Hi fellow wood peckers.
I have worked with wood in some form or another since a teen. In high school I had a summer job for several years as a hard wood refinisher and installer. For a short period, I worked in Nebraska building town houses and in an industrial manufacturing plant as a carpenter. When I returned to my primary job as a researcher in plastics, I maintained a fairly steady side business of home improvement.
28 years ago I got involved with Habitat for Humanity and now that I'm retired I work 2 days a week building houses with the local chapter in Delaware framing and finishing houses.
I recently acquired my fathers old Dunlop wood lathe. I am learning a new skill now and enjoy making things on that lathe. I have purchased a chuck and a live center to upgrade the unit. The one thing that will frustrate me is the small capacity of the lathe with regard to the diameter of bowls I can produce. I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve this tool.
I have worked with wood in some form or another since a teen. In high school I had a summer job for several years as a hard wood refinisher and installer. For a short period, I worked in Nebraska building town houses and in an industrial manufacturing plant as a carpenter. When I returned to my primary job as a researcher in plastics, I maintained a fairly steady side business of home improvement.
28 years ago I got involved with Habitat for Humanity and now that I'm retired I work 2 days a week building houses with the local chapter in Delaware framing and finishing houses.
I recently acquired my fathers old Dunlop wood lathe. I am learning a new skill now and enjoy making things on that lathe. I have purchased a chuck and a live center to upgrade the unit. The one thing that will frustrate me is the small capacity of the lathe with regard to the diameter of bowls I can produce. I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve this tool.