On Oct 21, 7:02 pm, tom koehler
wrote:
I'm tom koehler, from Two Harbors Minnesota. Retired last year from 32 years
on the railroad as a trackworker (primary job in the track dep't was track
welder). I have been making sawdust in my very small basement with a
Shopsmith for 35 years. I am aware of most of its shortcomings as a lathe,
tablesaw, drill press and anything lese asked of it, but by golly with the
space I have, it is my only recourse. As a consequence, I live by the words
of a tagline in a popular song of some years ago, "If you can't have the
tools you love, then love the tools you're with..." or something like that.

I have found that if my block of wood is not perfectly balanced, the SS will
dance a pretty jig, when I am not in the mood for dancing. As mentioned here
in another thread, the speed reducer for the SS is kind of a kludge, but if
used with smaller blocks, the work is manageable.
I'm self-taught on the lathe, from books - mostly "The Wood-Turning Lathe" by
Haines, Adams, et al. pub. 1952, Van Nostrand. This was my dad's book. He had
a SS from that period, and I remeber watching him in his little garage shop,
making some Keene's cement lamps from one of the projects in this book.

My lathe work has been mainly smallish things of a wide variety, mostly
between centers. I have done some faceplate work, split turnings (brown paper
and white glue) and chuck work with purpose-make friction-fit wood chucks.

I'll scan through and read postings on this NG on a regular basis, to pick up
useful bits of info, and try to post stuff if it is within my realm of
experience. From what I have read here so far, you folks are some pretty
serious turners and way the heck out of my league, so am not sure what I can
contribute of value to you. I will have plenty of questions, though.

first Q: what is "CA"? I keep seeing references to it, with no idea exacctly
what it is. I have not seen references to a FAQ for this NG, so will gladly
go to it, if there is one.

second Q: I tried going tohttp://www.shopss.net/books/WoodTurning/CourseWoodTurning.htmlto get a
gander at the book referred to, but could not get in. Message said I didn't
have clearance or permission, or similar message. Another person in this NG
apparently ahs this same book on his website, but no reference where that
site was. Am interested in looking at this book, I think, so am hoping to get
pointed in the right direction.

third Q: refers to a particular type of grind on a bowl turning gouge. Ah, I
am in pretty near perfect woodturner's isolation here, folks, so will need a
more thorough background in bowl turning gouge technology, here, I think. My
tool set is limited so far, to a set of basic Craftsman turning tools a
couple of home-brew tools, and a hefty gouge I bought from a tool catalog
many years ago. Has a peculiar looking (to me, anyway) grind on its end -
intended for bowl work. I've had mixed results with it, and so will be
looking for a clue, again.

Enough for now, so here is a virtual shot and a beer for you if you want it,
for getting this far. Thanks for your time.
tom koehler

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I will find a way or make one.

Hi Tom,
always glad to see a new name so welcome aboard.
CA glue is crazy glue or Cyano Acrylate glue. Lots of different brand
names but a quick search on Google will fill you in.
I can't get into the book site either.
Grinds on gouges there are lots of write ups and how to's along with
pictures etc. Again do a Google for "gouge grind" and about 250 pages
come up.
hope this helps :-)