Posts by Bilavideo

I'M GOING ALL IN   Saturday was spent cutting, sanding, lathing and lacquering but the purchase of that milling vise threw everything for a loop.  It takes up so much vertical space that it wouldn't fit underneath my 10"...

NEW TOY   It's a milling vise.  It lets me center objects for drill-press work and gives me control over the X and Y axis.  Absent a three- or four-jaw self-centering chuck for the lathe, I've found the best way...

Baby Lather IV (update)

Everybody, I'm late to take my six-year-old to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, but I wanted to share something really cool.  While working on a project, I had one of those "bilavideo moments."  Think of it as Alzheimers...

  Originally Posted by xaval  Nice work Bill with the new toy. I like both designs albeit pine doesn't look like it will be a big seller lol, but it's enough to get the picture and much cheaper to make...

BABY LATHER - PART III   Okay, here's what happened when I went wider with the mushroom top.     Like its predecessor, this is a rush job, a prototype made with pine and a single, sloppy coat of lacquer....

  Originally Posted by schwallman    looks good bill, I knew you would do good things once you got that lathe. Thanks!  I appreciate your straight-talking feedback.  You helped me...

The Baby Lather - Part II   I'm still learning the lathe but I wanted to share my next experiment with the great machine.  I wasn't able to find or rig up a claw or other device to get beyond the basic chucks that come...

This weekend, I got my feet wet with the new lathe.  I have a much bigger one (under a tarp in the back yard) but I wanted something smaller to get started with.  This one is very basic, but it's the next logical step from...

Quote: Originally Posted by JamesMcProgger  cool bill is back.   funny how english men use the expression "break a leg" for good luck . do not break another leg!   does this means...