Current interests are making small spheres and experimenting with segmented turnings. I enjoy restoring woodworking machinery from the 50's and 60's, mainly tools purchased at auction from local school districts.
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John Kimbro
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Welcome to the forum. Bet you have a ball turning spheres.
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Welcome aboard.Very nice sphere. I am guessing you restored the bandsaw and it does look good.
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Welcome to the AAW forum, John. That's an incredibly nice sphere. I was thinking the same thing as Gerald about the bandsaw.
Welcome to the forum! That bandsaw is a beauty!
Dave Landers
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I got a 20" Rockwell/Delta a little over a year ago. Mine is not as shiny as yours, but a wonderful, solid machine.
Wow, love that sphere; I think that bandsaw needs to move into my garage!
Yes I do, LOL!Welcome to the forum. Bet you have a ball turning spheres.
It's a pentagonal hexecontahedron.
Hmmm. Will consult the dictionary on that one. Again, welcome to the forum. As for restoring machinery, I happened to run across a fellow here in Tennessee that restores horse-drawn wagons, buggies, etc. for private use and museum displays. He has an ancient mortising machine to mortise wagon wheels and run off belts that were originally cowhide or buffalo hide.
It is told that a person asked a woodturner how he turned a sphere. He remarked, "Just run off anything that doesn't look like a sphere."
It is told that a person asked a woodturner how he turned a sphere. He remarked, "Just run off anything that doesn't look like a sphere."
Welcome aboard. Nice sphere... Maybe someday you could share some pics on how this was put together.
Shame they don’t make sturdy equipment like that bandsaw anymore. Interesting to see that some bandsaws had a foot brake installed back then.
Shame they don’t make sturdy equipment like that bandsaw anymore. Interesting to see that some bandsaws had a foot brake installed back then.
Russ Braun
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Excellent sphere John! Your restoration project is almost as impressive!!
Welcome to the Forum, John. That bandsaw is a beauty! There are a lot of Segment turners here John that turns out some beautiful pieces. Happy turning!