My first vacuum source was a recovered refrigerator compressor and the connection to the lathe was a Dublin value (a valve to control the flow of hydraulic fluid in oil drilling rigs). At that time, it was not very common so I had to work it out on my own. ![]() ![]() I have been working with vacuum chucks for many years, in fact, I wrote the first article on using vacuum chucks on the lathe in 1992. It evolved into what I will show you here, a coaster with a place for your wine stopper. I made a variety of simple round coasters and they sold, but I wanted something a little more unique. Not really sure why anyone needs a wine stopper because when I open a bottle of wine, I do my best to finish it.Ī natural addition to my line of gift items was a wine coaster. ![]() I managed to pay my mortgage for more than fifteen years by turning these little guys. A bit of history.I started making wine stoppers in 1988 and since that time, I have made more than one quarter million.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |