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I was fortunate to be able to stay with Elmer and Judy Adams while I was visiting the Big Island Woodturners. They have a comfortable guest cottage attached to Elmer's workshop area. I'll post some pictures of the cottage in the next posting or two.
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Elmer showed me what he had on the lathe at the moment. This is the start of a Chapter Collaboration for the AAW symposium.
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I was surprised that this boring bar system didn't have a captured bar, but Elmer says this system works beautifully. He showed me how easy it is to use.
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It's a pretty large boring bar, but with the large hollow forms he does, it's necessary to have that kind of support.
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Yep, those are some mighty big boring bars. I'll post a picture of some of Elmer's hollow forms soon - they are mighty big vessels!
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Here's the business end of the boring bar. Elmer uses a modified grind that is shaped like the end of a small gouge.
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Big vessels need big calipers and big steady rests. One would think that Elmer lived in Texas by the size of all of his turning equipment.
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