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frank - up in grand blanc wrote:You guys are right, in principle, and I'm even a little touched that you'd say something rather than let me fall into a woodworking equivalent of a meat grinder. But I think about the arsenal of homemade jigs that I use with the table saw, band saw, etc. and wonder: where is the line between safety and paranoia? I don't have the skill to anticipate dangers with a lathe, but in time... maybe.

In poking around on the web I've found references to guys making their own equipment, e.g. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/showthread.php?t=27314



The difference between a life-long turner and a clown from Detroit are probably inumerable, but still, there it is: guys making and using homespun equipment. In the end I'll probably just spend the 20 bucks to get the basic equipment and then see where it goes.

D-Day wrote:Just finished mounting the center channel for our home theater setup. I already had the corner speakers up, and decided to finally put the center up. It was on the fireplace mantle. Now it's above the fireplace with all wires running behind the drywall. It was a PITA because I couldn't go straight down, I had to go laterally (through three studs) three feet before I could run it down to the basement, so there's some painting to do, too. All wires are hidden. The only thing left to do is to run the HDMI and TV power and I'll have all my wires hidden. That will be easy

Watched Gravity on it. Wow is all I can say. Just like being in the theater

Roquefort Robert wrote:

D-Day wrote:Just finished mounting the center channel for our home theater setup. I already had the corner speakers up, and decided to finally put the center up. It was on the fireplace mantle. Now it's above the fireplace with all wires running behind the drywall. It was a PITA because I couldn't go straight down, I had to go laterally (through three studs) three feet before I could run it down to the basement, so there's some painting to do, too. All wires are hidden. The only thing left to do is to run the HDMI and TV power and I'll have all my wires hidden. That will be easy

Watched Gravity on it. Wow is all I can say. Just like being in the theater

I'm sure it's a day late but if you put conduit in, it will make it much, much easier to replace and upgrade cables when you inevitably have to.

Sterile Whites 48313 wrote:

Roquefort Robert wrote:

D-Day wrote:Just finished mounting the center channel for our home theater setup. I already had the corner speakers up, and decided to finally put the center up. It was on the fireplace mantle. Now it's above the fireplace with all wires running behind the drywall. It was a PITA because I couldn't go straight down, I had to go laterally (through three studs) three feet before I could run it down to the basement, so there's some painting to do, too. All wires are hidden. The only thing left to do is to run the HDMI and TV power and I'll have all my wires hidden. That will be easy

Watched Gravity on it. Wow is all I can say. Just like being in the theater

I'm sure it's a day late but if you put conduit in, it will make it much, much easier to replace and upgrade cables when you inevitably have to.

D-Day wrote:

Sterile Whites 48313 wrote:

Roquefort Robert wrote:

D-Day wrote:Just finished mounting the center channel for our home theater setup. I already had the corner speakers up, and decided to finally put the center up. It was on the fireplace mantle. Now it's above the fireplace with all wires running behind the drywall. It was a PITA because I couldn't go straight down, I had to go laterally (through three studs) three feet before I could run it down to the basement, so there's some painting to do, too. All wires are hidden. The only thing left to do is to run the HDMI and TV power and I'll have all my wires hidden. That will be easy

Watched Gravity on it. Wow is all I can say. Just like being in the theater

I'm sure it's a day late but if you put conduit in, it will make it much, much easier to replace and upgrade cables when you inevitably have to.

Well, not really a, "D'oh!!". The only thing I have run so far are the speakers and those won't need to be upgraded anytime soon (I used 14 ga. speaker wire). All of the cables for the TV are still exposed., That's next on the list, but I don't see how running conduit will make a difference? The cables and power sit between the same two studs as one of the speaker, so the holes in the basement already exist and a 12 ft HDMI cable will go behind the wall to the basement and back up to the media cabinet

Do tell.......

Roquefort Robert wrote:

D-Day wrote:

Sterile Whites 48313 wrote:

Roquefort Robert wrote:

D-Day wrote:Just finished mounting the center channel for our home theater setup. I already had the corner speakers up, and decided to finally put the center up. It was on the fireplace mantle. Now it's above the fireplace with all wires running behind the drywall. It was a PITA because I couldn't go straight down, I had to go laterally (through three studs) three feet before I could run it down to the basement, so there's some painting to do, too. All wires are hidden. The only thing left to do is to run the HDMI and TV power and I'll have all my wires hidden. That will be easy

Watched Gravity on it. Wow is all I can say. Just like being in the theater

I'm sure it's a day late but if you put conduit in, it will make it much, much easier to replace and upgrade cables when you inevitably have to.

Well, not really a, "D'oh!!". The only thing I have run so far are the speakers and those won't need to be upgraded anytime soon (I used 14 ga. speaker wire). All of the cables for the TV are still exposed., That's next on the list, but I don't see how running conduit will make a difference? The cables and power sit between the same two studs as one of the speaker, so the holes in the basement already exist and a 12 ft HDMI cable will go behind the wall to the basement and back up to the media cabinet

Do tell.......

I don't know what all you're doing but conduit would help make it easier if an RCA A/V cable goes bad and needs replaced or new technology comes out and you want to upgrade to a new standard. HDMI cables go bad, too. Since you're doing a straight shot down to the basement you probably won't be able to benefit very much from it but if you needed to across studs and then downstairs, it would be more of a benefit.

D-Day wrote:From this:


To This:


Just like betterhalf said, ldodger......was pretty easy.

Sterile Whites 48313 wrote:

D-Day wrote:From this:


To This:


Just like betterhalf said, ldodger......was pretty easy.

I play that exact same amp...I love it. Got it used at Guitar Center for $99.

D-Day wrote:

Sterile Whites 48313 wrote:

D-Day wrote:From this:


To This:


Just like betterhalf said, ldodger......was pretty easy.

I play that exact same amp...I love it. Got it used at Guitar Center for $99.

That's a good deal. I paid $350 from a pawn shop in Middletown for the amp and a Peavey 4x12 cabinet. I love mine, as well. Amazing how well these things hold up after 35 years.........

D-Day wrote:

D-Day wrote:

Sterile Whites 48313 wrote:

D-Day wrote:From this:


To This:


Just like betterhalf said, ldodger......was pretty easy.

I play that exact same amp...I love it. Got it used at Guitar Center for $99.

That's a good deal. I paid $350 from a pawn shop in Middletown for the amp and a Peavey 4x12 cabinet. I love mine, as well. Amazing how well these things hold up after 35 years.........

This is what it runs

frank - up in grand blanc wrote:sometimes you guys are a huge buzzkill

edit: OK, I'll do it. Just dotted over to Google Images for a funny pic of a lathe accident and... none of them were funny. eep. squared.