10-02-2018, 04:02 PM
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Retired with Way Too Many Kits
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,222
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Originally Posted by sandman
I like that more people are learning how to use a lathe especially for rocket uses, but along the way you will pick up so many more things than just making nose cones.
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I meant to reply a few days ago, and post a couple pictures of things I’ve turned. I started off like many new woodturners, and made a bunch of pens for friends and family members. Then my interest turned to tool handles. I would not buy a lathe tool with a handle. I had to make it.
The gouge handle shown is walnut and maple, with two green dyed maple veneer pieces sandwiched in the maple piece. The brass ferrule is a plumbing hex nut. Non-ferrous metal are pretty easy to turn on a wood lathe.
The most difficult projects were the peppermills. The angled laminations made drilling them out for the grinder mechanism a real pain. My bits kept drifting. My wife got one, one was a gift. I haven’t made a third yet ...
The other picture is a couple of reversible screwdrivers. Maybe a bit fancy for a screwdriver, but it’s so much fun to experiment on the lathe.
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Lee Reep
NAR 55948
Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp
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