I have started to get at the 12 inch jointer. It needs a new cutter head. I need to figure out what it’s exact dimensions are in order to find a new one. I Also discovered a broken part. It holds the adjusting rod to the out feed table.
the Bowl blanks I have been making over the past year are ready for final turning. I have finally made a halfway decent turning. I still need practice with sanding and finishing. This bowl is cherry wood.
I have been working on a wooden tractor for Calvin. It has a cherry body with walnut wheels. I got to use the new vacuum chuck to make the wheels (see previous post). Calvin likes it a lot.
The vacuum chuck works. It is harder to center the work than I had thought, but it can be done. I have been working on the wheels for a toy tractor.
I have been working for some time now on a vacuum chuck for the lathe. This will allow me to hold work to the lathe without any screws. It took some time to get a vacuum pump off of eBay, I kept being out bid at the last second, I got a nice Edwards e2m12. Then I had to figure out the fittings that attach to lab equipment. I found a kf25 to ½” pipe connector. Then it was just household plumbing. From left to right in the photo I have, the vacuum connection, a bleed valve, the intake filter, vacuum gage, and the vacuum pump. This will all fit up into the ceiling above the lathe.
I spent this past weekend at the 21 annual American association of wood turners Symposium. It was very interesting, I learned a lot. I have more pictures posted here.
