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Thom Schuck

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To my fellow turning genius’s. Today was the day. I was able to return to my lathe. Today was the first time I used a carbide tool. I used the Viceroy that Mike Hunter sold to me. My world changed. What a total joy turning a bowl offboard with my lathe set up the way we designed it. I turn in a wheelchair. I was in my powerchair in a crosswalk and I got run over by a drunk driver. She was 15 years old and went over me at 45MPH. Crunch. I got hurt bad. I have been busy working on getting my shop rebuilt at lap level. Last night I decided I was fit enough to turn. I had a blank of Birch mounted up ready to go. It dried while mounted on my machine. Hunter tools are golden. So to end… I have the small Viceroy. For the inside of a bowl what is my next carbide tool? Now for spindle work and the outside of a vessel what tool would that be? Yes I have asked before. I lost a lot of memory….
Thanks Much,
Thom Schuck
Portland, Oregon
 
Thom Schuck said:
To my fellow turning genius’s. Today was the day. I was able to return to my lathe. Today was the first time I used a carbide tool. I used the Viceroy that Mike Hunter sold to me. My world changed. What a total joy turning a bowl offboard with my lathe set up the way we designed it. I turn in a wheelchair. I was in my powerchair in a crosswalk and I got run over by a drunk driver. She was 15 years old and went over me at 45MPH. Crunch. I got hurt bad. I have been busy working on getting my shop rebuilt at lap level. Last night I decided I was fit enough to turn. I had a blank of Birch mounted up ready to go. It dried while mounted on my machine. Hunter tools are golden. So to end… I have the small Viceroy. For the inside of a bowl what is my next carbide tool? Now for spindle work and the outside of a vessel what tool would that be? Yes I have asked before. I lost a lot of memory….
Thanks Much,
Thom Schuck
Portland, Oregon
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Mr. John Lucas, Thank you so much for posting up your video. You answered so many of my questions with that one short clip. I know your name. Thanks for taking the time to help me out. Carbide is a whole new world for me. I am still not real strong so using my Hunter tool was pure joy. Mike Hunter extended an invitation to give him a call. I will do that on Thursday. I have made my way thru life as a professional woodworker. I owned a fine art custom frame shop for 25 years. I was exceptionally good at 45* cuts and could build square to unbelievable tolerances. Now I am making things round. Way more fun and rewarding. Doing things sitting down is really a challenge. My pals and X employees really rallied in helping me build a shop from the ground up. It is working out so well. I am grateful that you and others taking the time teaching me how things are done. It’s now fun. I got pretty good turning between centers. Then I got this wild idea to start making bowls. Now that I have discovered Hunter Carbide….I am cooking with gas! Thanks for the help. Best to you. TS, Portland, OR
 
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