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ARTICULATING ARM No. 2, Professional Model, Videos and PLANS

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Here it is, my second articulating arm, made out of kiln dried oak. Basically the same as the first prototype, but now with its own post. In the prototype I worked out the mechanism, and found out that it was very successful. It could be rebuild from a better wood along with a few changes that I found out while making this model. Just because it is made of wood it is not weak in any way, and I think it would pretty much keep up with a professional metal one for the novice turner. The advantage is that it can be built very easily at a very low cost and do some turning that you have only dreamed of.
As an aid I video taped the process of making this one. There are two videos of over 20 minutes each, Part 1 and Part 2. and also a demonstration video of using this one. about 10 minutes. In these videos I have tried to explain all aspects. I will show the simple basic plans also in this post for easy reference if you choose to build one.Demonstration video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpDQcryQ5rs&t=24sPart 1 construction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N07oHFxfhU&t=54sPart 2 construction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4od5gQBvKOM&t=6sIf interesting in building one it may be an advantage to watch the demonstration video for the first one.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ttXYMFW1gs&t=9sFor interest sake here are a few more pictures.The dimensions on these plans can be changed to meet your lathe size.Now I just have to make a completed project since the block I tried it out on was green wood and split. I cut this block from an old yellow cedar log today, hopefully I will have more success on this one.Thanks for checking this one out, fun to build and use. Hope this experiment will aid a number of you good woodworking folk.Comments appreciated. would like to know what you think of this idea.for interest sake here are a few more pictures.

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Arrowhead jewelry

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I'm a USA Archery coach and recently experimented with creating some arrowhead jewelry gifts for some of the archers I work with. Various woods, cut on the scroll saw and then shaped, sanded and finished.

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Leg Vise with Yost Screw

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I have wanted to add a leg vise to my bench for a long time. I received a Yost 18 vise screw as a gift for Christmas, and today I was able to get it installed. I have a Roubo build coming up, and figured if I could install a functional leg vise on an existing bench, then including it in the build process should be at least a little easier.I cut down some 2×12s to 6 wide to fit on my jointer. After jointing and planing, I used my biscuit joiner and glued them back up. I laminated two 1 1/4 pieces at 10 wide. I ended up with a final width of 8 3/4 that tapers to 6 at the bottom. I also chamfered the top and bottom faces. I sanded to 220 grit and finished with boiled linseed oilMy bench legs aren't flush with the top so I planed a 4 wide piece of pine to flush everything up. Then, I used a corded hammer drill and Forstner bit to bore the hole in the leg to accommodate the vise screw. I bored the screw hole in the chop with my drill press.I cut a large dowel to serve as the crank for the vise. I also drilled holes in the screw so that the dowel is stationary and doesn't slide back and forth.As I am starting my new bench build in the next month, I have been looking into the usual accessories. The Benchcrafted stuff is incredible. I ordered their plans for the Split Top Roubo, but I am struggling with the price associated with their hardware. I have absolutely no doubt regarding the quality of their Hardware, but am finding it difficult to convince myself to drop $700 on vises.In the end, I am pleased with this vise screw, and know that it will only be better when installed as part of the build. I was impressed enough with the quality of the screw that I decided to order the Yost 17 end vise. I will report on that when I install it on my new bench.Thanks for looking!

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