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How to Drill the End of a Steel Rod by Bob Clark
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Bob Clark put together a great explanation on how to drill a whole in a solid rod, permitting turners to create a endmill gouge that has been discussed multiple times in our meetings. During each discussions, members that have made the gouge have ...
Calculations for Bob Grinstead’s Spiraling Router
Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #1 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #2 ...
What Volume Urn Do I Need
The tool below is intended to help you determine what volume a shaped urn will hold. The volume of the urn is estimated by the weight of the person (or pet). If you want to find the volume urn needed to hold a body by weight, check the page https://worldwidewoodturners.org/what-volume-urn-do-i-need/ To use this tool: Select the units ...
What’s My Volume
If you’re looking to find what volume urn you will need, check this link. If you know what volume urn you need, stay right here and find out if the urn you plan to turn will have that volume. This article was created for folks that want to estimate the volume that can be contained ...
Notes on Project Finishing by Doug Miller
I found this excerpt in American Woodturner, Vol. 11, No 2, June 1996; “Finishing Overview; Understanding the Choices”, by Alan W. Hollar. Mr, Hollar closes his lengthy article about finishes with these words concerning the pre-finish process, sanding. He states: blockquote:after { content: "\201C"; display: block; font-size: ...
Ebonizing Solution with Susan Jilek
This is an article about creating and using an ebonizing solution on a wood project. To start, let’s consider what you need for ebonizing: A tea bag Water Lacquer thinner or other type of solvent White vinegar Some jars #1 steel wool We’re going to use an iron vinegar solution as the ebonizing solution. However, many types of woods don’t ...
Knurled Nut Cover (updated) by Tom Clark
(Click for zip file of 3D printing files referenced in this article.) I really like using a collet system on tool handles. You can remove the tool steel from the handle for sharpening rather than dancing around the handle. Also, when you buy new tool steel, you don’t have to wait until you ...
Designing Your Shop Air Lines to Control Water by Tres Lennep
Are you in the process of building a shop? Are you interested in minimizing the water in your shop air lines? Check out the attached PDF. The PDF, written by Tres Lennep, explains how you can reduce the moisture at the end of the air hose by designing your plumbing ...
Collet Handle – Using Plumbing Fittings by Gerald Jensen
You can use ordinary brass plumbing fittings to make your own collets for tool handles. The advantage of using this type of collet is that there are no set screws to damage the shanks on your tool shafts. Collet from Pipe Fittings I use these Thompson Lathe Tools … unhandled tools from other toolmakers should work. I found ...
Make your Own Indexing Wheel
On 02/17/2021, Gary Blankenbiller offered us the opportunity to get some SVG files to create indexing wheels on our CNC machines. If you own a CNC machine, probably, you recognize the significance of the SVG files and that they must be processed to use with your CNC machine. However, along with the ...

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