Exclusive Video: Wins and Losses with the New Lathe
Added 2023-08-12 11:00:03 +0000 UTCFriends:
Ahead of our upcoming video on my Spring Pole Lathe I have a little video review on how the thing actually works. We will cover the build in detail, but I wanted to give everyone some crucial early insights. There are a couple of mistakes that will REALLY screw up your lathe, and I made a few of those mistakes. I hope to save you the trouble and point you in the right direction with this build.
Also, I will be on vacation from today until the 17th. I won't have internet for most of this time, so I won't be available for messages or comments. This is a fairly urgent mental health break and I explain it in the video.
The video says I'll be back in October, which is a sign of how tired I am. We'll be back in SEPTEMBER. We're just taking the rest of August off.
See you in 2 weeks.
--Rex
Comments
so excited to hear from you tackling this sweet project much gratitude for your time I hope you use the time to vacation and rest and recovery. I will look forward to see your new creation when the time comes!!. this will be for me one more device working in a place off the grid and limited electricity!! have Fun Rex!!
Dr RAUL ZAVALETA
2023-09-01 02:39:33 +0000 UTCAs others said, please, take all the mental (and spiritual and emotional, etc) health time you need!
Bibliotheca
2023-08-29 01:29:32 +0000 UTCPlease relax, burnout is not much fun, so take all the time you need Rex!
Peter Mealey
2023-08-28 05:07:25 +0000 UTCSounds like a great vacation. Enjoy!!
Barry Minner
2023-08-25 22:45:49 +0000 UTCYou're very welcome!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:40:43 +0000 UTCYeah, I left that stuff at home, but you're very funny!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:40:25 +0000 UTCI found the woods most restorative. Thank you1
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:40:08 +0000 UTCThank you! It means a lot. I feel like folks on this community are closer to actual freinds.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:39:48 +0000 UTCI appreciate that more than I can say!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:39:20 +0000 UTCYou're very kind. Thank you!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:39:01 +0000 UTCIt was lovely. Thank you!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:38:50 +0000 UTCAh! A fellow teacher! I taught University English for 11 years before I did this for a living. I could never do elementary school. I'm not that tough.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:38:32 +0000 UTCIt's all coming up soon. I'm doing the voice-over for the lathe build later today.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:37:44 +0000 UTCI'm back....everything's still here. The place didn't burn down without me. Guess I'm not the center of the universe.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:37:15 +0000 UTCMy mom is walking around using a cane! It nothing short of a miracle.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:36:19 +0000 UTCIt was lovely. Thank you!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:35:51 +0000 UTCMust be lens-distortion. The screw came out quite straight. No perfect, but close.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:35:41 +0000 UTCYou're very kind. Thank you!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:35:09 +0000 UTCIt was a fantastic break. I do feel a lot better.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:34:58 +0000 UTCIt might not be easy, but it sure is cheap. If you wanted to try, there's not much to lose.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:34:37 +0000 UTCNo, I mean there was no internet at all. It was bliss.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:34:07 +0000 UTCThank you!
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:33:45 +0000 UTCJohn, I'm glad you're okay! Thanks for the words of wisdom. I hear you loud and clear.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:33:36 +0000 UTCIt's a real learning experience! Worth the effort.
Rex Krueger
2023-08-25 12:32:43 +0000 UTCSuper intrigued by the spring pole lathe. Have a good vacation Rex, thanks for all you do!
Adam Hinkel
2023-08-21 14:06:56 +0000 UTCWiishing you and yours well. Don't forget your Bodgers bench and pole lathe lots of green wood where you are gonig.
Mark Evans
2023-08-14 08:30:29 +0000 UTCWhile you may be having trouble with your inner critic, we outer critics insist that you take time for yourself. Time in the woods will definitely help recharge your batteries. Go, enjoy and we will be here when you return.
Matt Evans-Koch
2023-08-13 20:06:41 +0000 UTCYay for the lathe. Health first, always. All the best, your parasocial friends.
Helge
2023-08-13 02:46:34 +0000 UTCRex, being a patron is like buying you a coffee. I'd do it if you were off for a month!
Joseph Vaughan
2023-08-13 02:30:54 +0000 UTCAnother great video, looking forward to the build video. In the meantime enjoy your well earned break
Shane Thomas
2023-08-12 23:15:47 +0000 UTCIt's not a vacation when you have cell and internet service. Enjoy your time.
Michael Bennett
2023-08-12 19:28:27 +0000 UTCNew guy here. Love your chanel, and I'm so excited that I became a patron. Enjoy your time off - we all need it sometimes. I'll be relaxing with 26 second graders all day every day....
Bruce McDonald
2023-08-12 19:01:55 +0000 UTCThank you, Rex. Enjoy your much needed vacation. Looking forward to seeing the build video and your new Compass Rose Tools.
Jennessa Lynam
2023-08-12 18:57:41 +0000 UTCenjoy your vacation everything will still be here when you get back.
Daniel Doggett
2023-08-12 18:30:26 +0000 UTCFamily and self care are always a priority! One reason I’ve stayed with you even as I’ve shifted to more power tools for my own health reasons- you know what is important! I hope you’re mom is doing well and go have fun in the woods! Be well!
JJ Hoffman
2023-08-12 17:55:37 +0000 UTCMental health is as important as physical health! Enjoy your downtime!
Bill Hedge
2023-08-12 17:28:23 +0000 UTCIs the HF c-clamp screw level or is that just a trick of the camera? Have a good vacation.
Stuart
2023-08-12 17:05:01 +0000 UTCGood for you recognizing that you need some time off. Have fun and see you when you get back.
doug reid
2023-08-12 16:17:34 +0000 UTCEnjoy your time off - Get rested, there's plenty of your content I haven't seen yet. The mental break is probably most important.
mtnman
2023-08-12 16:07:24 +0000 UTCEnjoy your time off and am looking forward to more on your spring pole lathe. Never thought I would turn but now you have me thinking…
Gerald Eddy
2023-08-12 15:14:10 +0000 UTCGood choice on the cabin. Wired Internet is some much more reliable in remote locations.
Richard C von Brecht
2023-08-12 14:54:15 +0000 UTCHave a very relaxing vacation. You deserve it!!!
John Hiemstra
2023-08-12 14:47:57 +0000 UTCRex, I'm a lot older than you, but I still feel like I can just grind through projects...this is a mistaken and potentially dangerous belief. I did just that earlier this month, a home construction project in 100 degree heat before gathering some friends in a cabin for daily fishing floats on a big river...starting tired and getting more tired every day. On the fifth day I made a simple error of judgement that could have had fatal consequences. Fortunately, and with the sterling assistance of the local Search and Rescue deputies, we all came through it, and the worst consequences were lost equipment and a couple of weeks labor I will have to invest to fix the drift boat. Get your rest and rejuvenation, take care of yourself and your family, we will be happy when you get back!
John Griswold
2023-08-12 13:55:17 +0000 UTCEnjoy the break. I have a nice lathe, but I would really like to build the springpole - just for the fun. Maybe I could donate it afterwards...
Rick Prosser
2023-08-12 13:45:31 +0000 UTCEnjoy your time off!
Paul Brown
2023-08-12 13:30:29 +0000 UTCI love your design on thought processes on how you build projects. Thanks for sharing. Also, enjoy your break. I completely understand your burnout. I go through it with my job all the time. Luckily I know when my busy times are and I usually am able to schedule down time when I need it. Enjoy your rest, and I look forward to your return.
Brendan Langord
2023-08-12 13:11:52 +0000 UTCI have some C-Clamps that will find a new life on a bandsaw jig. Thanks for the example. Enjoy your vacation.
Craig Thibodeaux
2023-08-12 13:07:21 +0000 UTCTry and rest. Don't take your work with you no matter how tempting.
Sean McGown
2023-08-12 12:58:00 +0000 UTCBe safe and rest up
mshafer1
2023-08-12 12:54:56 +0000 UTCHave a good vacation! We will be here and we can (will) wait for what you have in store next!
Bradley Barth
2023-08-12 12:41:41 +0000 UTCThank you for the words of encouragement at the end. Society at large (particularly in the US) needs to elevate the value of taking time for mental health (myself included). Enjoy your vacation, sounds like it will be great!. The lathe is looking amazing! I will definitely be building mine closely following your plans when they release. I do want to have elements that make it a proper “bowl lathe” as well. That may involve making a different set of poppets altogether. We’ll see. As always, amazing work, and thank you Rex!
Aaron Wasielewski
2023-08-12 12:33:49 +0000 UTCEnjoy your vacation. Just like unpaid bills, we'll be here when you get back. Recognizing that I zero experience with a springpole lathe, here is some unsolicited input. I strikes me that the tool rest is too slender for its length, leading to unwanted deflection. Greater top to bottom thickness would stiffen it up. Mind you I'm speaking from the perspective of someone with experience only on a modern motorized lathe, and the speeds and forces on a springpole lathe may make this a non-issue.
Brian Taylor
2023-08-12 12:11:25 +0000 UTCEnjoy your vacation. We will be here when you come back
Marc Barash
2023-08-12 11:46:17 +0000 UTCWhat is this "break" thing you speak of ??? With my regular job it's impossible to get more than a day off at a time, even my "vacation" time gets cut short usually because I'm needed... annnnnnnnnnd then there's the horses lol. The horses don't give breaks so when do need a bit of "me" time I go out and brush my big "Rex Size" horse... you would love him, he's a draft horse and topped out at 1 ton last year, he's taller than our truck and I have to use the tailgate to get up on him lol. Rest well my friend and see you in October !!!!
The Idle Hands Workshop - Stephen Miller
2023-08-12 11:33:19 +0000 UTC
