I am thinking about it as well, I see zero benefit for me being a member. Seems like the magazine has one or two things about woodturning that are light years above my skill level and the the rest are ads. Another turn off was the face shield drama that the AAW did.
I just got a nice size piece of granite that was an off cut. I used contact cement to glue sheets of 80 grit sandpaper to the slab and will use this to flatten one side of the ring. I can put a 16 inch ring on it with our with out running off the end but you could sand much larger rings without...
Has anyone finished the beginner project vase that is loaded in the software? If anyone has completed it could you share a photo of the finished piece?
Guess I need to find a drum sander, I WAS using a 12 inch board with sandpaper taped to a glue block on the lathe. I had flat rings but they were not even and one side was taller. Also without vacuum it is a dusty mess and me and the shop pays the price.
HI Kevin, any files that would be an easy start as a first project, not looking at different woods, just maybe some low cost wood from Metro or some scraps.
Just got the miterset plates and want to make some rings. So far not getting good rings, I think by table saw blade is flexing and...