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a bit late but could you have used the drill press "power off" to tap and keep the same aspect as the drilled hole

Thank you for sharing

Brad, I just received the sanding paste & tung wax. Can't wait to try them. Do I need to use shellac first? Can I just use paste & wax?

Very cool I would like to see how you put the spinner together

I have been running a Harbor Freight lathe for about 8 or 9 years now. I bought it because it was cheap (a little over $200.00 brand new in the box using a combination of coupons and sale price - never gonna happen again}, and because it fit in the space available. One of the first things I discovered was the mis-aligned centers. I thought it was just mine that was that way. I had putzed around trying to line it up without success until I saw your video. Two thicknesses of aluminum soda can got it as close as it needs to be. While I had it apart, I noticed that it had scraper marks on the base of the tailstock where it slides on the ways. It appears that they did some fitting work at the factory to make it right and made it worse. As to the other shortcomings, yes, it is too fast for heavy, large wonkey wood. Yes, it is somewhat under powered and yes, it is rather light weight and moves if you are working a heavy off-balance piece. If I had room, I would love to have a big Powermatic or Robust or one of the other heavies. Yes I would like to have reverse, a spindle lock and more power. But for the price and size I believe I am getting the most bang for my buck. Finally, service. When it was only a couple of months old the plastic handwheel on the tailstock split and fell off. Not knowing how easy it is to get repair parts from Harbor Freight, I epoxied it back together and it is still holding. The belt wore out after about two years hard running. Ordered a new one plus a spare. They were cheap, arrived promptly and the replacement has been working for about 5 years now. The lock handle for the tool rest stripped. I used the one from the unused outboard rest and ordered a new one -also cheap and arrived promptly. I bought an aftermarket toolrest and discovered it wouldn't fit. American tool rest -1" actual measure and hardened. Hole in banjo - 25 mm. Just a hair too small. I'm still using the original.

Looks Great Jim's wood shop.

Love it!

Same thing. They are all the same

You’re a tall guy. You should raise your lathe. Put it on blocks so that the spindle center is about the same height as your elbow. Be a bit more comfortable.

I hate carbide tools for shaping products. New turners should learn to use the proper tools right away instead of learning to scarpe the forms of their products.

Could you just shape an actual cutting tool with this if you could reharden it?

They did not teach metal work in my woodworking class....for obvious reasons, so i appreciate learning about annealing and the magnet.

Hello. On your thumbnail...the middle bowl, do you possibly know what kind of wood that is ? I had a single board of this wood, which looks amazin, and did some things out of it, but I Can't find the species of this beautiful wood. Would be very happy for this information. Thank you

I have the Grizzly brand (G5979) of your model…at least they look identical. Mine has 1/2 horsepower motor. I’m relatively new to the word turning world and I’m enjoying it. I did not consider checking the center 😳. I’m going to do that in a few minutes! But, the great thing about the lathe I own is that my father-in-law gave it to me! So I can’t complain. 😜

Great information.

I bought mine for $75 a couple years ago with a cracked motor mount and a seized up drive. The guy had the new pulleys but couldn't get the old ones off and didn't have a way to fix the broken motor mount (he had tried JB Weld!). I was able to get the new drive pulleys on (boy was that a pain in the bunion), and I have a welder so I welded up the motor mount. Hopefully my weld will hold, since it is cast iron and I am not what you would call an experienced welder. I finally moved it from a pile of parts to it's final home in the basement a couple months ago and have been attempting to learn how to use it. Unfortunately I am most interested in bowls and oddly shaped wood, so I'm sure I am going to hate the 600 RPM speed, but I'm one of the what they call "poors" so it will have to do until I can start selling some items and save a bit for a better lathe. I also have a small benchtop lathe from Wen which is basically a copy or rebadge of Hazard Fraughts smaller lathe that I have used for pens and other small items. I just bought an actual bowl gouge, so I hope to start making some cool stuff soon!

Love the info almost as much as your personality! Couldn’t help laughing out loud a couple times. Good info & a laugh to start my day! Thanks brother!👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻

still don't like that hardware...clunky

hey Brad , thanks , great video.... glad I found you

they came up a treat,the spinner make video would be awesome

I just got a new customer wanting two cigar ashtrays / box thing with a coaster for bourbon. Now I know how I’m going to do it thanks for the Inspiration

Thanks for the video. I've turned pens for a while. I'm branching out (no pun intended 😄) into other turned items and am always looking for inspiration.

Can i put this on my kitchen cabinets? Im refinishing them?

Thank you.

A Heat gun softens the hot glue.

What if you’re a newbie(got my lathe for my 55th birthday February 2023 as the day is August 1, 2023) that prefers to learn how to use the gouges instead of carbide?

Hey Brad, I want to give the tung wax a try, but it seems you only sell it with the polishing paste, which I don't want. Can I get the tung wax by itself? What's the difference between tung wax and tung honey? Thanks.

Ride the bevel with your carbide tools and roll them over just like traditional tools and there will be no tearout.

Would like to see a video on the 5 rpm motor bottle top finishing application jig .

Nice!

I made some like this, drilled 3 or 4 holes in the underside and glued in neodymium magnets and they make superb pin bowls for sewers. The pins stay in the bowl but are easy to pick up when you need one

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I need the two gear ring and the part that runs inside of it in the Reeves Drive. Any help you may give me will be greatly appreciated. I can't find anyone that can give me a part number or where I can find them.

great job!!!

How about putting in a few coins in and a layer of clear epoxy? Thanks for the video. Im a beginner....

Tung oil/D-Lemonine is much better than straight viscous tung oil

Nice work mate I've done a bit with resin but nothing that big yet

Actually, I loved this video! I "was" considering this lathe due to the price point but this changed my mind. I turned some bowls and pedestals decades ago and want to start doing this again. I really don't like headaches with tools not working as I'd expect them too. Better to save my money and look for something made with more precision. Thank for a very educational video! Thomas

Great video. Clearly explained too

Thanks for the pro tips Going to have ago at making a new carbide tool 👍

That's a surfprep knock off. Not Mirka.

How do you stop the chuck from turning in the bottle stop blank ?

I have a HF lathe and the lathe will vibrate with a large stock . did you bolt down the metal legs to keep low vibration from turning the stock piece

Stunning piece! Definitely want to check out your paste products

Where did you get the packaging at?

I often friction polish in some TnT linseed oil and then get a stick of carnauba/beeswax and just glob it in and buff off with a bit of brown paper bag. These are great products you got there.

Tastes terrible on my toast though.

I wish i had seen this before i spent 600 dollars on tools

Hey Brad great product, I started turning wood in 2020 because of Covid. I came across your tung wax while I was watching other turners and thought I would try it and you’re right I love it it’s great stuff.

Actually you don't want cheap taps, because they suck and break at the slightest incorrect use, not to mention some of those cheap taps weren't even hardened, so it wouldn't cut through steel at all (I had a set like this). I'm not saying Chinese taps are bad because I use them, but get ones used for CNC, a little more expensive than the harbor freight tap but a much better tap. These you can actually power drive them (some have a spiral tip that is great for through holes which shoots the chips out the other side of the hole, and the spiral one is good for blind holes). For some of the smaller tap I just chuck it into a drill and use that to tap stuff... I deliberately chucked it a bit loose to prevent breakage.