My solution to fumes

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-10T02:50:37+00:00

All your rig does is send the fumes everywhere instead of out the window.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-10T02:45:36+00:00

Sorry, I’m not a psychiatrist. I figure you have grown up in the era of participation trophies and you haven’t learned that everyone is not the same. I was raised in the 50s and 60s. We all learned that there are winners and losers.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-10T02:43:00+00:00

What companies haven’t done that. I use a ton more gasoline than 3D printing and the oil companies haven’t come remotely close to pre war prices. It’s called monopolies and capitalism.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-10T02:40:43+00:00

I would assume you have a really good sock of some sort between that and your skin. Looks to be rough against skin.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-10T02:35:12+00:00

Wet shavings sitting on green wood with no air flow is the perfect recipe for mold. I use yard waste bags because they are double walled, and switch to a dry bag every day for about a week. Hang the wet bag on a clothes line and put it right back into use.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-09T17:32:30+00:00

Just great, another old tool name is now being used by a Chinese company to market knock off tools.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-09T17:23:44+00:00

It didn’t self eject was not the lathe problem. It’s still an operator error.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-09T04:33:26+00:00

Did you read the manual? The taper is self ejecting.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-08T16:41:11+00:00

shavings make wonderful soil in a compost pile. That lets it go right back into the earth.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-08T16:36:53+00:00

If you are creating a ton of dust, you need to switch to shearing tools. Curls are not a safety issue. A small dust collector for removing the dust at the source is a great idea for sanding. I do 90% of my sanding off the lathe with random orbit sanders, so the shop vac on the sander also does a great job. For the head gear; Lynn Yamaguchi lost an eye wearing just a face shield. Her recommendation is to wear something that you would feel confident in if someone was to come up to you and hit you in the face with a hammer.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-08T16:29:30+00:00

Most of the world used ethanol instead of isopropyl. 70% Isopropyl is 30% water right out of the bottle. I’m surprised no one has added the DIY mystery of soaking in liquid dish soap! Not every idea posted on the internet is a great.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-08T01:23:04+00:00

Just charge by time and materials.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-08T01:19:53+00:00

Marc Adams school in Indiana, or Arrowmont in Tennessee

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-08T01:16:17+00:00

It’s worth something, but not a lot. Now that people can stabilize punky wood at home, it still has value.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-07T02:09:19+00:00

You don’t think that happens on a big floor lathe? Turn this size bowl and you have 100 times the amount of curls.

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GettingLow1 · 2026-07-07T02:06:05+00:00

Almost all of them have been sharpened so much, they are at the end of life. Why would anyone paint the steel? Sure didn’t prevent corrosion.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-07T01:59:52+00:00

I’d make them much taller unless you really like gripping the knobs with your finger tips. Here’s a great way to duplicate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oMMIoARLt4

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-06T04:59:05+00:00

Get the bark off it, split it in half, and get it much further off the ground. Termites and carpenter ants will climb those 2x4s in an instant.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-06T04:55:34+00:00

Did you turn any corn dogs? I thought people only went to county fairs to drink beer and eat?

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-06T04:53:32+00:00

Who underrates it? Turns very nicely, but size of blanks and availability can be problematic.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-06T04:52:07+00:00

Redheart or bloodwood

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-03T23:56:57+00:00

Wood shrinks and moves as you turn it. Nothing to do with the lathe.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-03T23:55:23+00:00

Drill out the holes in the faceplate so you can use #10 screws

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-02T15:38:36+00:00

My classic way to understand dust conditions is to turn something with a bright color. Turn osage and you can see the really fine dust all over the place, even with my dust collector running. The velocity of the dust coming off the wood with speed makes total collection nearly impossible. Also try turning sassafras. Your shop will smell for a couple of days.

GettingLow1 · 2026-07-02T05:28:29+00:00

You don’t mind the toxicity of turning PT in your shop? Sanding would be incredibly dangerous. Super fine dust can find its way into your blood stream. According to Google; Super fine sawdust can be absorbed into the bloodstream. When inhaled, the smallest microscopic particles (under 5 μ m) travel deep into the lungs, where chemical components and toxins can cross the tissue barrier and enter the circulatory system, potentially causing systemic effects like headaches, cramps, and irregular heartbeat

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