A lathe does more than allow you to turn wood!

[Mike Brazeau]

Busted the crystal on my Citizen Eco Drive watch this week while working on my Lawn Tractor and Mower. Packed it off to Citizen this morning. Had a cheap promotional watch in my dresser drawer from work about 20 years ago. Managed to get the back cover off and the battery out. Even with my shaky hands, I got the new battery in and gasket properly positioned, but it was impossible to get the back cover to snap in place. Eureka - use the arbors I have for pressing pens together. Ended up with the #3 Stub arbor in the tailstock and a flat piece leftover from box making in the Talon Chuck. Positioned the back accurately with some bits of masking tape, cushioned the face with a piece of denim I use for polishing and gently pressed it in. Worked like a charm! As a footnote, after Glenn Lucas talked about lathe maintenance during his recent Ontario tour, I took my tailstock apart and lubed it. Wow, was I impressed with the design of the Oneway 2436 feedscrew.

 

[John Torchick]

I park my coffee on the lathe bed. I also drape my smock over the lathe during intermissions. I even turn wood with it!

 

[Gary Beasley]

I was using mine to file a rabbet on a 7/8” round bar stock down to 1/2” for a drill adaptor to raise my popup camper. So nce to see that thing lift and not be sweaty and out of breath!

 

[John Torchick]

Gary, the secret is to act like you have a bad back and another sympathetic camper will raise it for you. Give them a cold brew or soda for their help. If they are really nice, a glass of wine would be in order. No, not Boone's Farm or Ripple.

 

[Bill Boehme]

How about using a lathe to reel in tarpon and sailfish?

 

[Don Bunce]

You can barbeque with them, too.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63FTmUu8jnM

 

[hockenbery]

Who needs a food processor

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=guClqaO57yU

 

[Gary Beasley]

Gary, the secret is to act like you have a bad back and another sympathetic camper will raise it for you. Give them a cold brew or soda for their help. If they are really nice, a glass of wine would be in order. No, not Boone's Farm or Ripple.

Never works like that. Everyone else is off on thier own adventure and I want it done now. This does simplify things a lot and if I were buying another camper n he future it would have electric lifts and leveling.

 

[John Torchick]

FWIW, my parents had a motor home with electric lifts. He had to have two repaired. Technician told him to get hydraulic lifts on the next motor home.