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JET MINI LIVE CENTER BEARING REPLACEMENT
by Phil Joines, Krum, TX The picture is the live center that comes with the Jet mini lathe disassembled. It shows the Morse adapter, the inside of the center's nose, the original bearing and a replace...
Keywords: Turning
JET MINI WITH SPEED CONTROL - FIRST IMPRESSIONS
by YoYo Spin I just picked up a new JET Mini, with electronic speed control, today from my local Woodcraft...on sale for $254.99, plus $101.99 for the stand...$379.82 total, including tax. This is my ...
Keywords: Reviews
JIM'S SOURCES
This page is a collection of hundreds of suppliers, plus some handy keywords to help with searching. Jim Cummins started it back in the late 1990s using sources from his own business and recommendatio...
Keywords: Finishing, Furniture, Hand Tools, Jigs, Power Tools, Shop, Turning
LAGUNA TOOLS LT-16 BANDSAW
by Mike Levy General Description This 16 inch saw is manufactured in Italy by a company called Meber and imported by Laguna Tools. It has a welded steel frame, a 9-inch resaw capacity (which can be in...
Keywords: Badger Pond
MAKING A SEGMENTED BOWL
by Ken Salisbury This article describes the process I used to make this bowl Make a sketch of the desired bowl profile as shown in the drawing to the left. Plan out the number of rings desired and the...
Keywords: Turning
MAKING AN INDEX WHEEL
by John Lucas This is one method for making an Index wheel. There are many other ways. This one is for a Jet mini lathe. It goes between the handwheel and the headstock. I use plastic sheeting that I ...
Keywords: Turning
MINI LATHES AND GENERAL LATHE TIPS
Excerpts from The Message Boards Don Thompson in Cutler Ridge, Florida asked: The optional Jet Mini Lathe stand looks kind of wobbly. Anyone have experience with it? Tony Dentino replied: I have the J...
Keywords: Turning
MODIFICATIONS TO JET 1236 LATHE
by Ed Larson Recent posts about the Jet 1236 prompted me to describe modifications I've made to my previous owned Jet 1236. First I purchased a hand wheel from Jet and drilled a 3⁄8" hole in it to a...
Keywords: Turning
MUSINGS ABOUT TOOL PURCHASES
by Dinyar Chavda, Ellis Walentine, Andy in Raleigh, Russ Fairfield, Mike Schwing,and Mark Kauder Dinyar Chavda:There are always posts regarding what turning tools to buy, what lathe to buy, what chuck...
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MY STEADY REST
by William Duffield, on the Cohansey This is in response to Mike Recciione who is looking for a design for a steady rest for a lathe with a small swing. I designed and built this steady rest, based on...
Keywords: Turning
ONEWAY RFI FILTER REVIEW
by Mark Kauder (with a suggestion from Wayne Cooper) About a month ago on this forum, W.C. Turner brought up the subject of radio frequency interference (RFI) from DC motors. Most of the lathes using ...
Keywords: Reviews
POWERMATIC 3520B UPGRADE
Tool holders and a ballast box compliment the "Mustard Mistress". SHOP OWNER: Ray Lanham LOCATION: Dallas, TX After several years of making lots of shavings and dust with a small but highly modified l...
Keywords: Shop Shots
SHARPENING GOUGES
First, there are many legitimate methods. You don't need a particular machine or tool, you don't need a special jig. What you need is some practice in a few basic techniques which can be built upon as...
Keywords: Badger Pond
SHOP BUILT HOLLOWING RIG WITH LASERFOR MINI LATHE
by Al Crandall This is a shop made hollowing system with a laser guide which I designed and built for my Jet mini lathe. It is being tested by an unidentified club member at our all day turn-a-thon la...
Keywords: Turning
SHOP BUILT TEXTURING/SPIRALING TOOL
by Dominic Greco Here are some pictures of my latest shop built tool. It's based upon the Sorby Texturing/Spiraling tool that sells for around $130.00 to $156.00. This shop built version cost me appro...
Keywords: Turning
SHOP FOLLIES #1
by Dane Lance Wednesday, 12 March 2003, at 9:49 p.m. I admit, I absolutely admire those ultra-clean woodshops in the magazine photos (and some on WoodCentral, too!), and the magnificent hardwood stora...
Keywords: Shop
THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM
This garage shop has space for tools and parking. SHOP OWNER: Vernon Huffines LOCATION: Elizabethtown, KY I have just found WoodCentral and really enjoy reading and looking at as many items as I have ...
Keywords: Shop Shots
TURNING WITH KIDS
Excerpts from The Message Boards Steve asked: My 12 year old daughter wants to start turning with me. Has anyone had any experience turning with kids? Can you get kid size face shields and other equip...
Keywords: Turning
TWO BOARD FEET
Gallery TURNING CONTEST "Two Board Feet" CONTEST COMPLETED CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WINNERS! The competition: What can you make out of two board feet of wood? Select a piece of wood that contains a...
Keywords: Contests
VEGA 2400 BOWL LATHE
by Mark Kauder History I had been searching (dreaming) of buying a bigger lathe for quite a while, and recently, I had been successful enough at selling some bowls that my wife and I agreed we could a...
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