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Silvan
 
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Default I hate it when that happens...

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The caliper I sent has a depth rod built into it. Try using that, with


So, so that's what that doohickey is. Cute.

the lathe stopped, and leave yourself 1/2" of bottom. After you part
it off, there'll be a lot less than that. Don't worry about the bowl,
there's more where that came from. I'm glad nobody got hurt.


It's still a pity though, if only for the look on the boy's face when it
flew off the lathe.

Not nearly as bad as the look on his face when I had to show him that the
dog ate his pinewood derby car though.

Today wasn't a very good day. It could have been worse though. Definitely
could have been worse.

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