Drewboy22
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My folks have a "Group" of neighbors that they hang out with and do dinners and parties and what-nots with. They have been trying to come up with something for Christmas gifts but like to keep the cost down. Well, dad was looking through my PSI catalog and he saw the "stoppers".
We ordered the 10 stopper (BS1) starter package that comes with the drill bit and the chuck, found a weekend that worked for us and got to work. These are his first projects on a lathe since his High School Shop Class. We had a good time, made a ton of dust, and learned a lot about how not use a detail gouge
. (It is not as easy as they make it look on the Youtube vids...)
I will give a quick review. The Kit comes with 10 chunks of wood (Yucatan Rosewood, Bocote, Padauk, Bubinga, and Zebrawood X2), 23/64 drill bit, and a bottle stopper chuck. The instructions say to drill a 3/4 deep hole with the bit and screw onto the chuck. Easy money right? Wrong, I found that the chuck did not cut deep enough threads so the first time there was a catch it would strip all the threads out of the hole. So, around the 4th blank we decided to use medium CA and coat the hole. That made all the difference. After that all was smooth sailing. The chrome seemed to be good quality and the rubber was thick and seemed to be made well also.
Dad's first time back on the lathe
Zebra Wood
Padauk Wood
Rose Wood
Bocote Wood
Bubinga Wood
Pine Wood
The Collection
Thanks for taking the time to look All C&C are welcome
We ordered the 10 stopper (BS1) starter package that comes with the drill bit and the chuck, found a weekend that worked for us and got to work. These are his first projects on a lathe since his High School Shop Class. We had a good time, made a ton of dust, and learned a lot about how not use a detail gouge
. (It is not as easy as they make it look on the Youtube vids...)I will give a quick review. The Kit comes with 10 chunks of wood (Yucatan Rosewood, Bocote, Padauk, Bubinga, and Zebrawood X2), 23/64 drill bit, and a bottle stopper chuck. The instructions say to drill a 3/4 deep hole with the bit and screw onto the chuck. Easy money right? Wrong, I found that the chuck did not cut deep enough threads so the first time there was a catch it would strip all the threads out of the hole. So, around the 4th blank we decided to use medium CA and coat the hole. That made all the difference. After that all was smooth sailing. The chrome seemed to be good quality and the rubber was thick and seemed to be made well also.
Dad's first time back on the lathe
Zebra Wood
Padauk Wood
Rose Wood
Bocote Wood
Bubinga Wood
Pine Wood
The Collection
Thanks for taking the time to look
All C&C are welcome
