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Had this idea rattling around inside my head long

Had this idea rattling around inside my head long enough that I got annoyed enough to build it.
MT2 arbour blank, box, some mounting hardware and a voltage regulator (connected up to a USB power bank out of frame), laser diode, collimator with cross-line screen.
Plug it into your tailstock, line up the vertical line with the indexing plate's indicator that most modern minilathes have, put on your chuck and now you have the piece's centerline indicated by laser to help beginners set up their tool rest height.
I mean, after a while spent doing it, you get to where you can do it by eye and for spindle turning you'd need a magnet on the box or outrigger on the tailstock so it could still show a centerline on a spindle, but this is (a) a prototype and (b) mostly a way to get the idea out of my head where it was annoying me 😀
#woodturning #irishwoodturner #laser #lathe #prototype

Spalted beech bowl (blank courtesy of @homeofwoodu

Spalted beech bowl (blank courtesy of @homeofwooduk, thanks Paul!). Sanded, sealed, yorkshire grit, beeswax. Nice and simple. First largish bowl (just shy of eight inches in diameter) so wasn't trying anything fancier than not making a total mess of it 😀
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Just testing. Needs more design and colour thought

Just testing. Needs more design and colour thought, but now I know how the wood reacts to stain and resin and gold buff-it so I can go have a think about it. Xmas tree ornament made from ex-Xmas tree 😀
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So that's what spalted xmas tree looks like... #wo

So that's what spalted xmas tree looks like... #woodturning #irishwoodturner

New blanks arrived today from @homeofwooduk and su

New blanks arrived today from @homeofwooduk and suffering cats, they're pretty. Thanks Paul! #woodturning #irishwoodturner

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