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Reply #30 - Mar 12th, 2020 at 12:24pm
 
Not a problem for me, I don't play well with others anyway  Roll Eyes

Seriously, please take all necessary precautions everyone
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Reply #31 - Mar 14th, 2020 at 12:25pm
 
Ken Appelt wrote on Mar 10th, 2020 at 9:05pm:
My question is,,,,Why turn bowls??


The short answer is that they can be attractive and/or useful.

The long answer is that it's how the mainstream turning is geared.
First you get a small lathe to turn pens, until all your friends and family start saying "I have a pen thank you".
Then it's time to move up to a mid-sized lathe and work on boxes or potpourri containers, and various handle kits, basically the entire PSI catalog.
Then your supposed to move up to a full sized lathe and turn bowls.
Anything else is considered a 'specialty" and not really looked upon as proper turning. Oh, you turn that, that's nice  Roll Eyes

Apparently you didn't get the memo that was sent out, now get with the program.
I want to see you get out there and pump out a few bowls or we'll, we'll do something, you just wait.

Turning spheres, you rebel.

For those who are satire impaired, I was partially joking
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Reply #32 - Mar 14th, 2020 at 12:51pm
 
Apparently you didn't get the memo that was sent out, now get with the program.
I want to see you get out there and pump out a few bowls or we'll, we'll do something, you just wait.


We'll  come out there and make you shake hands with us...without Purell!! Shocked


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Reply #33 - Mar 14th, 2020 at 3:43pm
 
Now Ralph, that's a bit extreme for a first offense but i do like your enthusiasm.
There may be a place for you on the enforcement squad  Undecided
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Reply #34 - Mar 14th, 2020 at 4:15pm
 
Smiley Smiley Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
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Reply #35 - Mar 17th, 2020 at 9:58am
 
You sell non essentials so with everyone staying home, you should not have many visitors to douse with Lysol.
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Reply #36 - Mar 17th, 2020 at 10:35am
 
On the plus side, i might finally get to all of my own framing pieces that been in here for years.

I have a  6' long red snake skin that is in the process of being framed and might finally get finished this week.  My own project for the store.

People really do buy this stuff! Smiley

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Reply #37 - Mar 17th, 2020 at 1:59pm
 
Red snake?  We have a few red racers in S. Colorado.  Is that what you have.?
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Reply #38 - Mar 17th, 2020 at 2:41pm
 
No, it has a Malaysa stamp on it and I have not been able to find anything like it on any google search. I have had it for close to 20 years rolled up and in a box of other weird things.

I have had 3 customers come in today and the last one spent almost $1,800 on framing...stuff. Nothing expensive, just stuff. Smiley

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Reply #39 - Mar 19th, 2020 at 2:13pm
 
Sounds like it is paying you to stay open. By bro is POed cuz even the golf courses In Colo. Springs is shut down. It is open here.  I went to my local liquor store yesterday to get some corona or stock market sedative.  The owner was grinning fro ear to ear, said business was fantastic
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Reply #40 - Feb 17th, 2021 at 10:43am
 
I recently got my father’s General model 160 lathe.  The other night, the spindle cracked at the last thread and near about threw my chuck off.  Does anyone know where I can find a spindle for this old unit?  Thumbs Up
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Reply #41 - Feb 17th, 2021 at 12:20pm
 
Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to Login or Register is one possibility. However, it has to be bought with a couple extra parts.  Wink
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Reply #42 - Feb 17th, 2021 at 12:50pm
 
Robert Hayward wrote on Feb 17th, 2021 at 12:20pm:
Here is one possibility. However, it has to be bought with a couple extra parts. 


I was going to suggest you might have to buy a used machine and cannibalize it for parts.
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Reply #43 - Aug 10th, 2021 at 8:35pm
 
Jennifer Hasan wrote on Jul 23rd, 2018 at 6:30pm:
If you were sandpaper, what grit would you be and why?

I would be an odd grit like 100 or 150. I never really use those.
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Re: What's your question?
Reply #44 - Jul 24th, 2022 at 4:58pm
 
My shop is in my basement and my wife is concerned that my pile of rages will catch fire. So my question is what is the safest way to store rags in a shop? New and used ones.
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