So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

[maraudinglizard]

Mini lathe has arrived, waiting on the safety stuff. This is my second lathe, the other is currently buried in the shop. Still waiting on a dumpster to get this mess cleaned up. Making the most of the wet, yucky weather. Didn't have any luck at the auction, so I ordered what I needed so I can tear up the yard to get tree roots pulled up.

[bReTt]

Mini lathe has arrived, waiting on the safety stuff. This is my second lathe, the other is currently buried in the shop. Still waiting on a dumpster to get this mess cleaned up. Making the most of the wet, yucky weather. Didn't have any luck at the auction, so I ordered what I needed so I can tear up the yard to get tree roots pulled up.

Wood lathe or metal? 

What did you get? 

[Madd Hatter]

Sending lots and lots of money!!

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Sending lots and lots of money!!

Yep, that's money down the drain!

[maraudinglizard]

Mini lathe has arrived, waiting on the safety stuff. This is my second lathe, the other is currently buried in the shop. Still waiting on a dumpster to get this mess cleaned up. Making the most of the wet, yucky weather. Didn't have any luck at the auction, so I ordered what I needed so I can tear up the yard to get tree roots pulled up.

Wood lathe or metal? 

What did you get?

I bought the Wen 3420 8x12 wood lathe. My Craftsman 12x36 is buried right now, I can get to it but that is it. I have the Dremel Hobby Lathe for the little tiny stuff. I am using all my bench top stuff right now. I am working on an anniversary gift for my parents, 60 years and still going strong. I did a pine needle basket for their 50th anniversary. Having to learn geometry all over again to some extent to do some of this, luckily there is software out that does take some of the guess work out of segment cutting for wood turning. It's something to keep me busy with all this rotten weather we've had lately. As for wood, there is no shortage of blue stained and spalted right now.  I have some pecan, atlantic white cedar, red cedar, chinese tallow(pop corn tree), and plenty of pine experiment with. I have a land clearing guy gets me the good stuff when he clears property. Hoping to find some crape myrtle, that stuff is pretty when finished. I'll take whatever I can get at the moment.

[maraudinglizard]

Mini lathe has arrived, waiting on the safety stuff. This is my second lathe, the other is currently buried in the shop. Still waiting on a dumpster to get this mess cleaned up. Making the most of the wet, yucky weather. Didn't have any luck at the auction, so I ordered what I needed so I can tear up the yard to get tree roots pulled up.

Wood lathe or metal? 

What did you get?

I bought the Wen 3420 8x12 wood lathe. My Craftsman 12x36 is buried right now, I can get to it but that is it. I have the Dremel Hobby Lathe for the little tiny stuff. I am using all my bench top stuff right now. I am working on an anniversary gift for my parents, 60 years and still going strong. I did a pine needle basket for their 50th anniversary. Having to learn geometry all over again to some extent to do some of this, luckily there is software out that does take some of the guess work out of segment cutting for wood turning. It's something to keep me busy with all this rotten weather we've had lately. As for wood, there is no shortage of blue stained and spalted right now.  I have some pecan, atlantic white cedar, red cedar, chinese tallow(pop corn tree), and plenty of pine experiment with. I have a land clearing guy gets me the good stuff when he clears property. Hoping to find some crape myrtle, that stuff is pretty when finished. I'll take whatever I can get at the moment.

Brett, I stand corrected, I bought the WEN 3421, it has a bigger motor on it. I am very pleased with it. It's very quiet and is already assembled out of the box. Did order a good face shield and dust mask. I will eventually set up a dust collecting system for all this stuff. Ordered more stuff for the lathe so that will be coming in this week. Went ahead and ordered the yard wrecking implement from Tractor Supply so that should be next week as well.

[bReTt]

Mini lathe has arrived, waiting on the safety stuff. This is my second lathe, the other is currently buried in the shop. Still waiting on a dumpster to get this mess cleaned up. Making the most of the wet, yucky weather. Didn't have any luck at the auction, so I ordered what I needed so I can tear up the yard to get tree roots pulled up.

Wood lathe or metal? 

What did you get?

I bought the Wen 3420 8x12 wood lathe. My Craftsman 12x36 is buried right now, I can get to it but that is it. I have the Dremel Hobby Lathe for the little tiny stuff. I am using all my bench top stuff right now. I am working on an anniversary gift for my parents, 60 years and still going strong. I did a pine needle basket for their 50th anniversary. Having to learn geometry all over again to some extent to do some of this, luckily there is software out that does take some of the guess work out of segment cutting for wood turning. It's something to keep me busy with all this rotten weather we've had lately. As for wood, there is no shortage of blue stained and spalted right now.  I have some pecan, atlantic white cedar, red cedar, chinese tallow(pop corn tree), and plenty of pine experiment with. I have a land clearing guy gets me the good stuff when he clears property. Hoping to find some crape myrtle, that stuff is pretty when finished. I'll take whatever I can get at the moment.

Brett, I stand corrected, I bought the WEN 3421, it has a bigger motor on it. I am very pleased with it. It's very quiet and is already assembled out of the box. Did order a good face shield and dust mask. I will eventually set up a dust collecting system for all this stuff. Ordered more stuff for the lathe so that will be coming in this week. Went ahead and ordered the yard wrecking implement from Tractor Supply so that should be next week as well.

That’s great!  I’ll have to look those up. 

I have the Delta Midi lathe.  It’s a bench top model.  It has a 12” swing and 18”  bed?  I can purchase a bed extension for it but I haven’t had a need for it yet.  I’m really chomping at the bit to get the shop situated so I can start building things again especially doing some turnings. 

Here are some videos of mine on YouTube.  There are some wood projects on there and some airgun stuff.  You can see the lathe in my woodturning videos should you be interested. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/GreenArrows0705

Today I covered a 4’ section of wall with OSB and mounted 2 shelf cabinets and a 6’ section of work bench.  I finally added some door catches to the doors on the cabinet that I first built when I started this clean up project.  I am now in the putting things back stage so the shop should be getting more user friendly from here on out.  I’m so glad I started into this!!!

[Sqrl Klr]

Used a drill with wire brush attachment and got rid of all the rust that would come off the mower deck now that the old paint is off. Blasted off the rust debris with the compressor gun then rinsed off the remaining rust with brake cleaner. Now has coating of anti rust paint. Will be mostly covered by parts and installed under the mower so I wasn't concerned with getting it looking like new. If it works and doesn't rust soon I'll be happy.

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After:

[maraudinglizard]

I have the Delta Midi lathe.  It’s a bench top model.  It has a 12” swing and 18”  bed?  I can purchase a bed extension for it but I haven’t had a need for it yet.  I’m really chomping at the bit to get the shop situated so I can start building things again especially doing some turnings. 

The WEN is a bench top lathe slightly smaller than the one you have.  I am working on segment turning. I find it more challenging to do. Just have to be careful that the turning doesn't blow apart in the process. I have learned to stand to one side of the work when turning just for that reason.

Used a drill with wire brush attachment and got rid of all the rust that would come off the mower deck now that the old paint is off. Blasted off the rust debris with the compressor gun then rinsed off the remaining rust with brake cleaner. Now has coating of anti rust paint. Will be mostly covered by parts and installed under the mower so I wasn't concerned with getting it looking like new. If it works and doesn't rust soon I'll be happy.

Dan, get some ospho, it will stop the rust and the paint will stay on longer.

https://ospho.com/

[avator]

Getting ready to pack up and head to the ATV park for the weekend. Betty Lou has been prepping for the past couple days. She made muffins, cookies and prepared meals for the whole weekend. Everytime we go to the store she gets something for the RV. New pillows and cases, bath sets... stuff like that.
Rambo got a screw in leash anchor and cable lead. Had to get him a harness because he slips a collar.
Sadly they don't allow guns of any kind. There is another place locally that is much more lenient but they don't take care of their trails very well and we'll want to wait until it dries up more before we can enjoy the place.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Maybe you can find a matching pair of these vintage springers for you and Betty Lou to shoot inside the camper. 

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I bought new tires for my Pickup after the front right tire separated at 70 MPH in the fast lane on the freeway. My fender and fender well took a beating and it pulled hard right, but I avoided hitting anyone and got to the shoulder safe. I was surprised that it still had air in it, it drove like it was blown out! Later I noticed the reflector and GMC 2500 emblem are both gone too from the violent shaking the fender endured.    So there went $906.32 that I could have spent for airguns. I have some Body Work to do now, the lower rear part of the fender is rolled under and ripped loose from where it mounts to the cab too. The 1969 GMC had no rattles and now it has a very annoying rattle.

[Insanity]

I bought new tires for my Pickup after the front right tire separated at 70 MPH in the fast lane on the freeway. My fender and fender well took a beating and it pulled hard right, but I avoided hitting anyone and got to the shoulder safe. I was surprised that it still had air in it, it drove like it was blown out! Later I noticed the reflector and GMC 2500 emblem are both gone too from the violent shaking the fender endured.    So there went $906.32 that I could have spent for airguns. I have some Body Work to do now, the lower rear part of the fender is rolled under and ripped loose from where it mounts to the cab too. The 1969 GMC had no rattles and now it has a very annoying rattle.

That most certainly will get your undivided attention real quick.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I bought new tires for my Pickup after the front right tire separated at 70 MPH in the fast lane on the freeway. My fender and fender well took a beating and it pulled hard right, but I avoided hitting anyone and got to the shoulder safe. I was surprised that it still had air in it, it drove like it was blown out! Later I noticed the reflector and GMC 2500 emblem are both gone too from the violent shaking the fender endured.    So there went $906.32 that I could have spent for airguns. I have some Body Work to do now, the lower rear part of the fender is rolled under and ripped loose from where it mounts to the cab too. The 1969 GMC had no rattles and now it has a very annoying rattle.

That most certainly will get your undivided attention real quick.

Yep, and the traffic nearby backed away very quick too with those small parts flying off and not knowing if I'd loose control or larger pieces probably scared them a little too.

[Sqrl Klr]

Kris I got a couple of rust converting spray paint cans at the hardware store.

Dan what Brand of tire was that? Glad you or no one else got hurt. Yesterday a economy car's engine instantly went kaput spraying a huge white cloud of smoke behind it that blinded my view like a James Bond smoke screen where I quickly gunned it to pass as they pulled over to stop. What would cause that?

Today I did a lot of landscaping and tree cutting. My back is talking to me and I don't like what it's saying.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Kris I got a couple of rust converting spray paint cans at the hardware store.

Dan what Brand of tire was that? Glad you or no one else got hurt. Yesterday a economy car's engine instantly went kaput spraying a huge white cloud of smoke behind it that blinded my view like a James Bond smoke screen where I quickly gunned it to pass as they pulled over to stop. What would cause that?

Today I did a lot of landscaping and tree cutting. My back is talking to me and I don't like what it's saying.

1.  The tire that separated was a "Futura" brand "Avenger" purchased at Pep Boys, to be fair it was about 10 years old (I don't drive the truck much, I put a lot more miles on my motorcycles). The tires still had good tread but did have tiny dry rot cracks when I looked real close. I saw the tiny cracks recently when I checked the air pressure. I have seen tires that looked a lot worse that didn't separate. Hey, at least it didn't loose air LOL. The cracks were so tiny I though driving on them was still a safe, after I though about how old they really were.
I am bummed about the damage to the truck, but I will fix it. Since all the light and lenses are faded I order a whole set of new ones today from LMC Truck.

2.  A huge white cloud of smoke sounds like a cracked head or blown head gasket to me.

[bReTt]

I certainly glad to hear that no one was hurt.  Could have been bad really. 

I am getting close to time to replace the tires on my little pick up.  I already have it in my mind to research good tires for it and get those.  I used to be the guy that would buy the cheapest tires or the longest wearing treads but those aren’t the best tires for ride, handling or safety.  I’ve changed my views about it over the years.  I run 70 on the freeways to and from work everyday and that could just as easily have happened to any one of us. 

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I certainly glad to hear that no one was hurt.  Could have been bad really. 

I am getting close to time to replace the tires on my little pick up.  I already have it in my mind to research good tires for it and get those.  I used to be the guy that would buy the cheapest tires or the longest wearing treads but those aren’t the best tires for ride, handling or safety.  I’ve changed my views about it over the years.  I run 70 on the freeways to and from work everyday and that could just as easily have happened to any one of us.

My Dad was the victim of OEM (Firestone?) tires on his 21 passenger Ford Van blowing out on the Interstate in Utah. It sent him flying upside down into a deep ditch. His ink pen that was in his shirt pocket was stuck through the headliner and the roof as it smashed molded around where his head hit. He was unconscious for about five minutes and had memory problems and a change in personality for about 5 years. My youngest brother and mom were both with him, my brother was not injured and my mom was sleeping on a bed in the back un-belted/loose and only suffered some broke ribs and a lot of bruising, it was a miracle they survived that crash so well. Everyone that saw the van afterwards commented about how the shape of his skull was so obvious in the roof and thought that should have killed the driver. 

[anti-squirrel]

Dan, losing a front tire is a not-fun scenario.  Glad you made it okay.


I dropped another tree- 18" diameter and maybe 60 feet tall.  I then proceeded to cut up all the logs from the trees I've dropped and made a nice little stack of firewood.  Texted my old neighbor telling him come-n-get-it.  Free firewood- nothing but gum and holly- and he never showed.  Oh well, it ain't going anywhere.

Then I decided I was sore so I ran out and got a massage.  Between the rowing machine, push-ups, and all this lumberjacking, my body needed it. 

[maraudinglizard]

Peter if you were close by I would have taken some of it for wood working. I try to get a little variety of hardwood when I can. Waiting on the rest of the lathe accessories to get here. Brett that is a nice set up you have, give it time to get all cleaned and set up, it will be worth it.