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  1. J

    Has anyone had experience with Serious Tool works tools?

    http://www.serioustoolworks.com/woodturning-gouges.php Reputed to be of better steel than other tools on the market. Also are double ended. Is double ended an practical advantage? Are replaceable shafts held with set screws or locking collar as reliable as regular ferrule mounted shafts?
  2. A

    High School Engineering group needs your help.

    Hello all! I am a student attending my senior year of high school and am in the Purdue University PLTW EDD engineering class. We are required to design and create a prototype for a solution to a problem. Our problem is the wood-turning of non-radially symmetric or irregular shaped woods. -How...
  3. John Torchick

    Securing the lathe

    About a year ago, I purchased a used HF lathe, #34706. I'm in the process of closing off a part of my basement/garage to confine chips and sawdust to one area. I have a place to set the lathe. We all know that concrete floors are not level. How do I make sure it is level? I'm thinking of...
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