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What's the next toy.. errr tool?
- Thread starter Sam Fleisher
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Looks good, how long of a lathe is that with the extension?
Wonder if there's a good friday sale coming up?
Guessing I’ve done 100+ hf’s with my Jamieson system in the ~6 yrs I’ve had it. At the time it was the best value for the $ for the size range it will handle when all the various bar sizes and bends are added up, and likely still is. I did replace the laser with a diy camera system that I much prefer. It does require more storage space vs articulating - mine hangs from the ceiling, bars in a drawer.
If turning wet wood, and starting hollowing, spritz the OD with water and wrap with stretch plastic wrap (I use the 6” packaging stuff from walmart). Keeps it from drying and warping.
It’s a Powermatic 2014 so I have a 20” bed. The extension is 13”. I can bring it up level to the bed to give me 33”
Don’t know about the Good Friday’s sale but good luck!
Yes it does take up a little space, I’ve got it hanging on the wall out of the way. Good idea with the water and wrap. I just ordered a roll of the six inch. Thanks Doug!
My next (big) purchase will be a Bosch visualizer.
But what I really want doesn’t exist—a scrub tech. As an ex-surgeon, they were vital. They stand next to the surgeon with a tray full of commonly used tools and a back table with less commonly used and larger tools. You call out what you want, hold your hand out, and a couple seconds later—sometimes instantaneously with the great techs—it’s in your hand and you keep working. And when the case is done, they clean up!
But what I really want doesn’t exist—a scrub tech. As an ex-surgeon, they were vital. They stand next to the surgeon with a tray full of commonly used tools and a back table with less commonly used and larger tools. You call out what you want, hold your hand out, and a couple seconds later—sometimes instantaneously with the great techs—it’s in your hand and you keep working. And when the case is done, they clean up!
Wife won't do it?
As an ex- surgeon $ is likely not an issue, a camera system is pretty easy to diy for a lot less $. Easy to turn/make a camera adapter for a laser bar for a hollowing system, and an old computer monitor can be used. Can adapt a “hole in desk” monitor arm mount to mount to the lathe. As a retired engineer I enjoy making my own “stuff” and saving lots of $’s, decades of value engineering and fab work is just engrained in me.
Yup, all would be good, but the cleanup would be great.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a down draft floor with a grate large enough to suck the shavings and dust out. Might not work well for green ribbons but dry wood chips would disappear.
Scrub tech: I'd pay in wood and tools and peacocks and dollars for someone to keep my shop clean. It's such a mess I've had no takers.
There's an easy solution. Turn smaller things and make smaller shavings.
Also, I keep a big plastic tub under the lathe which catches most of the shavings (and anything else I drop). Periodically haul it outside and dump the shavings in the woods.
When I gave this lathe to a friend he said "Can I have the tub too?!" Sho 'nuf.
I'd hate to have a down draft grate in the floor. What about the $100 bills I drop?
JKJ