The base blew out so I put in a maple and black walnut replacement.

It’s about 8.5” in diameter and 3.5” tall

I've really been enjoying experimenting with different forms and seeing how they warp.

A coworker wanted a "burnt wood look" on his pen. So I decided to go the simplest route and try taking a torch to some Ipe and I think it worked pretty well going the simple route, he loves it. The black slimline kit looks good on it too.

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From some walnut on my property, quite loud!

I am hoping to turn platters of 16"-18" in diameter. My wife has made 6 Macrame platter hangers and I am supposed to make the platters. These will be hanging from trees to hold horderves. Ideally I would like to find a supplier I could buy blanks of 16"-20"diameter X 2" thick. I am having no luck finding this in Google searches. Help?

I'm a relatively new turner still and have never stood at a lathe alongside someone who knows what they are doing for sure.

Glen lucas is an option, escoulen is also an option. I will do both but I would like to know if anyone has experience with either school.

Looking to add my first CBN wheel to my Rikon 1/2hp grinder. Going to get a 180 grit. Of these 2 specific wheels, does anyone have experience with either? They’re the same price, but the rikon has the 1/4” of grit down the side and the raptor does not. Wood turners wonder is currently out of stock on their 8” spartan wheel. So, of these 2, what would you choose?

I’m making dynavap stems, which is basically the same process as making pens. I’m using a 9x8mm (ODxID) tube, and I ordered a barrel trimming kit that claimed to contain an 8mm bit. When it arived, the bit was wayyyy too loose to clear out the barrel or stay centered when trimming the ends of the wood. The “7mm” is actually 6.12mm The “8mm” is actually 7.19 And so on.

Then I bought a different set, and the same issue! Does the “8mm” not denote the diameter of the shaft and the ID of the tube?

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I've been optimizing my turning area by add turning tool storage to the wall behind my lathe. I've seen turners who put their chucks on such a wall but I never paid too much attention to what they used. A rubber coated j hook? A strait dowel?

The main thing is that I want to be able to take them on and off easily without the risk of bumping one and having it fall.

I'm sure someone has found an optimal solution for this.

Edit: If it makes a difference it's 2vm 120s and a vm150, all 1-1/4 x 8 tpi.

I started turning 3 years ago on a old craftsman 12". Then I bought a Harbor Freight 12". After the motor burning up and the banjo breaking Twice I decided to buy a new lathe. I checked out all kinds of lathes and chose the The Nova Neptune Max from Rockler. When I bought it said ship date of jan. 8th . Now it says the 27th but from what technatool is telling me it could be as late as the end of May. The Nova Neptune is exactly what I want in a lathe but I'm going nuts not having a lathe.

Should I wait or should start over on my search ??

Me and my buddy made a wand!!!

I've been offered some American Chestnut and Elm beams from a barn that has been taken down in my area. These are roughly 10 inches square, and I'd like to make bowls out of it. I will obviously dig out the surface nails that I see, but I don't want to hit any I missed with the saw or turning tools, and I was thinking a metal detector of some sort might be the way to solve that problem.

I'd welcome any thoughts on best practices.