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| Stubby Bliss Published On 11-01-2008 , 11:25 PM  Spent the day getting to know my new baby and running errands. It was nice and warm this afternoon so we cranked the chainsaw up and cut enough blanks to keep me happy for a while and give me a variety of projects to get intimate with the machine.The image at right could be classified as Lathe Pr0n but it's OK, we are both of legal age! I was playing with a piece of spalted maple.  This is a shot without the lust-crazed turner. One really cool thing I didn't know about until the machine was delivered was this next shot. The machine was a grand prize in a raffle from the Woodturning Center. They had all the artists at the center there that summer sign the machine. The winner thought enough about preserving the signatures to put a plate over it (which can be seen in the top left photo).  The pulley cover with all the signatures is cast aluminum, the only non cast iron piece on the lathe. So, you can't use it to hold magnetic lights or tools. The steel plate protects the signatures and allows a place to secure magnetic lamps and tools.The machine's smooth running and secure functions are taking some getting used to. My old lathe had so many misgivings and lack of stability that I had actually gotten used to it and the limitations it imposed. I will be mounting a large, unbalanced piece of mulberry in the morning. Perhaps I should set up the webcam. I'll make an announcement if I go live. | ||||||
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