Building a storage shed

Whether you are starting your own self-storage, mini-storage, or mini-warehouse business, or need a convenient, safe, and cost effective mini-warehouse building system to store pr

Many years ago, I bought an old home made lathe at a yard sale. The lathe had been built by somebody many years ago, by welding together half inch thick steel plates and angle irons, and weighed a lo

The review and comments served more than just a warning purpose. It actually made me a lot more satisfied with my lathe.

When I retired in 1996, I thought I would try a little turning. So

“Now looking at the lathe here, let’s talk about the parts just really quickly. We’ve got the head stock. And in the head stock we have the spindle,

(– pelirojaroja) wrote in
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We just finished building our own shed from scratch. Although it was
a bit bigger than what you are looking for (12X20 feet, hip-roof, with
5-ft. sidew

I built this stand using 2×6’s and a 2×10. The design is based on the bed of the “Low Cost Wooden Longbed” lathe by Carlyle Lynch found on page 72 of Lathes And Turning Techiques. Lynch’s

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I have always wanted to have a dedicated vacuum chuck for my lathe but didn’t want to pay the high cost. After doing a lot of research and talking to turners that had built their own system I de

If you are looking to free up some space at home and the garage is already so crammed with odds and ends, gardening equipment and other stuff that’s in the way but you don’t want to actually throw it

I love the variable speed, but the low speed is too fast – and getting faster. It started at around 600 rpm, but now does not get below 1000. Ordered a new belt to get the speed down (as the belt wear