Month: March 2008

Spring Classes at the Little Knittery

The new Spring class schedule has been announced at the wonderful LA-area yarn shop The Little Knittery. Learning to knit and crochet is still free, but there’s also a nice selection of classes that’ll cost you, such as sockmaking, recycled plastic knitting, crocheted bikini, and this cute li’l guy: The Pentapus, based on a comic […]

DIY Lathe chip guard

DIY Lathe chip guard

Nick made a chip guard for his Cummins mini-lathe. Anyone who has worked on a metal lathe knows what a mess the chips make. They can also do a lot of damage if they get into the gears and/or lead screws. This is a nice modification that really should be an OEM part. DIY Lathe […]