So what's your other hobbies or interests?

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THAT’S a lathe!

I’m just working on a midi Rikon 70-1217vs.
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I’ve always been fascinated by foot powered lathes which were used prior to electricity. I just picked up a Barnes 4 1/2 velocipede lathe on Tuesday that is operated by food pedals, not a treadle, which ironically kinda goes with the topic of this forum in general:
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This is a metal lathe but Barnes sold a tool rest for it to use if for wood turning also. I’ve spoken with several guys who use one for wood turning now online.

I spent a couple hours cleaning it up last night. I’ve never in my life owned such a highly engineered and precisely machined piece of equipment.

A 125 year old machine, and everything on it turns freely and nothing is rusted tight. The only rust is some surface rust that was on the flat belt pulleys. I’ve never been so impressed with a piece of tooling as this one.
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Interesting story about my Powermatic lathe, I used it in high school, it was one of 4 lathes in the wood shop. I remained friends with the wood shop instructor after graduation, and when he retired, the school district quit the wood shop, in fact they stopped all of the industrial arts programs. I was able to buy one of the lathes and I did a bit of a restoration after about 50 years of high school duty. They were almost give away prices and probably were headed to the dumpster if I hadn't spoken up. I was able to get a hollow chisel mortiser and a combo disc / belt sander as well.
 
Sometimes hand wood working tools, just feel right. When I need a plane for a project, even though I own a Makita power planer, I usually grab my bench, jack, or block plane. There's something very satisfying when you peel off long ribbons of wood with a sharp, properly adjusted plane.
 
chunk said:
Sometimes hand wood working tools, just feel right. When I need a plane for a project, even though I own a Makita power planer, I usually grab my bench, jack, or block plane. There's something very satisfying when you peel off long ribbons of wood with a sharp, properly adjusted plane.
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Amen. My direct ancestors made Pennsylvania black powder long rifles by hand, from 1810 to 1865. Even though I went into medicine, I’d like to think I picked up even a tiny fraction of their skill.

Three of the five in my family:
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A friend needed a “visual aid” for his high school senior presentation on the Battle of Antietam and asked me if we could make a civil war cannon on my lathe.
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And my antique pedal powered lathe, finally turning a piece of wood:
 
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Not a hobby of mine, but I was blown away when I watched this video of a man from Calgary, AB who makes miniature suits of armour.

 
I like playing basketball and volleyball. Great activities to keep fit and have a good time.
 
I like home design and decoration and do ti for pleasure since i was a kid.
This home decorators collection is amazing and inspired myself for some great works in the past.
Not sure why i didn't make a living from that and went a very boring way.
 
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5 1/2” wide, 7 1/2” tall cherry kitchen utensil canister, Bradford pear utensils, turned on my wood lathe:
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chunk said:
How about a pic of your lathe? I have a Powermatic model 90.
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I just upgraded to a (used) Nova DVR XP, a major upgrade over my midi Rikon:
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I did my first bowl from a piece of a big hackberry tree my brother cut down last fall:
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A friend asked recently if I could make them a honey dipper. I went one further and found a glass jar with a glass lid and rubber seal ring, and made a honey dipper lid for it tonight:
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And this week I’m building a steady rest for my lathe.
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I have a good many hobbies, I do wood working, collect vintage tools, electronic design, working on cars, but food has always been one, not just out of necessity but because I enjoy it. That's why we're starting the food trailer.

I just whipped this up today for desert tonight. It's a "true" strawberry cheesecake. Not just strawberries tossed on top, but reduced berries mixed into the batter. The entire cake has a nice pinkish hue. All that on a graham cracker crust, and a chocolate ganoche on top with fresh strawberries. It is strawberry season here.

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Well, I travel by boat. I have a Hatteras 42 Long Range Cruiser. This spring over 77 days I brought it back from Madisonville Louisiana to Lorain Ohio. 3,250 miles.
Displacement 23 tons, Fuel 2.5 tons, water 1 ton. Speed 7.5 knot @ 3 gph. with Detroit 453's. Yes the E bike was on board.
 

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K PierreR said:
Well, I travel by boat. I have a Hatteras 42 Long Range Cruiser. This spring over 77 days I brought it back from Madisonville Louisiana to Lorain Ohio. 3,250 miles.
Displacement 23 tons, Fuel 2.5 tons, water 1 ton. Speed 7.5 knot @ 3 gph. with Detroit 453's. Yes the E bike was on board.
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Nice! I've been considering buying a watercraft, doing the Great Loop, than selling it.
 
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