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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,977 Location: Wilton Joined: Apr 21^st, 2008 Gender:	What's your question? Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 1:44pm	Print Post
	This question was originally asked almost a year ago so I thought it was about time to give it another chance for some more responses. We would like you to come up with some questions you would like to see us ask. How do you do ____? I wish they would ask ____? What's your favorite ____? Ask anything you want as long as it's turning related. *QOTW* What Questions would you like us to ask?


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George Stratton Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 322 Joined: Apr 25^th, 2017 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #1 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 4:09pm	Print Post
	How many on the forum that turn as a hobby, rather then sell, get along with a Reeves type drive lathe?


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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,977 Location: Wilton Joined: Apr 21^st, 2008 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #2 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 4:20pm	Print Post
	My personal experience with a reeves drive is this. While I prefer a VFD, there is nothing wrong with a properly working reeves drive. The main short falls of the drive are, 1. no reverse and 2. minimum speed too high. I recommend getting a high quality belt and they work fine.


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Rick Caron Senior Member Offline So many logs, so little time! Posts: 456 Location: Greer Joined: Jul 2^nd, 2013 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #3 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 4:59pm	Print Post
	Mostly just a hobbie. I do sell a few. Here in poor SC people won't pay much for a wooden bowl. $20-$25


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Ralph Fahringer WR Addict Offline I'm the "Burly" Man!! Posts: 1,631 Location: Ellsworth Joined: Mar 18^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #4 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	Rick Caron wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 4:59pm: Mostly just a hobbie. I do sell a few. Here in poor SC people won't pay much for a wooden bowl. $20-$25 Wow!! My smallest piece, a 4" dia red gum bowl/cup/thing sold for $75.00 My best so far is an 11" ambrosia maple bowl for $225. Most are going in the $140 range. Seems you need to move to Maine!! I know... off topic. I'll think of a question sooner or later. ]" src="http://www.woodturnersresource.com/yabbfiles26/Smilies/023.gif" alt="Smiley" title="Smiley" />

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Daniel Hayes Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 172 Location: Conroe Joined: Jun 26^th, 2017 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #5 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 8:05pm	Print Post
	As to the Reeves drive lathes, I bought the HF lathe as a first lathe in April of 2017. It did everything I asked of it until a few weeks ago when I tried a larger log piece that was out of balance. They are just too fast even at the slowest speed. If you are only going to do precut blanks that are relatively balanced you should be fine. I want to branch out so my Laguna is arriving later this week.


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Jennifer Hasan Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 232 Location: Beacon, ny Joined: Aug 12^th, 2013	Re: What's your question? Reply #6 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 10:30pm	Print Post
	If you were sandpaper, what grit would you be and why?


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Steve nix Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 323 Location: Iota Joined: Jul 15^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #7 - Jul 23^rd, 2018 at 10:57pm	Print Post
	I feel your pain Rick. Same here in Louisiana ... I’ve love turning all types of things and have enough items to start my own gallery, but here in real America I just keep turning and happy doing it. Bring on the wood


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Glenn Roberts Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 415 Location: Walworth, NY Joined: Jan 3^rd, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #8 - Jul 24^th, 2018 at 2:34am	Print Post
	[highlight]If you were sandpaper, what grit would you be and why?[/highlight Depends on what I was sanding!

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Ralph Fahringer WR Addict Offline I'm the "Burly" Man!! Posts: 1,631 Location: Ellsworth Joined: Mar 18^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #9 - Jul 24^th, 2018 at 1:35pm	Print Post
	I'm thinking I'd be 600 grit. I wouldn't want to rub anyone the wrong way!!

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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,977 Location: Wilton Joined: Apr 21^st, 2008 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #10 - Jul 26^th, 2018 at 1:48pm	Print Post
	So, does anyone have a question they would like asked as QOTW? Favorite tool? Favorite wood? Holding method? Project advise or insight? Safety What type of gouge would you be? (thanks Jennifer)


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Alistair Hancox Junior Member Offline Posts: 29 Location: Madison Joined: May 14^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #11 - Jul 26^th, 2018 at 6:37pm	Print Post
	I have a question I've wanted to ask for a while. Why do so many turners leave the spigot or recess on the bottom of their completed bowls as the footing? -Is it a lack of equipment? -Do people not want to take the time to remount and turn a "3rd" surface? -Does Joe-public not notice a detail like this therefore is it unimportant? -Other than mounting in cole jaws/vacuum chuck, etc., and turning the spigot or recess away completely, are there other methods people use to disguise a spigot or recess? I have to say, it does bother me a bit when I go to craft fairs and see a stall full of nice bowls all with the recess left in the base. I personally feel that it leaves a piece feeling almost "unfinished".


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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,977 Location: Wilton Joined: Apr 21^st, 2008 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #12 - Jul 26^th, 2018 at 7:26pm	Print Post
	Great question Alistair, thanks


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Ralph Fahringer WR Addict Offline I'm the "Burly" Man!! Posts: 1,631 Location: Ellsworth Joined: Mar 18^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #13 - Jul 26^th, 2018 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	I just saw one posted to the gallery that had an enormous "spigot" on the bottom of a nicely curved bowl and for me personally, it ruined the whole thing. It looked unfinished. I always remove the "Spigot" or "tenon" as I might call it. If I turn a recess for the jaws to insert, then I go back and reshape the bottom of the bowl so it gently merges with the recess. I have a major dislike of a foot or a pedestal on a bowl that is so visible.

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Leo De Bruin Active Member Offline Turning pro as soon as I retire Posts: 226 Location: Kitwanga, BC, Canada Joined: Jun 15^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: What's your question? Reply #14 - Sep 21^st, 2018 at 4:12am	Print Post
	I try to keep track where in this world my turned pieces have gone. I have pieces in Tasmania, Australia, Germany, Holland, England, Japan, Sweden, eastern Canada and southern US. QOTW What is the farthest from your shop your pieces have made it to?


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