I strongly urge anyone who has an EVS system to use a plug and UNPLUG it every day when you're done turning. A power surge can blow those things in an instant and they're expensive. Tripping a...

Howdy Curtis: What you want is a two-part bleach. That kit consists of 1 bottle of peroxide and 1 bottle of lye. Both are highly concentrated so use gloves and be careful (it'll start to burn...

Howdy Keith & Jackie:
The East Texas Woodturners club is proud to announce yesterday's shipment of 100 pens to start 2006 off right.
Come on folks, lets do a little better this year! :o

Ed...

Way to go Phil! Thanks for helping out.

Now, anyone got some cash just laying around? What about the folks with a business that can use a tax write-off? Friends? Friends of friends? Let's give...

Howdy Jackie:


Congratulations. I understand you and Keith spent your own personal funds to get this accomplished. That should not be necessary, but I'm sure it is appreciated by all.
I've...

Howdy Kieth & Jackie:
Just wanted you to know that yesterday I shipped another 100 pens from the East Texas Woodturners.
Are the East Texas Woodturners and the Hunt County Woodturners the only...

Howdy Kieth & Jackie:

I am very happy to announce that today I shipped 177 pens to you. These are the result of the TAT this past weekend at the Country Wood Pile in Tyler, TX. This is the second...

Howdy Keith:

On Sat., May 21, Armed Forces Day, the East Texas Woodturners will hold a Turn-A-Thon in Tyler, Texas. It will be the second annual TAT hosted by the Country Wood Pile, a local...

Howdy Jackie:

I shipped another 100 pens today, courtesy of the East Texas Woodturners. Worthy of note is that one member, Howard Murry, turned 85 of them himself. More to come.

Ed

Howdy Ken:

Well, I'm sorry. I tried 5 times to get my letter posted. Each time it just shows the file name and a box with a red x in the upper left corner. In the meantime I have another...

Howdy Y'all:

I got my first letter and I'm excited! I hope this works so y'all can see it too. It's short, but sweet. Makes it all worth while!

Ed Heuslein
East Texas Woodturners

Thanks for the update Keith. I was getting worried about the 200 kits I asked to buy. I'm planning another TAT soon and want to be better prepared this time. Let me know please when I can place...

Mike, I couldn't agree more. It's the hugs from Margie, Sharon, and Synthia that keep us old timers going - and the Turn-a-Thons too.

Ed Heuslein
East Texas Woodturners
heuslein@earthlink.net

Howdy Keith & Jackie:

Things seem to have slowed down a little for the holidays. So I thought I would start the New Year off with a bang. Shipped today were the first 100 pens of the new year...

Attached is a picture of Craig's lovely daughter, Mallory, with five pens she made at the Rockler TAT in Mesquite, Texas. Surprise Craig! And be proud, she is as nice as she is pretty.

Ed...

Way to go Margie! You've been watching and learning long enough. And the results are beautiful. Now you have no more excuses. You said you would do it when you were ready. You make us all who...

Thanks Margie for the kind words. I remember Dakota and happen to agree, it's the same thing. For those of you who weren't so furtunate, here is a picture of Dakota and teacher, Fred Groves (Hunt...

Howdy Keith:

Thanks for the prompt posting of our TAT pens. A couple things:

I don't know where "Oregon" came from after "East Texas Woodturners", but we really are in Texas.
This is the...

Sorry, I forgot the picture. I hope this works.
Ed

Howdy from East Texas:

The ETW club held it's first TAT at the Country Wood Pile in Tyler Texas on 9/25/04. A couple of things are worth noting. First, and most important, as promised, Steve...