Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Another attempt to prove that anything can be made from PVC pipe and copper wiring! This process is mostly useful for Craftsman lathes, but it should work for any lathe that has a metal bar or post in lieu of a flat bed. You could certainly still adapt these tool clips to that style of bed, so please keep that in mind before complaining about how useless this is. Remember: the ideas I present were never meant to be universal; they were only ever intended to help you consider new ways to approach your own problems. This was just a demonstration to help you get ideas ;)
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The following is an explanation of the still frame, since I blatantly favor the literate: it's the island from 'Broken Saints.' You probably have not heard of it, but if you're in the mood for a relaxed, musical, and somewhat creepy contemplative visual experience, you should investigate it. Brooke Burgess, the creator, has a YouTube channel where you can sample it. However, I would suggest just buying the DVD set since its obscurity keeps the price so abnormally low (Ollie's has it for $4). Without hesitation I'm recommending it, especially to those in search of less trite media. To me, it captures the feel of that time right after the turn of the millennium, where and when we were so uncertain about the newly severed connection to American exceptionalism. I started to become an adult there, and Burgess' work captures that confusion in a way that was somber, smart, poetic, and careful. Watch it in the dark. v=JxE9EODS588
Thanks for reading.
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Another attempt to prove that anything can be made from PVC pipe and copper wiring! This process is mostly useful for Craftsman lathes, but it should work for any lathe that has a metal bar or post in lieu of a flat bed. You could certainly still adapt these tool clips to that style of bed, so please keep that in mind before complaining about how useless this is. Remember: the ideas I present were never meant to be universal; they were only ever intended to help you consider new ways to approach your own problems. This was just a demonstration to help you get ideas ;)
*****
The following is an explanation of the still frame, since I blatantly favor the literate: it's the island from 'Broken Saints.' You probably have not heard of it, but if you're in the mood for a relaxed, musical, and somewhat creepy contemplative visual experience, you should investigate it. Brooke Burgess, the creator, has a YouTube channel where you can sample it. However, I would suggest just buying the DVD set since its obscurity keeps the price so abnormally low (Ollie's has it for $4). Without hesitation I'm recommending it, especially to those in search of less trite media. To me, it captures the feel of that time right after the turn of the millennium, where and when we were so uncertain about the newly severed connection to American exceptionalism. I started to become an adult there, and Burgess' work captures that confusion in a way that was somber, smart, poetic, and careful. Watch it in the dark. v=JxE9EODS588
Thanks for reading.
