Struggling with Your Pot Call Body? Here's What to Do When It Sucks!

Dammit

@Mike it’s all good. The one I turned to replace it looks even better.

It’s always good to teach the next generation new things!

@DJ if this keeps up, they’ll be fluent in street speak! 🤪🤣😂

@DJ well, if this keeps up, they’ll be fluent in Army terminology! 🤪😂🥃

@DJ well, if this keeps up, they’ll be fluent in Army nomenclature and terminology! 🤪🤣🥃

Yep been there. Had a bowl fly off the lathe twice. Managed to salvage it but never a good feeling when that time is down the old crapper.

@Gobbler sweet. Not surprised, haha

@Tom this happened when the lathe spit out the Chuck holding the call body. It hit the lathe trolley before landing on the concrete. Once more, I learned the hard way that physics exists in my shop…

@Mike I need the practice! So, I turned ten call bodies today. Nine survive. I have another dozen to turn before my first show at the end of the month.

@Gobbler hate it when that happens. You are a turning machine. Wish I had the time to spend doing some of that right now. This weekend I did get my hunting room organized and loaded a few rounds of 223. I need to retire so that I can keep up with all the things I have going on.

@Tom I’m learning what works and what doesn’t. This lathe stuff is still pretty new to me, but I’m catching on. I’m waiting for some parts to begin my next rifle so I’m maki

@Tom I’m still learning. This lathe stuff is still pretty new to me but im catching on. Im waiting on some parts so I can start my next rifle, but im planning to keep working with the lathe until they get here.

@Gobbler keep at it. I hear your boss runs a mean sweat shop…..

@Mike the fruits of yesterday’s labor….

@Gobbler

@Mike 👊🏻☺️😎🥃

Oh man... it was looking good

@Jason the one I turned to replace it was better. ☺️