Before Turning On Your Shopsmith Lathe, Watch This!

SHOP NOTES: We pick up where we left off in December (Happy New Year!) with some must-do prep prior to using your Shopsmith tools for turning. Don't forget to post your Questions, Comments, and Cheapshots for the mid-week follow-up episode of "STUMPED?" and next week we'll cover some turning basics including scraping vs shearing.

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🎬 Here's a link to our last video where we walked through the HSS lathe tools mentioned in this video:    • Looking for a Deal on HSS Turning Too...  

🎬 Here's a link to the video I mentioned on 25-hour run-time maintenance of your Shopsmith Mark V:    • 25-Hour Run-Time Critical Maintenance...  

Here are a few links to these tools, which are available on Amazon:
🟢 The inexpensive and handy center finder that I use: https://amzn.to/2M4atfM
🟢 A nice, American made Drive Center and Live Center for your Shopsmith lathe: https://amzn.to/3qNZcyZ
🟢 Here's the American made rawhide mallet I've been using for the past 35 years: https://amzn.to/3ccKhKW
🟢 Benjamin's Best (PSI Woodworking) 8pc HSS Lathe Chisel Set: https://amzn.to/3ar9MXO
🟢 If you already have a standard set of HSS tools and are looking to step up to tools like an Oval Skew and a Diamond Parting tool, check-out this 6 piece PSI set: https://amzn.to/34vQOeP If this set is sold out, here's a similar set from Savannah https://amzn.to/3p9ftxz
🟢 My precious! This is the 1" Robert Sorby Skew that I love to use: https://amzn.to/3h6yazs
🟢 The 1 1/4" Robert Sorby Skew that I use: https://amzn.to/3p8Jca5
🟢 Here's an 8 piece Robert Sorby Turning Tool Set that seems to have inspired the PSI set: https://amzn.to/2WxBWbm

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Here are a few more of my favorite Shopsmith-inspired tee shirts:
🟢 "Where there's a will, there's a Shopsmith" https://www.zazzle.com/z/a2tef3ki?rf=...
🟢 "Individual tools, eh? Bummer" https://www.zazzle.com/z/abnnwwpm?rf=...
🟢 "My other saw is a drill press" https://www.zazzle.com/z/aqq4snnr?rf=...
🟢 "Don't Diss da 'Smith" https://www.zazzle.com/z/3n0ch9dc?rf=...
🟢 “Cool Woodworking Grandpa" https://www.zazzle.com/z/amec9kta?rf=...
🟢 "Five Functions of the Shopsmith Mark V" https://www.zazzle.com/z/a2vj9v6x?rf=...

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