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lathe

Ernie Conover nine foot wood bed lathe. Shows the head stock with an open segmented platter in the chuck. Also shows the lathe tool rack which are used to turn the outside of the bowls. Also tail stock centers, etc.

bowl station

Rolling table which holds my handles and cutters to turn the inside of the bowls.

cutting station

Sliding table on which the segements are cut. Loosen the 2 black knobs and set the angle with the angle jig shown with the RED end. Also shown is a Laser on an adjustable arm used to cut at a very precise spot on special designed glued up length of wood.

lathe

Tool sharpening station. Cabinet below holds stronghold chucks, vacumn chucks and face plates.

16in. drum sander

16 inch wide drum sander. Used to sand segment rings smooth and parallel on both sides prior to gluing up the rings to form a bowl.

saw

Compound Miter saw used to cut segments which are too thick to cut on the table saw with the sliding table jig. Also cut the gap inserts to the proper length for the segment thickness.

glue station

Gluing table area. Glue bottles, Wiping rags and glue brushes. Bowls with wet rags to clean up glue on the table.

12 Inch Disk Sander

Used to sand Segments to make some special effects which cannot be cut on the table saw or miter saw.