Morgan3820
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I took a class in woodturning and bought a lathe. I am hooked. Wonderful pastime for my warm shop on cold days.
In other news, It is going to be a great day.
In other news, It is going to be a great day.
I started a new hobby.
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Fiveslide
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Wood turning is fun. We have a tabletop lathe we work with now, making small stuff. I also picked up a full size lathe that I just need to get a motor for and set up in our shop. I usually turn driftwood I pick up, some of the colors have come out amazing.
Reclaimed wood is beautiful when some of the rough exterior is removed by turning or sanding. I haven't used a lathe in a very long time, but have done some other woodworking. We just finished building another cabin in Gatlinburg; again we used reclaimed hardwood of different species together for the floors. We think it's nice.
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Snorting his way across the USA
Lathes are fun. I haven't used a wood turning lathe since high school shop, but I've played around a lot with metal lathes.
MauleSkinner
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I've got a pen lathe that my FIL gave me...handy for odds and ends that need to be turned. (for the record, my grandsons have a very large collection of turned hammers!) I made an extension for it that I've only used once. Usually it's for making components for other projects rather than being the primary project tool.
Barrett50
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Anyone ever heard of a ShopSmith? I seem to collect them. I've had maybe 8. I'm down to 3 right now. I don't do any woodwork in the hangar as it messes up the place with a lot of dust and FOD. I've made some simple projects like a cabinet and coffee table.
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Richard Digits
Aren't those things supposed to be ridiculously dangerous? I've never been around one.
That reminds me, I need to get my radial arm saw set up.
I know ShopSmith quite well. A close friend had one and there was a dealer quite close to me that I used to buy accessories from (push blocks, etc...) from.
Actually, the lathe feature of it isn't that bad. However the tablesaw feature runs from being a pain in the ass to outright scary. The fact that they call the "drill press" and "horizontal boring" two different things in the "5" that they support is laughable.
ateamer
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I had a Shopsmith. I didn’t see any safety issues; it had a blade guard, and it didn’t come equipped with a common sense override.
I sold it a few years ago because it was a pain. Jack of all trades, master of none. Well-made, good design for what it is, but frustrating to have to switch everything around for different operations. The table saw is different than a dedicated one in that the table moves up and down and the blade stays put. It was useful when we had a tiny workshop.
I sold it a few years ago because it was a pain. Jack of all trades, master of none. Well-made, good design for what it is, but frustrating to have to switch everything around for different operations. The table saw is different than a dedicated one in that the table moves up and down and the blade stays put. It was useful when we had a tiny workshop.
Blade guard that was a PITA so often removed. Ancient so no riving knife The table is so woefully small that it's difficult to cut anything of any size or length. The fact you have to hold things up a foot higher than most saws, etc...
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Ooh - my amateur opinion is that the riving knife is more critical to safety than a blade guard. Not sure I'd risk ripping any amount of substantial stock in a saw that didn't have one.