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Update; The little cart handled the 400 lb load great. Rolled easy with no signs of stress on the frame. Now I just need to finish it as suggested with water based poly and enclose the top half. I pre-cut furring strips, 2x2"s and some 1/4" siding cut-offs from my last storage building project. I plan on using two set's of hinges so the top will unfold on two different axis. This way I can have access to the front and top of the lathe and close it after I'm finished with a project, and lock it up. It will/should look like a wooden box on top of a wood cart when I'm done until I unfold it foe the next project.
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How strong is the odor?
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Haven't really had time to think about a finish yet. Do you have any recommendations on a low odor protective finish. I think it would be hard to use a standard stain or varnish because the smell would migrate to other apartments which would equate into pissing off the neighbors.
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Nordraw, I use a vacuum dust system I picked up at Harbor Freight with a trash can cyclone separator from Wood Craft that is not very noisy at all and the lathe is pretty quiet. No one has complained since I started back in April. The vacuum doesn't catch all the chips, but does a good job on the fine dust and when I'm done turning a project I disconnect the intake hose from the magnetic dust guard and suck up all the bigger wood chips on the floor. My floor is hard wood so I wouldn't recommend this for a carpet. I also try to time my projects for week ends and don't start too early so I don't disrupt the neighbors. I try to respect the neighbors and keep noise to a minimum. After clean up which takes maybe 30 minutes I cover the lathe with a grill cover and push the tool cart in my hallway closet. The only caveat is you have to make your wife a bowl or pen every now and then so she don't tell on you.
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Nice work on the cutting board. Love the colors.
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My Rockwell Blade Runner X2 table saw. Great little saw for what it is. Compact, powerful, but sounds like a 747 jet getting ready to take off. Louder than any of my other power tools, except maybe my router.
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Looks more sturdy than the fiberglass pole I bought a few years ago from Lowes.
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1 hour ago, olletsocmit said:
Not a power tool but definitely a tool for painting. Does anyone else use these they got a ton of great reviews. My issue is that I went through about 10 of them at Home Depot and every single one soon as you extend the pile, it starts to wobble and shake a decent amount. I'm just worried that it's brand-new what's it going to do a year from now....
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If it wasn't for tinkering on my lathe I would go nuts. I'm use to country living, but my job moved, and so did I. Got to eat and make it 10 more years til retirement.
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Thanks ChrisK. I'm new to this apartment living, but where there's a will, there's a way.
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Ok folks, here's my new mobile work bench. After having to re-locate to the big city I was forced to leave most of my big tools and equipment at my home and adapt to apartment living. Being a guy that likes to fix things and yes, sometimes tear them up I needed my tools, mostly to keep me sane. I bought a mini wood lathe from Harbor Freight and started turning pens, small bowls, and such. Well now I am missing my G0602 metal lathe and decided to try and find a way to get it in this small one bedroom apartment without killing myself, or tearing up the floors. So after looking for a suitable mobile work bench that was priced within my budget I discovered there isn't one. Now I'm not that cheap, but I needed a work station that was a little wider and longer than my lathe, rated for the weight of 400lbs. So I decided my only alternative was to build one. Picked up the lumber from Lowes today, a few boxes of screws and presto. I have a new bench. Already had the casters I accidently double ordered from Amazon. I plan to enclose the back with 1/4" plywood, add two fold down shelves on the sides that I can raise up if I need to use a bench grinder or my smallish drill press. Took about 4 or 5 hours to build. Price $68.00 including three boxes of screws and a cheap 12" level.
Let me know what you think.
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Good to see another Raven owner out there.
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Very nice.
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I have several 110 welders in my shop. Two Lincoln wire welders, a Harbor Freight wire welder and the Klutz stick welder. The best one so far is one I picked up from Northern tool a few years ago. It's inverter type stick welder. Not much bigger than a shoe box. I keep it on the second shelf of my welding cart, directly under my small plasma cutter. Awesome welder for any projects I need to do. You can also purchase a tig attachment for it.
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I looked into several jig systems for sharpening wood turning tools and they are all pretty expensive in my mind. I watched a lot of videos of free hand sharpening and knowing my way around a bench grinder and file I just started learning by trial and error. The main thing is never let the heat build up to a point where the tip looses its temper, get the right angle and maintain the consistency. I made several mistakes in the beginning and still do at times, but have gotten better over the months. A buddy of mine bought an expensive jig and regretted it later, not because of how it performed, but that he spent so much on a simple tool. He told me I could borrow his and make the parts myself to save the money. I never took him up on the offer after I started sharpening free hand. Most of the time I can touch my gouges up with a few licks from a good file. They seem to do pretty good like that. Not saying I don't need a jig, but that is a lot of money for a few pieces of metal that still requires a certain amount of skill to get a sharp tool.
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Turning flowers is a trade secret, ha ha.
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I picked up the laser engraver from Amazon, for about $110.00. It was a pain setting up the software, but does a good job on small items like pens, and small boxes. I included a picture of a pen I made for my daughter so you can get an idea of the engraving ability.
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Nice workmanship! I got into making pens a few months ago because I had to down size my tools for apartment living in the big city. Pens are fun to make and everyone in the family loves them as gifts. I also picked up a inexpensive laser engraver and made the pens more personal. Now try your hand at small bowls, toy tops and ring boxes for variety. I included a few pics of my latest projects, all done with a cheap mini lathe. Hope you guy's like them.
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Still can't see them Dan.
Apartment work bench
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I'll have to make a run to Lowes on Saturday and check out both options. Thanks for the pointers.