On Dec 17, 11:44*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
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OK, I catch your drift, but on a limited basis, a bit of wooddorking
on a metalworking machine won't do it any harm. Just wipe and reoil
the ways afterward if you need to. How much harm does wood do to the
ways, anyway? *...

Maybe the results depend on the species of wood. I use red oak and see
hardly any dust, either turning or planing. And my lathe has felt way
wipes.

How did pattern makers manage wood on metal lathes?

jsw