Lathe for sale

I am selling my current lathe.  Pictures are below.

This is a variable speed lathe with a rotating headstock.  The headstock will lock in any position and is pinned for over the bed location.

It has the following specs:
Turing length max......................38"
Bowl Diameter max ................. 15 1/2 over bed
                                    ............... 20 " outboard
Spindle taper ............................. 2MT
Spindle thread ............................ 1" -8
Tail Stock Taper ........................  2MT
Motor  ....................................... 120/240V 12/6 amps currently 240V
Speed range 400- 2000 rpm variable speed via expanding/contracting pulleys
Indexing spindle head , 24 holes 15 degs apart

Included are the stand, live center, 4 prong drive center, 6" tool rest, 12" tool rest, and knockout bar,

Asking $500.00
email tomcadwalader@gmail.com for more info

June mtg

Below is a  snapshot of the show and tell table from yesterday's meeting. 

Tom Cadwalader did a demo on decorating turnings with the decorating Elf tool from Henry Taylor Tools.  

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Found a Great Gallery

Fellow Turners,

Gloria and I are traveling in the southwest by RV this spring.  We are currently in Sedona Arizona and we visited some art galleries today.  ONe of the galleries was almost all wood art and had a lot of great turnings.  I was so impressed by some of the work that I searched for the galleries website and thought I would share it with other turners.

click here to visit the website

February meeting

Below are pics from the show and tell table at the February meeting.
Some great work, wouldn't you say.

JANUARY MTG

This morning was the January meeting of the Hiawatha Woodturning Club.  Below are 2 pictures taken at the meeting.  One is the show and tell table and the other is a snapshot of Gary Weiermiller leading a discussion on orienting turnings within logs.

It was another great meeting and most if not everyone benifited from Gary's talk on orientations for different turnings.  Thank you Gary.  Oh..... the coffee and snacks were great !

Bird House

I am sitting here in the passenger seat with nothing better to do while DW takes a turn at the wheel.
Below is a birdhouse turned from Osage Orange and maple.
I have tried my hand at full sized houses too. I have 2 that are hanging in my shop waiting for a few more coats of finish. Both the miniature version pictured and the full sized ones were completed following the methods outlined in Steve Promo's demos

Recycle

Below are 2 pictures of a bird feeder that I made by recycling a Christmas tree.
The feeder is made from the trunk of a tree from a few years ago.
It is turned to shape and then 1 1/4 " holes are drilled to a depth of about 3/4" and the dowels are added for a perch.
The holes are packed with nutty peanut butter. The birds love it during the colder weather.
They can be turned from dry stock or green.