Did you receive any turning gifts?

[Rip Littig]

I was gifted a Vicmarc VM120 direct thread chuck with 7 3/4" jaws. Woo-hoo! I'll still wind up paying the credit card bill for it, but that's besides the point! I hope you all enjoy whichever holiday(s) you celebrate. Happy turning.

P.S. I also received the sweatshirt pictured below. It'll definitely see good wear.

 

[hockenbery]

I was gifted a Vicmarc VM120 direct thread chuck with 7 3/4" jaws. Woo-hoo! I'll still wind up paying the credit card bill next month, but that's besides the point! I hope you all enjoy whichever holiday(s) you celebrate. Happy turning.

Great chuck I enjoy mine
You must have been good
Sure beats a stocking full of coal or a shoe filled with rotten potatoes

 

[GRJensen]

Turning gifts? Sort of ... SWMBO gave me a set of Powermatic's LED lights ... one for the PM3520C and a second for the PM2014.

 

[Monty Ivy]

Santa's helper (a.k.a.) Mrs. Boss got me an Elbo2 hollowing system.

 

[Dale Lynch]

MIL got me a rotisserie for the grill so I can turn some ham.

 

[Ric Williams]

My daughter bought me a Turner's Edge (Robust) 1" NRS. She thought it was cool that Robust is only about 20 miles from where she lives in Madison WI, and that the photo on the home page of their web site has three women woodturners.

 

[Doug Agee]

Had a great day with the family. They gave me a couple books including "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohllenben and a safety helmet for chainsaw work.

 

[John Hicks]

I didn't get any, but none were taken away!

 

[Tom Lucas]

12" sutures, nova soft jaws, and a couple of books.

 

[Gary Morgan]

Had a great day with the family. They gave me a couple books including "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohllenben and a safety helmet for chainsaw work.

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Good book.

 

[Sarah S Elkind]

Record Envoy lathe, a Kalthoff carving axe, and a new all-purpose carving knife.

 

[Kirk Amidon]

Indirectly - got a Super Dust Deputy Cyclone. Now I need to build a cart and set up the dust collector.

 

[Mark Jundanian]

Santa's helper (a.k.a.) Mrs. Boss got me an Elbo2 hollowing system.

I do like the look of this articulated arm rig. I'll be anxiously awaiting your observations & opinions.

 

[Dean Center]

Had a great day with the family. They gave me a couple books including "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohllenben and a safety helmet for chainsaw work.

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Fantastic, maybe life altering book. Absolutely strong recommendation for anyone, but especially those of us who play with wood. If you like it, "The Overstory" is another fabulous and extremely well written book.

 

[robo hippy]

Well, years ago, I bought my first lathe, a little 4 speed Atlas, as a Christmas present for myself. Best gift I ever got myself. No other presents really, I have pretty much all I need, except maybe more wood. Trying to figure out crush grind mills for now.....

robo hippy

 

[John Walls]

I got a couple real nice items for... oh wait... everything I got was for my telescopes.... LOL, I guess I didn't get any turning items this year.

I did give a few bowls I turned from olive wood as gifts, does that count?

 

[Vincent Vogel]

Kids got me a Glenn Lucas double ended bowl gouge, I mainly wanted the bottoming end, now I have to make a handle for it.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Got a new set of cordless tools in a portable wheeled storage container, most of these tools will help out with the woodturning projects.

 

[Jim Woods]

SWMBO saw I was drooling over the Nova Titan III 5" chuck with PowerGrip jaws, and put one under the tree. I'm pretty stoked, It is a beast of a chuck. Ready to core some bowls!

 

[Richard Shelby]

One 16" Mallee Burl.!!

 

[John Hicks]

I got to clean the gutters.

 

[Paul Lajoie]

Does gift cards that will be spent on turning tools/ supplies count? Lol

 

[Dennis Peterson]

Received a carter and sons 3/4' bowl gouge with 20" handle, from my lovely wife. bless her Merry soul.

 

[Lou Jacobs]

I got to clean the gutters.

If you ever get to Baltimore John, I’d love to have a cup of coffee with you. I like your sense of humor!

 

[GRJensen]

Does gift cards that will be spent on turning tools/ supplies count? Lol

Absolutely!

 

[robo hippy]

John, I am too old to get up on the roof and clean out the gutters. It was costly, but got the leaf filter things installed a few years back. It was interesting with the ice over we recently had, the ice kind of plugged up the filter stuff, and I had lots of ice cycles.... Not the huge ones that would require hard hats though....

robo hippy

 

[Mike Johnson]

Robo,

Now you need to have some heat trace cable installed on the gutters and roof line so it does not freeze up.

 

[Kirk Amidon]

Had a new roof put on in 2021 which included larger gutters with leaf guards. So nice to not have to get up on ladder to clean em out.

 

[Sarah S Elkind]

Record Envoy lathe, a Kalthoff carving axe, and a new all-purpose carving knife.

Yeah, it’s a good year for gifts. Perhaps even better than the year I received juggling torches, and a toy paintball blowgun.

 

[Kory Egan]

Bought myself a 180 grit CBN wheel. Haven't left the shop yet . I think I sharpened every piece of metal in the entire house

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

Record Envoy lathe, a Kalthoff carving axe, and a new all-purpose carving knife.

I love mine. Very nice lathe.

 

[Steve Nix]

Got a new smock from Highland Woodworking. And gifted over 30 turned items.

 

[Sarah S Elkind]

Record Envoy lathe, a Kalthoff carving axe, and a new all-purpose carving knife.

Took forever to get the lathe set up - it's been a busy year. And the woodshop isn't really ready yet (there's that faulty circuit breaker to deal with, and we need to insulate the walls) but lathe is finally up and running!

 

[Sarah S Elkind]

I love mine. Very nice lathe.

Hey Rusty -- Did your Envoy have fine machining grooves inside the spindle? Or did I get a defective lathe?

I've got similar grooves on the spur center that came with it, and on a new Axminster spur center, too. The grooves catch on each other, making it impossible to knock the center out with the knockout bar.

Thanks!

 

[Monty Ivy]

Hey Rusty -- Did your Envoy have fine machining grooves inside the spindle? Or did I get a defective lathe?

I've got similar grooves on the spur center that came with it, and on a new Axminster spur center, too. The grooves catch on each other, making it impossible to knock the center out with the knockout bar.

Thanks!

I had to build a heavier knock out bar for mine. Similar issue here. Made it a couple of inches longer and used 5/16" stainless steel bar stock. Much heavier duty than the OEM. Added a handle to the headstock tommy-bar while I was at it.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

I had to build a heavier knock out bar for mine. Similar issue here. Made it a couple of inches longer and used 5/16" stainless steel bar stock. Much heavier duty than the OEM. Added a handle to the headstock tommy-bar while I was at it.
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Monty, I wish my shop was this organized. I try but can't seem to get it right.

 

[Monty Ivy]

Monty, I wish my shop was this organized. I try but can't seem to get it right.

It's been a recent effort of a few years. For the most part, everything for the lathe is within arms reach of the lathe. Toolbox 2 steps away. Bandsaw and sharpening are 3 steps away. Workbench 5 steps.

A big part of the organization effort was changing the workspace utilization from a general use shop to more of a focused turning studio. Making that decision was difficult, I thinned out the herd, sold tools, stored others, and got rid of the clutter. Had to be willing to make changes.

 

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Hey Rusty -- Did your Envoy have fine machining grooves inside the spindle? Or did I get a defective lathe?

I've got similar grooves on the spur center that came with it, and on a new Axminster spur center, too. The grooves catch on each other, making it impossible to knock the center out with the knockout bar.

Thanks!

Sarah that is not acceptable IMO, I would not take that, MT both male and female should be mirror smooth.

The spindle MT should have been ground to a smooth finish, it looks to me like it is just turned.

Here are a couple pictures that show the finish I would expect.