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I got quotes from Paul, Infinity, Sossner's and Buckeye. Buckeye had the best price by far and also was very willing to help me alter details to make it just right. I was very pleased with their service and price. I have never dealt with another company, and don't think I'll need to. If I ever need ...

+1 on self-centering, I wish I had one!! The independent only takes a few more seconds to get centered, but self-centering is the way to go. Maybe some day I will find a self-centering chuck that will fit these jaws. Basically, for the towers, use a solid piece of metal as opposed to a front plate a...

new batch arriving hopefully by 8/10/2014
taking reservations now

If you have access to machinery and want to "do it once and never again", I'd consider something along these lines. I took the original jaw and reversed it (as you would for gripping big pieces). Then cut out the notches from bar stock and match it to the notches on the original jaw. Keep ...

I know this is an old topic but does anyone have some example pictures they could post? I like the idea of using these bits. I have no idea what the tip should look like. No point at all? Is any other sharpening required after shaping? Also in another thread some talked about putting the (spade) bi...

Steve, it's a nice improvement over the eBay page. Do you have any plans to set up a shopping cart right on your web page? yes, hopefully by the end of the year it will have the cart. It's gonna take some time to program the right shipping arrangements since so many products are hard to standardize...

i.keenum wrote:Sweet! Congrats on the website brother, you still going to be doing ebay?

As much as I would like to get rid of ebay, it's a great resource to bring in new customers (especially from other industries), so it will stay up for sure

scotties22 wrote:ps....i like that you carry all of Gary's books

Gary is the man!! Neil is too, those guys put their heart and soul into making those awesome books

Ocyd wrote: Does this mean you're going to stop updating the threads here or consolidate in general?

I'll keep updating some things here, but not a lot. I'll still be an active member of the forum

we've finally gotten together the beginning of the website!!

I'll eventually be asking people if they would like their website posted on the 'links' page.

Go check it out, and share with your friends

http://vermontfreehand.com/

wdteipen wrote:That purple looks pink on my monitor. What does it look like in person, Steve?

I'm not sure how it looks in person, but their photos are usualy pretty accurate, it's a light purple, or a dark lavender

I too hope to see some solid colors and other cumberland colors come out of NYH. They seem a little slow in the process of "finding the right pigments", but they're getting there. I'll see what they have in their plans for solid colors. I have the orange/black currently in 16mm, but thats ...

due to some quirks in the rubber industry, NYH has discontinued some colors and are trying new pigments to obtain new cumberland colors. At present they offer black/red, black/purple and black/turquoise and they will soon finish the tests with black/orange. Here's a pic of the new purple. I hope to ...

my ebonite source specifically told me this was nyh so I hope it's not the nikko :-) I can assure you this is NYH material. These "flaws" look like tiny little bubbles with a crease I've seen bubbles before, but not creases, I'm wondering how loaded your wheels are Not sure if the wheels ...

the are all part of "Saint and Liars", but they don't have any albums. You might be able to find more clips here and there on the internet

I would recommend contacting Jeff, he'd know best

if there were a way to type VT redneck slang, I'd give it a shot, but it's one of those things you have to hear in person, loveit or hateit, thats how we roll

Nate wrote:I should really meet this Steve guy, seems super cool.

I look forward to meeting you too someday, Kate Ning

a lot of people use a 36 grit wheel for rough shaping, but since I do not use one, not sure where to send you I do carry/stock a 5" hook and loop with it's own arbor ($25 for pad and arbor) and I also carry the J. Alan french wheel that fits on your own Beall arbor ($80 for the french wheel, $1...

hahaha, I knew this would get out!!! The guy I did woodworking with for 15 years (he's like a father to me) has a son in high school who used me and my story for his school video project. It was part of "Voices of Vermont", I encourage you to view the other videos too, of the local friends...