A morse taper with rust or sanding dust on the walls will adversely effect the concentricity of a lathe center. Clean tapers periodically with a conical wire brush used by plumbers to prepare copper fittings for soldering. They are inexpensive and available at most hardware stores. The size designed for 1/2” tubing works well on a #2 Morse taper.
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| July Meeting |
The July meeting will be on Tuesday July 27th at Jim Kephart Open Shop 7/25 only. Jim will NOT be doing an open shop in August. |
| August Meeting |
Open Shop Days. Come visit with your fellow woodturners at their shops. Learn a new technique, learn to embelish, see how to set up your shop, laugh alot & let the chips fly!!! Please call to let them know that you are coming so that they can anticipate the attendance. Ken Rowe - 8/14 Salt & Pepper mills 860-349-1558 Corey Anderson - 8/15 1PM - ? 860-368-1146 Eric Holmquist - 8/22 9AM - ? 860-289-4791 Rick Meier - 8/28 10AM-4PM intro to airbrushing & pryography 860-643-0890 Al Czellecz — date TBD, please watch website for date
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