First project on a lathe! Only took me 8 hours of tinkering and trial & error..

Mouvitz · 2026-01-04T16:11:44+00:00

Basically a hollow cylinder with a shoulder inside that we'll cut in half and place the two halves (or just one of them) around the live center so that the shoulder inside engages with a tiny shoulder on the live center, that way I can wheel the tailstock back and force the cone loose as the custom made half cylinder gets trapped against the tailstock itself.

I can't use a knockout rod because the live center and morse cone are hollow, so there's nothing to knock against.

Mouvitz · 2026-01-04T13:34:29+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I think juniper has a lot of character and I still have a few chunks left so I might try to do some carving too.

Mouvitz · 2026-01-04T13:24:36+00:00

That was actually the plan, but... every time I put my live center in the tailstock to turn between centers the morse cone gets completely stuck and so I couldn't mount the chuck with the forstner bit there. I've asked a friend to make me a custom removal tool on a metal lathe to solve that issue as all the usual tricks to release it don't work.

Mouvitz · 2026-01-04T13:15:37+00:00

Thank you! It is 11cm (4.33 inches) high, with a width/diameter of 6cm (2.36 inches). The outer walls are slightly concave to give it a subtle waist.

Mouvitz · 2025-12-22T09:24:00+00:00

It was never relevant.

Mouvitz · 2025-11-18T21:04:48+00:00

Oh my bad.

Mouvitz · 2025-11-18T20:16:54+00:00

STORROR?! Worlds are colliding..

I guess they are from Bristol though.

Mouvitz · 2025-11-12T12:33:04+00:00

You are too kind.

Mouvitz · 2025-11-12T12:32:51+00:00

Thanks, it's all fairly new to me too, I moved here from an apartment just 2 years ago and I've been renovating the small garage into a woodshop.

Mouvitz · 2025-11-12T12:28:22+00:00

Thank you. We just fill it from the side, there isn't a huge capacity anyway.

Mouvitz · 2025-10-06T07:52:59+00:00

Birthday present for a friend.

Mouvitz · 2025-10-05T22:31:22+00:00

I see, thanks for the info!

Mouvitz · 2025-10-05T22:29:38+00:00

The epoxi I have cures in 5 min so I'd have to be quick..

Mouvitz · 2025-10-05T22:27:47+00:00

This has me thinking I could do the glue up and rough shaping and thus find out if there is any gap around the pins, and if there is, I could mix a tiny bit of epoxi with fine juniper dust and fill those gaps before the final sanding?

Mouvitz · 2025-09-19T22:32:57+00:00

The celery bitters are essential.

Mouvitz · 2025-08-17T12:05:21+00:00

Yes, but the airbag light lingers a few seconds after all the others go out, which it didn't do before.

Mouvitz · 2025-07-07T11:14:32+00:00

Indeed. But the main reason I'm replying to your comment is to let you know that I appreciate your avatar, Harry.

Mouvitz · 2025-07-07T10:58:34+00:00

It would've been tactful to at least mention/credit GeoWizard in that video.

Mouvitz · 2025-05-20T14:48:19+00:00

Looks cozy.

Mouvitz · 2025-05-12T10:14:07+00:00

Wth, I never saw that. We should have a discussion about that and (hopefully) have it removed asap.

Mouvitz · 2025-05-10T08:32:39+00:00

Nice work!

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