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   lostatsea2 | Apr 15, 2002 08:52pm | #1

   You might want to check out the LI Woodworkers club.  I believe they just had a "Lathe Seminar" at their monthly meeting less than two weeks ago.  Here is a link:

   http://www.liwoodworkers.org/

   They are also responsible for coordinating this weekend's wood working show at Sports Plus in Lake Grove (Rt. 347).  There is a seminar at the show for wood turning.

   Best wishes to a speedy recovery!

   Bob W.

   
   

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   Edited 4/15/2002 3:29:16 PM ET by LOSTATSEA2

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   alias | Apr 15, 2002 10:42pm | #2

   L .A.S.2-was heading out to lake grove this weekend, and i did talk to gabe at L.I. WOODWORKERS and pretty much said the same. thanks alot for your best wishes and see you out there.

   the bear

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   fdampier | Apr 16, 2002 06:59am | #3

   In the for what it's worth dept.

     I'm not certain that standing at a lathe is easy on your back.   I 've got hundreds of spindles to turn and the limit to me is my back.  I can stand there only so long before my back signals that times up.  Maybe my stance is wrong or my spare tire causes me to bend too much but a couple  of spindles is my limit.

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   alias | Apr 16, 2002 12:03pm | #4

   Bonjour F - you probably have a point there, one honestly i didnt even think about. but none the less i'll test the waters with. it's funny because just today in P.T. he was telling me that if your going to stand in one place doing repeative work, shift your weight, from foot to foot and/ or put one foot on a box/ foot stool to take the direct pressure off the spine. now coupled with lathe work, i have no idea if that will cut it where balance seems to be paramount . if i get one of those laced up trusses( god i dread those things) and give it a whirl. who knows. maybe i should scrap this lathe idea, hhhmmmm i'll have think this over . thanks for taking the time to post . cherrs the bear

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   fdampier | Apr 17, 2002 05:50am | #5

   It may be the tension or stress of working with something that has the potential to break or come loose an do extreme damage to someone.   If you think about the forces involved, the wood is driven by spurs that dig in and then you carve off wood with your gouge.  What a little differance there is between the hold the spurs have and the wood carved off by the gouge, esp. during the intial stages when it's carve release, carve release,   or load unload cycles which is the recipe for failure.

      All I can say is check the set of the spurs often, esp while during the intial turning into round.

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   alias | Apr 17, 2002 02:41pm | #6

   see thats what i mean, and looking for . good guidance. will do thanks bear

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   quatersawn | Apr 17, 2002 11:53pm | #7

   Lathe work is very tough on the back. I minimized the impacts by raising the lathe bed as high as was safely possible, and, I put down a hollow core door to stand on. They have a honeycomb interior that absorbs and softens better than rubber mats. Unfortunatley, they also raise you higher above the lathe, and eventually begin to sag. But, they are cheap and you can cut them in half for future use.

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   alias | Apr 18, 2002 03:09am | #8

   great advice thanks loads this is a real surprise on great advice. much thanks mark