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It's been a while, and yes, i'm still alive... but my control box isn't. Turned it on today and I heard only a "tick" from the spindles, about every 1.5 seconds, the fans were trying to start! I'm...

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Yea, cool, that beats the hell out of my 10" x 11.5' post done on my 6"...

I think you've just re-invented the weel, very cool!

Very cool...

Nice grill work, I do some for cabinets and mirrors. Not as easy as people think. I find it a bit loud as well. I am usually somewhere else watching it on my baby monitor.

Thanks everyone, I checked (wiggled) the power supply and made sure the wires were tight. They seem to work today. I havened opened that box in 8 years, just worked loss I hope.

The cooling fans on my two HSD spindles suddenly stopped working, everything else seems to be fine. (prs alpha)
Any ideas?

HA,HA,HA, thanks Jack, and "may the dust be with you".
The indexer and turning in general fits me well, I've been going around in circles most of my life anyway.
I think some guys forget that...

hi Kevin,
how are things over there on the rock!
I am as busy as I've ever been.

The threaded dowel is about 3 inches, I drill a hole in each post section and tap it using wax on the tap. Wood does not tap well in end grain but well enough if you don't cross thread, the wax...

Hi Jack,
These are load bearing posts (6), customer wanted them in one piece. I turn one section, then flip post end for end and turn the lower section. I can reach the end of the post at the tail...

There is almost always a way...
6 newel posts 7x7x54"
this is how I connect the tall posts

Hi Scott, that grill you talking about is a sample valance for over a sink or something, so it's sideways, those are grape clusters in the corners.

Thanks Kevin, me and strait lines just don't get along!

Hi Jack, yea what about that bed?
That post is a wood copy (sort of) of one of the columns at the entrance to the natural history museum in London and yes I call it the ZZ post, expect here in...

Steve,
thanks,bought those from vector art 3d

Hi everyone.
Getting ready for an Architects Association show. Here are some things I've been working on.

Hi Jack, yea great view from my place.
I'd like to make all my income from CNC work, although case work still involves the bot, I'd rather just do CNC and mostly turnings. Of course these days i'm...

Thanks Monty, thanks Brady.
Monty, I got this machine in 2008. I thought I may never have another one so I better get it just the way I wanted. If it didn't have the indexer I wouldn't have...

Yes, I'm still here and turning. Here are a couple of pics., more on my facebook site, if your interested.
https://www.facebook.com/cottagewoodworkers

and a pic of me doing it old school and a...

Mary,
The indexer is not a CNC lathe, that's a different beast.
I would not have bought my machine if I couldn't have gotten the indexer with it. It does do turnings, and much more. Here are some...

Right on Andrew, when people come into my shop see the bot running and see me sitting and dozing off, I say " don't bother me! I'm working"!:cool:
One guy I was doing some large and long (60 hours)...

fabulous bowl Bill

Thanks Bob, gob-smacked is what I was going for.