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I occasionally field questions about how it is possible for my shed to have a decent assortment of tools, especially when ones like the latest Nova DVR XP turn up, and that raises the whole topic of affordability of one’s passions (hobbies with obsessions!) My various activities have always come at some cost, (for some [...]
Filed under: Shed | Tagged: dollars, making an income, Making money, Money, Self-funding, Woodworking | 5 Comments »
Although like the other, one I’d rather forget. Nothing particularly serious, just a constant stream of frustrations. Started when I went to put together a wood kit, and like a jigsaw puzzle missing a single piece, this one had one piece wrong so the assembly couldn’t be completed. So be it, move onto the next. [...]
Filed under: Lathe, Manufactures and Suppliers | 1 Comment »
Give it a makeover – nothing a bit of plastic surgery can’t slap over the top to give a veneer of a more interesting life! This company in Germany (www.style-your-garage.com) exports around the world their unique approach to solving the dilema of reality not meeting expectation. Stick-on vinyl for the garage door! They also have [...]
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Those who follow my occasional ramblings on Twitter would have seen a photo looking in the back of the car, as the Nova followed me home (can I keep it Ma, can I, can I?) Once I had a chance in the evening (around 10pm as it happens), I got the unit and the legs [...]
Filed under: Lathe | Tagged: DVR, Nova, XP | 2 Comments »
Found some more information this morning on the new DVR 2024 that has obviously gone up overnight. Not too bad with respects to my (untimely?) purchase of the XP on the same day as the new one was announced in the US. (Whew) It also sounds like the 2024 is an addition to the range, [...]
Filed under: Lathe, Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: 2024, Behemoth, DVR 2024, Nova, SuperNova2, Teknatool, Titan, XP | Leave a Comment »
Pick it up from Carbatec tomorrow! Also got the cast iron legs to go with it so it can be free standing (which is a necessity for me – nowhere else to put it!) One of the really cool things with this lathe (and there are plenty!) is the ability rotate the head stock to [...]
Filed under: Lathe, Tools | Tagged: DVR 2024, Nova, Nova DVR XP | 5 Comments »
Spun up the replacement SN2, and no fault with this one- jaws are not sloppy, and the chuck (and jaws) spins true. So it was back to seeing what the PowerJaws could do. Took a chunk of cyprus pine and without supporting the tail (which is obviously not best practice!), nor did I turn down [...]
Filed under: Lathe | Tagged: PowerJaw, SuperNova2, Teknatool | Leave a Comment »
A wood lathe is one of the primary tools in the workshop, and although not everyone wants to be a turner, even in a workshop where the focus is on other aspects of woodworking, a basic lathe can still prove to be an invaluable tool. Some people really enjoy turning, and persevere to climb up [...]
Filed under: Lathe | Tagged: DVR, Nova | 1 Comment »
I’ve always been interested in the mechanical uses of timber – using timber where it is more traditional for metal (or plastic) to be the material of choice. (None of these are my creations of course…yet!) Things like cars iPods / iPhones & Steampunked items (Although in Apple’s case, that is actually where the case [...]
Filed under: Finishing, Techniques | Tagged: Mechanical, Thread Chasing, Tools, Turning | Leave a Comment »
I’m really curious, although the question is as much rhetorical as anything. I wonder, just how many people read my recent article on turning “A Simple Form” where I mentioned the Hamlet German Spindle Gouge at Carbatec, and got one for themselves? Reason I was curious that I wandered into Carbatec today and found that [...]
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I’ve had reason to dive into the inner workings of the Teknatool SuperNova2 (SN2) lathe chuck, having experienced some weird results from what is meant to be a precision machined tool. The runout I was getting from a brand new chuck was both unacceptably high and much higher than the G3 chucks I have (which [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: G3 SuperNova2, Run out, SN2, SuperNova, Teknatool | Leave a Comment »
With Stu’s Shed marking its 4th birthday today, I got to wondering just what the average life expectancy for a blog is? 4 years would seem to be a pretty good innings so far. The data, as you’d expect, is very difficult to source – guess no university PhD student has decided to do a [...]
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