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I'm fortunate to live in an area that is very high in manufacturing so there are metal lathes aplenty and for cheap if you are quick on the draw. I can still turn tendons on a wood lathe with PIMO tool correct? Just don't have the same tolerances as a metal lathe? I'm thinking I'll go with a wood la...

The pipe came with a strange bad taste, tried to save it by coating the bowl with (real) maple syrup. Fixed the taste issue but the first bowl burned awfully hot. Should have been a bit more careful in retrospect.

Folks I'm looking to buy my first lathe. Looking at the used market there are a bunch of your run of the mill wood lathe's in the the $150 - $200 range (sans chucks). I noticed there are metal lathes in the $500 range that all come with chucks. Am I better off getting a wood lathe and buying a chuck...

Folks

I recently smoked my new sandblasted rosllare a bit hot and I noticed the black finish started get tiny pin head bubbles. I'm wondering if I hit it with tripoli / carnauba if I can get them out?

Thanks!