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Nothing to worry about. Even a 1/3 hp 120v motor can get you speeds from 700~ to 3000~ by either adjusting the belt or dial.
Variable speed is nice with a dial/digital read so you can crank to speed and see it's correct. Bit types can vary slightly for speeds with...
Honestly, I believe you'd be fine with any decently reviewed machine for hobby use. I have a simple Skil that's been with me since I got my...
Thanks Ben! I'm still on/off working on the hybrid salvage ken. The wood cups and the nylon body are coming along great but I wanted to refine...
I might put one or two Tora on the store site in a bit now that I know the process works and the tama holds up well. Maybe this or next weekend...
Just posted my talk-through and photos of the process on my site here: https://side7studio.com/blogs/post-board/tora-tama-process Hope it's...
[MEDIA] I spend the occasional weekend in my home studio/workshop! Sometimes things turn out neat and sometimes new things are discovered in the...
@Cheech_Sander @htimSxelA @Ben Lowe @goenKendama Thanks for all the love you guys. This is why the DS is such a rad community. I'll try and...
@Vlats i generally use urethane based glue for durability. On other non-dropped or heavy-impact objects that have more complex clamping and need...
@Vlats is right that the photo tama have a mahogany ring up by the string hole. Wanted thin walnut but you work with what you can get. Anyway,...
shapeways.com studiofathom.com Can work your files for you in higher resolution/quality and with more material options than an in-home spool-fed...
Plan/build/test/repeat-x-times and keep the process materials for other processes. Mistakes/anomalies tend to point towards opportunities for...
some good photos of grain direction for reference with Red Oak as an example: http://www.wood-database.com/red-oak/ Plus they have lots of data...
Stay safe! Whenever we exchange shop horror stories, it's usually someone making a bad call. They thought they could get by with something "this...
