Lol I think Curt was implying he made those in one day. Hmmmmm
On Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 11:06 PM Okla Mike (Liltwisted) <legacym...@iglide.net> wrote: > That's pretty cool! I will have to take a picture of some of the stuff I > have laying around. > > Mike OK > On 12/19/2020 10:45 PM, 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills wrote: > > Hello Everyone. > > I've been working in the shop today, Lots of "Saw Dust Therapy" but by a > strange twist of luck I found out something that some here may like to know. > > I picked up an Old AMT wood lathe for a friend on mine. who wants to learn > how to turn wood. The AMT is a solidly made machine, the only thing wrong > with it as far as I can see is the headstock, has a 3/4-16 threaded shaft > adaptor, with out a #1 or #2 MT. > > To make a long story shorter. I was making some face plates and other > parts for this lathe . I found out that a 3/8" pipe coupling has the exact > thread as a 3/4-16 tap. I did not need to chase the threads at all with > this coupling, the threads matched ... I know you can still buy faceplates > and other 3/4-16 parts, but knowing that 3/8" pipe fittings have the same > thread can be a very easy make! (Think of it a useless trivia that may come > in handy someday.) ;-) > > I also found a lot of green wood (Tree clippings form a urban tree > removal) I picked up some birch, and choke cherry limbs 3"-5" dia. > So I've been playing about with some lathe and Legacy turning's today. > If you have not heard me say it before, "Green Wood is Fun!" (it cuts so > easy!) "Dry wood is WORK". IS SO TRUE! "Boy" I had a good time today. > > LOT of Fun !~ ;-) > Here's some of my things that I made today. > C.A.G. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/892464125.1315607.1608439506362%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/892464125.1315607.1608439506362%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/acf5da8d-0b17-c191-8082-4fb4ed79ee7e%40iglide.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/acf5da8d-0b17-c191-8082-4fb4ed79ee7e%40iglide.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLE5H2WNu1vo8z6Vi9qbmMTkAOEhK%2BrAcDZA8%3DxbWG2YqA%40mail.gmail.com.
