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When drilling on the lathe, sometimes it is hard to turn the tailstock wheel. This will make it a lot easier by moving the handle out to the maximum width for your lathe. This can decrease the force needed to drill with large ...

Go to the hardware store and get a 4- in. PVC coupling. It is double ended and has two rubber inserts, so it’s like getting 2 for one. Take the cap off ...

Go to the bottom to watch the video. Plan Design Board Set-Up Plan Design Board includes ...

One of my struggles with segmenting is cutting the segments and getting it to the right length so that I get the proper circumference. It took a bit of fumbling with calipers, measuring between the teeth of the saw blade and the stop, then using a piece of scrap wood and cutting the test segment ...

Michel Richards suggests using a jig to calculate the length of segments for a segmented bowl. For an open segment bowls, Michel Richards’ jig may require some minor adjustments, but, that would depend on your personal adjustment for desired gap. Typical for open segments, you might choose to use 66 – 70% of the length of ...

Here is an easy to make “Stop Block” for your table saw or bandsaw. Needed: (1) magnetic tool bar (Harbor Freight, 18″ magnetic tool bar) (1) 3/8″ coupling (1) 3/8″ nut (1) 3/8″ x 4″ bolt (1) 3/8″ wingnut (1) 3/8” washer Shoe Goo (glue) Paint Assembly: There are 8 individual magnets in the bar. They are covered with a ...

Here is a drum sander that will work as shown on any 16″ and larger lathe. With a little modification it would fit on a 14″ lathe too. I posted this on the Shopsmith Owners Group on FaceBook and had so many requests for information I thought it might be a good ...

Open Segment Assembly and Turning by Roger Wollam

During the 2025-03-19 meeting of World Wide Wood Turners, Bob Grinstead showed us his homemade carving station. Here is some information about the station, allowing your to use it to create your own ...

Using a Steady-Rest can be used to help turning large plates and platters. Most times, turning a flat piece to a very thin thickness (less than a quarter of an inch or 6 mm), such as a disc or platter, is not much of a problem. Especially if it is a small diameter around ...