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A great problem to have
As some here know, I've returned to the lathe after a long absence...
I've been working on "stocking stuffers" for about 2 weeks, small boxes, jars, goblets, bowls, etc... I have somewhere between 20 and 30 done as of this morning, and my wife hasn't found one yet that she's willing to give away! She wants to keep them all, they're either too "cute" or too "special" to give away.. *sigh* It's sort of a double sided thing... It's very flattering, and an excuse for spending more and more time turning stuff, but I don't want this fun thing in the Christmas spirit to become another production job with a deadline approaching.. OTOH, she just told me that she ordered me a Jet mini from Amazon.. Again, double sided... I'll probably love the Jet and it's really cool to have a wife that's so into my love of wood... but now my Shopsmith is ****ed off that I'm getting a lathe.. *sigh* Some day's you're the windshield AND the bug??? |
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Shopsmith??? perk
As another SS turner I'm wondering...do you sit to turn or are you very short? At 6'4" I find turning on my inherited SS to be very awkward. And I don't have the shop space for a stand-alone! sigh |
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On 20 Dec 2004 14:34:12 -0800, "Link" wrote:
Shopsmith??? perk As another SS turner I'm wondering...do you sit to turn or are you very short? At 6'4" I find turning on my inherited SS to be very awkward. And I don't have the shop space for a stand-alone! sigh I find that I stand (I'm 6'2") when doing spindles or sides, and sit on a stool or 2' step ladder when working on faces/hollowing.. |
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I have a Shopsmith too and a Jet mini. The Jet is downstairs while the
Shopsmith is in the garage shaped storage unit :-). I find I use the Jet more for turning since I can get lower RPMs on it and I don't need the extra swing of the Shopsmith. The Jet is a lot quieter as well. The Shopsmith is used for more general type woodworking. In particular its a great drill press as long as you don't need too much "swing". Its the only one I've seen with rack and pinion adjustment of the distance from the fence, it has a fence and the table is "huge". As far as the height issue, it occurred to me some time ago that the Shopsmith stand and wheels could be replaced with a wheeled, wooden boxe with shelves and/or drawers. You could even make it height adjustable if you wanted. Now if I got your comments correct 1. Your wife buys you tools; and 2. She also sharpens your tools for you. Does she have a sister? :-) TTFN "mac davis" wrote in message ... On 20 Dec 2004 14:34:12 -0800, "Link" wrote: Shopsmith??? perk As another SS turner I'm wondering...do you sit to turn or are you very short? At 6'4" I find turning on my inherited SS to be very awkward. And I don't have the shop space for a stand-alone! sigh I find that I stand (I'm 6'2") when doing spindles or sides, and sit on a stool or 2' step ladder when working on faces/hollowing.. |
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On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:58:02 -0500, "Sympatico News" wrote:
I have a Shopsmith too and a Jet mini. The Jet is downstairs while the Shopsmith is in the garage shaped storage unit :-). I find I use the Jet more for turning since I can get lower RPMs on it and I don't need the extra swing of the Shopsmith. The Jet is a lot quieter as well. The Shopsmith is used for more general type woodworking. In particular its a great drill press as long as you don't need too much "swing". Its the only one I've seen with rack and pinion adjustment of the distance from the fence, it has a fence and the table is "huge". I'm really glad to get the SS back as my drill press and main router! I make wheel chocks for rv's and was getting behind on the drilling, because I didn't want to stop turning long enough to take the lathe chuck off and put the drill chuck & table on.. lol As far as the height issue, it occurred to me some time ago that the Shopsmith stand and wheels could be replaced with a wheeled, wooden boxe with shelves and/or drawers. You could even make it height adjustable if you wanted. the original SS's didn't come with stands of wheels... you just put them on a bench.. I'll stick to the wheels, personally.. Now if I got your comments correct 1. Your wife buys you tools; and 2. She also sharpens your tools for you. Does she have a sister? :-) TTFN nope, sorry... Oh.. did I mention that she's a great cook and does most of the staining and top coating in santa's workshop?? https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/xmas-04.htm BTW.. great way to heat the shop: She was making pea soup today in a 22 quart broiler oven.. in the shop.. created a nice warm corner of the shop and lots of curious neighbors.. *g* "mac davis" wrote in message .. . On 20 Dec 2004 14:34:12 -0800, "Link" wrote: Shopsmith??? perk As another SS turner I'm wondering...do you sit to turn or are you very short? At 6'4" I find turning on my inherited SS to be very awkward. And I don't have the shop space for a stand-alone! sigh I find that I stand (I'm 6'2") when doing spindles or sides, and sit on a stool or 2' step ladder when working on faces/hollowing.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Hey Mac
There are a lot of people that wished they where in your shoes, congrats. I'm lucky too, SHE's getting more picky and not confiscating as much anymore G. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo mac davis wrote: As some here know, I've returned to the lathe after a long absence... I've been working on "stocking stuffers" for about 2 weeks, small boxes, jars, goblets, bowls, etc... I have somewhere between 20 and 30 done as of this morning, and my wife hasn't found one yet that she's willing to give away! She wants to keep them all, they're either too "cute" or too "special" to give away.. *sigh* It's sort of a double sided thing... It's very flattering, and an excuse for spending more and more time turning stuff, but I don't want this fun thing in the Christmas spirit to become another production job with a deadline approaching.. OTOH, she just told me that she ordered me a Jet mini from Amazon.. Again, double sided... I'll probably love the Jet and it's really cool to have a wife that's so into my love of wood... but now my Shopsmith is ****ed off that I'm getting a lathe.. *sigh* Some day's you're the windshield AND the bug??? |
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:53:43 -0500, Leo Van Der Loo
wrote: Hey Mac There are a lot of people that wished they where in your shoes, congrats. I'm lucky too, SHE's getting more picky and not confiscating as much anymore G. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo that's the point that I'm trying to reach, Leo... if I produce a bunch of stuff, she has to (I hope) let some go, and as I get better, she may discard some of the cruder attempts.. I'm going through an interesting transition in turning now.... when I got back into wood after about 15 years off, I was hoping that one of the few advantages of age was more patience, and it's very true.. I'm doing things now that I didn't have the patience to before, and NOT doing things that I would before (like settling for almost ok) because I couldn't wait to get something done.. In my turning, especially after reading and posting for a few months here, I find that I not only have more patience, but enjoy all the little steps that are so easy to skip when you're "in a hurry"... My tools stay sharp longer now because appreciating how sharp my wife gets them makes me more aware of the "forcing" that I was doing, which not only dulled the tools faster but actually made the work go slower once they dulled.. I'm finding that as I'm still in the general shaping phase, I'm already thinking that the more precise I am, the less I'll end up sanding off tool marks.. Sorry for the rant, but the realization just sort of hit while I was responding to your post.. mac davis wrote: As some here know, I've returned to the lathe after a long absence... I've been working on "stocking stuffers" for about 2 weeks, small boxes, jars, goblets, bowls, etc... I have somewhere between 20 and 30 done as of this morning, and my wife hasn't found one yet that she's willing to give away! She wants to keep them all, they're either too "cute" or too "special" to give away.. *sigh* It's sort of a double sided thing... It's very flattering, and an excuse for spending more and more time turning stuff, but I don't want this fun thing in the Christmas spirit to become another production job with a deadline approaching.. OTOH, she just told me that she ordered me a Jet mini from Amazon.. Again, double sided... I'll probably love the Jet and it's really cool to have a wife that's so into my love of wood... but now my Shopsmith is ****ed off that I'm getting a lathe.. *sigh* Some day's you're the windshield AND the bug??? |
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Thanks for the "RANT" Mac
I have the feeling that there are a few more among us that are in the same "appreciated" position, I for my self do enjoy this more than if the work done was not liked by my better half. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo mac davis wrote: that's the point that I'm trying to reach, Leo... if I produce a bunch of stuff, she has to (I hope) let some go, and as I get better, she may discard some of the cruder attempts.. snip Sorry for the rant, but the realization just sort of hit while I was responding to your post.. |
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mac davis wrote:
As some here know, I've returned to the lathe after a long absence... I've been working on "stocking stuffers" for about 2 weeks, small boxes, jars, goblets, bowls, etc... I have somewhere between 20 and 30 done as of this morning, and my wife hasn't found one yet that she's willing to give away! She wants to keep them all, they're either too "cute" or too "special" to give away.. *sigh* Just tell her you'll replace them all with more of the same AFTER the holidays. It's sort of a double sided thing... It's very flattering, and an excuse for spending more and more time turning stuff, but I don't want this fun thing in the Christmas spirit to become another production job with a deadline approaching.. OTOH, she just told me that she ordered me a Jet mini from Amazon.. Again, double sided... I'll probably love the Jet and it's really cool to have a wife that's so into my love of wood... but now my Shopsmith is ****ed off that I'm getting a lathe.. *sigh* You may have to divorce your Shopsmith and find it a new partner. Or maybe better hang on to it, in case the wife gets the turning bug and doesn't let you on the lathe she bought! Ken Grunke http://www.token.crwoodturner.com/ ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:50:10 -0600, Ken Grunke
wrote: mac davis wrote: As some here know, I've returned to the lathe after a long absence... I've been working on "stocking stuffers" for about 2 weeks, small boxes, jars, goblets, bowls, etc... I have somewhere between 20 and 30 done as of this morning, and my wife hasn't found one yet that she's willing to give away! She wants to keep them all, they're either too "cute" or too "special" to give away.. *sigh* Just tell her you'll replace them all with more of the same AFTER the holidays. It's sort of a double sided thing... It's very flattering, and an excuse for spending more and more time turning stuff, but I don't want this fun thing in the Christmas spirit to become another production job with a deadline approaching.. OTOH, she just told me that she ordered me a Jet mini from Amazon.. Again, double sided... I'll probably love the Jet and it's really cool to have a wife that's so into my love of wood... but now my Shopsmith is ****ed off that I'm getting a lathe.. *sigh* You may have to divorce your Shopsmith and find it a new partner. Or maybe better hang on to it, in case the wife gets the turning bug and doesn't let you on the lathe she bought! Ken Grunke http://www.token.crwoodturner.com/ Actually, Ken, I'm looking forward to getting the Shopsmith "back"... It's been my sort of dedicated drill press and router for quite a while and I'm missing that while it's being used in this current lathe phase of my "wooducation".... which was spurred by a combination of reading Darrel's page on turning green wood and my neighbor cutting down a walnut tree... lol It just seems like turning takes over the shop much more than building a cabinet or a set of drawers.. |
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mac davis wrote: [snip...] Actually, Ken, I'm looking forward to getting the Shopsmith "back"... It's been my sort of dedicated drill press and router for quite a while and I'm missing that while it's being used in this current lathe phase of my "wooducation".... which was spurred by a combination of reading Darrel's page on turning green wood and my neighbor cutting down a walnut tree... lol No reason for dear old SS to feel slighted! Think of the Jet Mini as company for your lonely Shopsmith, while you're out of the shop. It just seems like turning takes over the shop much more than building a cabinet or a set of drawers.. Probably seems so. However, I can turn in a MUCH smaller shop than I build a cabinet in. Like, the 1/2 of one side of a double garage that I'm in now. John Pierce Maker of Fine Wood Chips and Sawdust |
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