"PCS" wrote in message
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Occasional use with care has not harmed my lathe one bit as far as I
can see. There is too much hysteria about this kind of thing IMO.
Make some dust, clean it up, have a ball.
Good luck
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PaulS

I haven't had trouble with dried commercial lumber but when I need a
thick piece I use firewood, which may not be dry to the center. The
chips from turning a reel lawnmower roller have darkened my lathe bed
in less than an hour.
jsw