Recent content by tonyturley

Made a huge mess milling some spalted Silver Maple. Should have kept the dust collector running, but decided to vacuum the place afterward, then blew the rest out with my electric leaf blower. Respirator didn't help with the sweltering in the garage, but it's a necessity.

I do turn on my Shopsmith, a 1955 Greenie model. Any Shopsmith can be used for turning, but I've modified mine with a near full upgrade of internal drive components, as well as the speed reducer for turning large bowls safely. Without the reducer, the low speed is 750 rpm, which limits a SS to...

I picked up an Irish-made WM536 "Smurfmate", as someone else called it, from a UK seller last week. Excellent shape, and price including shipping was about the same as a new current model. I've already made an auxiliary top with a cleat underneath that clamps in place to give me a little larger...

Greetings. New guy here from WV, retired 3 years ago this September. I enjoy long bike rides in the woods and woodworking, particularly bowl turning and building ukuleles. Our garage is a mish-mash. Our cars are parked in there at night, and our bikes and other stuff hang all over the walls. I...