Suggest Supply List (suggested by David Ellsworth):

 

WOODTURNING SUPPLY

COMPANIES:

 - Craft Supplies, USA

 - Packard Woodworks

 

FACEPLATES – TOOL RESTS:

   Bill Kuhlemeier

   Sea Horse Custom Fab.

   486 Banks Chapel Rd.

   Ranger, GA 30734

   (706) 334-4057

 

FACEPLATE SCREWS:

 - McMaster-Carr Supply Co.

   (see address under ‘tool steel’)

   #14 x 1”, Phillips Round Head

 - Manhattan Supply Corp. (MSC)

   #14 x 1”, Phillips Round Head

      Cat. #87923447 - $20.12/100

   #14 x 1 ¼”, Phillips Round Head

   (see address under ‘grinding wheels’)

 

FACEPLATE TAPS: 1”, 1 ¼”, 33mm x 8tpi

   J. & J Beall Tool Co.

   541 Swans Rd. NE

   Newark, OH 43055

   (704) 345-5045

 

DC MOTOR DRIVES:

   Woodco Products – Chuck Woodruff

   5507 55th Ave. South

   Seattle, WA 98118

   Voice/Fax: (206) 723-8487

 

VACUUM CHUCKS:

   Bill Grumbine

   1587 Siegfriedale Rd.

   Kutztown, PA 19530

   (610) 248-7661

   ultradad@enter.net

 

VACUUM PUMPS:

   ¼ HP, 220V - $89.95

   www.surpluscenter.com

   [Cat#: 90048A315]

 

SPRAY LACQUER:

   Krylon Acrylic

   “Crystal Clear” - #1303

   “Matte Finish”  - #1309

   “UV-Clear”       - #1305

 

GRINDING WHEELS & Assorted

Accessories for Wood and Metal

   MSC Industrial Supply Co. Inc.

   100 MSC Drive

   Jonestown, PA 17038-0000

   Tel: 800-645-7270

    www.mscdirect.com

   100/120 Grit Aluminum Oxide

     8” x 1”, 5/8” arbor

     Cat. #75941443………$22.00

 

BUFFING WHEELS &

POLISHING COMPOUNDS:

   Hagstoz Jewelry Supply

   709 Sansom St.

   Philadelphia, PA 19106

   Tel: (215) 922-1627

 

SANDPAPER: (Auto body & paint suppliers)

   Self-sticking 6” discs (220gr):

                Norton #32374

   Self-sticking 5” discs (320gr):

                Norton #32371

 

ABRANET SANDING DISCS [5” & 6”]

   Abranet Finishing Discs & Interface Pads

   (216) 631-5309

    www.homesteadfinishing.com  (appear to be out of business)

   [Look under “Abrasives”, then Mirka

    Abrasives”, scroll to bottom of page]

Also 2” & 3” from Steve Worchester

    3304 Colt Dr., Plano, TX 75074

    972-424-7958, steve@turningwood.com

                            www.turningwood.com

 

TOOL STEEL:

 - ENCO – 800-873-3626

      www.use-enco.com

 - McMaster-Carr

      732-833-0300

      www.mcmaster.com

 - MSC (see above)

0-1   Drill Rod: 3/8, 7/16”, ½” x 36”

¼” & 3/16” square 10% cobalt tips     

 

“VERTICAL SOLUTION”

[Sharpening aid for Ellsworth sharpening jig]

Don Geiger

2606 NW170th St.

Newberry, FL 32669

352-472-5035