Thanks Michael, Your exactly like me no green wood no rust. I don't let people lean on my machines either lol.
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 8:02 AM Michael Kratky <krat...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > Timothy I don’t work with green wood life experiences taught me that > valuable lesson unless I’m doing a woodturning club demo as I can easily > throw ribbons off the lathe 20’ or more but then finished piece quickly > distorts, splits and warps not to mention rusting up the lathe bed and > tools. > > > > It’s a winter wonderland here in the 6,000,000 sq ft Adirondack Park with > only 4 shopping days until Christmas to get those last minute projects > completed and on to the recipient. > > > > Michael > > > > *From:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Tim Ziegler > *Sent:* Sunday, December 20, 2020 3:04 PM > *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Mill work and Ideas. > > > > Hey Michael hope all is well. So I should mess with the green stuff lol. I > don't get to enough time but I am cleaning my LOM and put that double gear > on that we talked about a few weeks ago. The direction changing gear. > > So Curt and Michael do you power cut or climb cut when you run the green > wood? > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Timothy J. Ziegler > > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > > 14171 160th Ave. > > Foreston MN 56330 > > > > 320-294-5798 shop > > 320-630-2243 cell > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 12:27 PM Michael Kratky <krat...@roadrunner.com> > wrote: > > Same here green wood is fun to work especially to turn like apple but > that’s where it ends, having been in the business for over 60 years I > always have a stash of air dried boards, turning stock and lumber on hand > (yea my wife is always reminding me) even then you have to allow for > movement and learn to read the grain. > > > > Michael > > > > *From:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Tim Ziegler > *Sent:* Sunday, December 20, 2020 12:27 PM > *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Mill work and Ideas. > > > > Hey Curtis thanks for all the useful information. Good stuff! > > I'm not big about green wood but now you for sure have my interest. > > Are you taking any precautions to prevent rust on your equipment and tools > or really don't > > have problems with it? > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Timothy J. Ziegler > > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > > 14171 160th Ave. > > Foreston MN 56330 > > > > 320-294-5798 shop > > 320-630-2243 cell > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills > <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Most of those were made yesterday, The wood bowls, NO. but most of the > little things on the table were. > > > > As far as preserving the wood, I just seal them with shellac, or wax. and > leave them be... If the turning is worth the effort, I like to use water > displacement when possible. > > > > As a General rule of thumb the slower the wood dry's the more stable it > becomes. By replacing the water with an oil in the wood, makes sure that > the wood will not dry out fast. I like to use tung oil or linseed oil, but > mineral oil also works. > > > > Its an OLD Sailors trick. When replacing a broken the wooden mast's on a > ship, they would find a solid tree to replace the broken mast. The new tree > is Green WOOD, What they did was, peal the bark off the tree, put a hole in > the top of the new mast, and fill it with oil, then they would soak the new > mast with the oil all the way down the sides. once done they would keep > filling the dish/hole in the top of the mast, until the oil would find its > way down to the bottom of the mast. at this point the oil displaced to > water in the wood, and it was allowed to dry. > > > > I use to do this on my wooden Dummy's. (Martial art/ "Wooden Man Dummy's". > or called Mook Jongs.) They are 10" dia. body's 6 feet tall, When the wood > dried out, I had little to no cracking in the body's. I made some 10-15 > dummy's per year using this method for over 20 yrs. with very good success. > > For small turnings, I soak in a bucket of oil for a few days to a week or > more, and I've also used a pressure pot, to speed up the process, ( I know > a vacuum chamber would also work, but I have not done this...) after the > water has been displaced, I let the part dry out. > > If you get a chance try it for you self. > > > > Have a good day. > > > > C.A.G. > > On Sunday, December 20, 2020, 10:29:19 AM EST, Tim Ziegler < > timjzieg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLE5H2WNu1vo8z6Vi9qbmMTkAOEhK%2BrAcDZA8%3DxbWG2YqA%40mail.gmail.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/51164608.1776510.1608481005551%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/51164608.1776510.1608481005551%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/CAMBiJLEkrKX%3DsFnAmj0ZS0ciU_HvCvYFVZ%2ByObfUCG-JY4XiOw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLEkrKX%3DsFnAmj0ZS0ciU_HvCvYFVZ%2ByObfUCG-JY4XiOw%40mail.gmail.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/00a201d6d6fd%24cf66d060%246e347120%24%40com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/00a201d6d6fd%24cf66d060%246e347120%24%40com?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/CAMBiJLFhm0wEqxTnyZ555g8HRDOjY%2B5fZ9WyWzv2XGG8kXQWFQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLFhm0wEqxTnyZ555g8HRDOjY%2B5fZ9WyWzv2XGG8kXQWFQ%40mail.gmail.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/00d601d6d7a1%24e55640f0%24b002c2d0%24%40com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/00d601d6d7a1%24e55640f0%24b002c2d0%24%40com?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/CAMBiJLH56784LCZVLFrxdLOoeFikWKqU3CSRsn%3DMOLh1sfbqpA%40mail.gmail.com.
