Building my mill...

[Peter Drouin]

Now you can market them. Good job.

[21incher]

Congratulations, glad to see it working.  8) 8)
It will be interesting to see how they dry.

[Kbeitz]

Congratulations, glad to see it working.  8) 8)
It will be interesting to see how they dry.

Hopefully with a twist... :D

[Crusarius]

Stickering is an interesting question. but what about a rifling planer?

[Ga Mtn Man]

Beitzing:  The act of cutting a timber into a bizarre and unnatural twist.

The are self-stickering.

[Kbeitz]

I know I know I know I know .... Cut twisted stickers...

[fishfighter]

K, you are the man. Outstanding. Really thanks for sharing your build.

[SineWave]

I know I know I know I know .... Cut twisted stickers...

Or use the offcuts!

Twisted Timbers® and Twisted Stickers!

Stickering is an interesting question. but what about a rifling planer?

Imagine feeding those puppies through a table saw ... don't stand behind the blade!!!

[Magicman]

Nickname you the propeller man.   :D


 


 
I watched someone else make a propeller but it was unintentional.   

[Kbeitz]

I never knew saw lumber could be so much fun...
Check this out.  Twisted octagons...



 



 



 



 

[Larry]

Now, if you had a router to run in place of the blade you could cut some flutes that would add more definition to the post.

Don't let goat see this or he will be selling them world wide for $300 each. ;D

[Joe Hillmann]

Is it going to bother you if others start copying your idea?  I have have a transmission from a snapper lawn mower that would be a good start a building a lathe like yours.

[Crusarius]

that would be kool in 1x material to. make some really kool partition walls for lobby areas in hotels and stuff...

[Magicman]

Maybe if you sawed Sweetgum lumber with that lathe it would lay/dry flat?   ???

[gww]

K
I like the look of the octagon better then the square.
Cheers
gww

[Kbeitz]

Is it going to bother you if others start copying your idea?  I have have a transmission from a snapper lawn mower that would be a good start a building a lathe like yours.

Nope... Go for it... You really cant stop people from copying your stuff today.
They make one little change and say... My unit is different I din't copy yours.
So I don't let it bother me... But hey... You gotta post pictures...

[Kbeitz]

Looks like I'm going to need to put an adjustable weight on the lathe head.
I put a bigger ash log on and one side is really heavy. So before I saw any
more I will make the weight on the end of the center shaft that I can move
in or out and swing it 360°'s to the light end.



 

[thecfarm]

Twisted Octagans has my vote.

[fishfighter]

That counter weight idea sounds great.

[Ox]

Times 2, fish.  Fantastic idea.  Make that lathe think it has a balanced log on it.
Kev - if you really wanna make people look twice, make a 3 or 5 sided barber post!

[Kbeitz]

I got side tracked today... Family Dinner...



  

[Joe Hillmann]

I got side tracked today... Family Dinner...



 

What's cooking in the pot?

[Kbeitz]

I got side tracked today... Family Dinner...



 

What's cooking in the pot?

Sancocho...

Sancocho (from the Spanish verb sancochar, "to parboil") is a traditional soup (often considered a stew) in several Latin American cuisines derived from the Spanish dish known as cocido.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancocho

[Kbeitz]

8:45 pm but I got my weight bracket finished.
Party is still going strong. People enjoyed the zip line today.



 

[Treehack]

That pot is almost big enough for a FF Pot Luck.   :D