Byrdie Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 You'd be surprised how many still burn coal ... The 261 in my posts above is still coal fired. Most prefer oil because of the reduced fire risk from cinders but coal is still well used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 This morning I helped my buddy Carl assemble his new Laguna 1836 lathe. While we were assembling it he asked me what he should get next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 32 minutes ago, Mick S said: While we were assembling it he asked me what he should get next. So are you working off your wish list or his? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Mick S said: This morning I helped my buddy Carl assemble his new Laguna 1836 lathe. While we were assembling it he asked me what he should get next. That is one nice lathe! You'll have to let us know how he likes it. BTW is that a woodshop or a doctors office the floor is spotless LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, pkinneb said: BTW is that a woodshop or a doctors office the floor is spotless LOL Carl has one great shop there but i agree with @pkinneb, way too clean. and another reason i don't show my shop, organized but always a layer of dust on almost everything 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 7 hours ago, Chet said: So are you working off your wish list or his? Yes! 6 hours ago, pkinneb said: BTW is that a woodshop or a doctors office the floor is spotless LOL 6 hours ago, treeslayer said: Carl has one great shop there but i agree with @pkinneb, way too clean. and another reason i don't show my shop, organized but always a layer of dust on almost everything He does have a great shop, indeed. The cleanliness you see is the result of a new machine being delivered, AND he lets one of my students use part of his shop for her wooden accessories business. She's the neat freak. She gave him a 3 hour consultation with a professional organizer (think feng shui meets 5S for the shop) for Christmas. I've watched Carl stand on a foot-high pile of scrap wood while pushing parts through his slider. He was out of town while I was setting up his CNC router. I needed a 1/8" drill bit. Took me over an hour to find one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Mick S said: Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Got myself a new bench grinder Any recommendations for a tool rest? Is the Veritas one good enough? The grinder is an 8 incher. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted April 3, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Flew to Dallas for business...while on the plane I was perusing the inflight magazine and saw this...anyone else see a problem here? Lol Apparently you swim the last 8 miles 1 2 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Immortan D said: Got myself a new bench grinder Any recommendations for a tool rest? Is the Veritas one good enough? The grinder is an 8 incher. I prefer the Oneway wolverine I had the Veritas previously. I find the Oneway does fine on everything and is much better for lathe tools if you don’t do turning tools you will most likely be happy with either 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: Flew to Dallas for business...while on the plane I was perusing the inflight magazine and saw this...anyone else see a problem here? Lol Apparently you swim the last 8 miles “Nearly.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: Flew to Dallas for business...while on the plane I was perusing the inflight magazine and saw this...anyone else see a problem here? Lol Apparently you swim the last 8 miles I’m not sure what the glide ratio is for the 777-200, but I’ll bet it could easily glide those last 8mi after it runs out of fuel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 8542 is nearly 8550 it's only 0.0936% off for boeing right now that is the kind of error they wish they had. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 17 hours ago, Immortan D said: Got myself a new bench grinder Any recommendations for a tool rest? Is the Veritas one good enough? The grinder is an 8 incher. I think it depends a lot on what you're going to sharpen. I agree with pkinneb on the Wolverine. If you are working with lathe tools this is the most popular system. But if your prime goal is carving tools, and you want jigs, then the Tormek stuff (which can also mount to a grinder) might be where to go. Lot more expensive, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Water softener went bad. Something in the mechanics just stopped working so i decided it was time to replace the 25 year old unit anyway. It's a kenmore so i was becoming doubtful on obtaining parts for it. This means i get to sweat some pipe. I get an odd enjoyment out of it for some reason. I don't do it that often so i'm always worried that things didn't turn out right but i got solder all the way through both on the bushing and the threaded fitting so i should be good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Looks good, but the drops of water worry me. The old timer's trick is to push white bread up in the pipe to hold back any drops of water while soldering. I have done that, but ended up stopping up the strainers on the back of my Aunt's washing machine once, after doing her a favor. Now I have something similar to this, but don't think it's this particular one. https://www.plumbingsupply.com/waterstopperforsoldering.html I switched out all the copper pipe in our house to CPVC. Got my plumbers license in 1975, and all that was used around here was copper until maybe the late 1980's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 It was dry the water is from after the fact. I used a toilet and forgot the water was off when i flushed it opened an air gap and sent some water back down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted April 8, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Not today, but scored a good bit of free rough sawn lumber over the weekend. 8bf 4/4white oak (12” wide) 30bf 4/4 walnut (11-12” wide) 13bf 8/4 walnut 17bf 4/4 pine The 4/4 walnut has some nice figure on one end, straight grain on the other. The boards are sequential, so I have 4 pieces with similar features. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 that looks really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Thanks! There’s more where it came from. Probably another 20bf 8/4 walnut, at least another 30bf 4/4 walnut, and more pine and oak. These are all from trees on my dad’s property. He had the pine and walnut milled in hopes of having a specific furniture maker build something from it. Not surprisingly, the guy didn’t want to run questionably material through his machines. I will have access to the rest of it, and will likely be moving to the general area in 1.5-2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Drove thru this Wednesday coming back from the Woodcraft store in Madison Wisconsin, white out conditions for about 30 miles, that's a semi tanker truck ahead on the right. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 On wednesday down south the boy’s was looking at brown tanned legs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted April 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Friend across the street has been rebuilding a '51 Ford 1 Ton flatbed truck, we got the engine in last week and for you old-timers it's a 226 cubic inch flat head that he had bored out 60 thousandth and put on a very rare dual carb intake, two Holley single barrels, we put the fenders and hood on yesterday, next is white oak for the bed, pretty cool truck and it sounds amazing! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, treeslayer said: 226 cubic inch flat head I have always liked the looks of Flat head engines. Just something about them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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