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Adding a countershaft to the lathe

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Scott0 comment

When turning metal on a lathe, the speed of the workpiece is quite important. Too slow and you tend to get a rough cut, too fast and the material work hardens. In Donald de Carle’s The Watchmaker’s and Model Engineer’s Lathe: A Users Manual, de Carle presents a table of… Read more“Adding a countershaft to the lathe”

Watchmakinglathe, watchmaker, watchmaking

Weeknight Curried Chicken

March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 Scott0 comment

I love curry. Seriously. Curries of all kinds. But… a lot of the curry recipes I’ve found can take hours to make and require trips to special stores like H Mart, or if they are quick, they tend to be bland and underwhelming. So finally, when I found an awesome… Read more“Weeknight Curried Chicken”

Cookingcooking, curry, recipe

Trying Out the Watchmakers Lathe

March 21, 2021 Scott0 comment
Boley Watchmakers Lathe setup

A while back, I purchased a vintage Boley watchmakers lathe to work with, but life got in the way and I wasn’t able to do the work needed to get it running. Over the Christmas break, I pulled it out and started working on it. Lathe Cleanup The first step… Read more“Trying Out the Watchmakers Lathe”

Watchmakingboley, lathe, watchmaker, watchmaking

Baggywrinkle: Or what’s that fuzzy stuff on the ship?

February 18, 2019 Scott0 comment

It happens quite often. You visit a tall ships festival at a nearby harbor and on all of the ships you see these: So you turn to one of the crew members and you ask, “What are those fuzzy caterpillar looking things up there?” And they smile and answer “Those… Read more“Baggywrinkle: Or what’s that fuzzy stuff on the ship?”

Tall ShipsBaggywrinkle, Marlinspike Seamanship, Sailing, Tall Ships
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