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I have also updated the wall mount with slots to help in those situations where you are a wee bit off on the drilling. All wall mounts come with a drilling template.

If you have a previous version, we can do an upgrade kit. It has a new top, a new top floor (with back magnets) new bolts and a wall mount, if you use a wall mount. The reason for the wall mount is early versions of the tower may have gone out with slightly thinner top and bottom pieces. You can measure your and they should be around 8mm thick. If they are, you don’t need the wall mount.

You will have to cut down the 1/4×20 threaded rods, or you could make new ones to add another floor to your tower.
Contact steve@turningwood.com for info on the upgrade kit

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On that note, I am starting to post color samples (skulls of course) to show
some of the vast array of colors we have available to tailor the tower to your specific vision.

We have about 50 colors, some we can make a whole tower out of,
some probably enough for the top and bottom.
You can click on the pictures above for a larger view

Just ask, if I don’t have it, I am not afraid of buying a filament from one of our suppliers to
make something you will love.

We source our USA made filaments mostly from

GreenGate3D
Proto Pasta

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It’s new and bold!
5″ circle Empty Bowls sticker.
100% of the sale of these stickers will go to food banks and efforts to help end hunger in our communities

Get ’em while we got ’em HERE

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They are a little cheaper than buying one each, and for that reason, you are limited to one for each size.

Check-em-out – HERE

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It is bigger, so it holds more disks, about 60 of coarser grits and more of the the finer grits.
It is wider, easier to get the disks in and out.
It has mounts available so you can mount it on a wall or mount it on a table.

Now available for 2″ or 3 ” disks and in 3 floors or 4 floors.
The top floor has magnets on the back, the bottom floor has magnets on the back and bottom.
We use N52 rare earth magnets for max holding power.

The top has out logo on it for a real professional appearance.

You can see it in the Turningwood.com YouTube page HERE
Or even better, well quicker, check out our Friend Tim Yoder’s  YouTube HERE

You can shop for them HERE

Ideally, pair it with a caddy for point of use for your sanding needs.

Yep, the picture is a screen grab from Tim’s video, because I couldn’t do it better myself

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We carry the “original” 1″ (30mm), 2″ (50mm) and 3″ (75mm) in the awesome 1/4″ hex shaft so you can use them on a drill or a quick release system.
We also carry the 50mm and 75mm mandrels for use on the Milwaukee M12 Sander/Polisher and now with a straight  1/4″ smooth shaft for drills and grinders with a collet system. While those tools can spin real fast, too much speed causes too much friction and heat, so don’t spin the mandrel much over 1800RPM or you will melt the hooks off the face of the disk.

You can check out the whole line up HERE

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Our 1st shirt.
A collaboration of sorts between myself and Bill Karow.
My life/wood turners mantra on the front
Be Kind
Turn Wood
Stay Awesome

And the back has the bold tattooed knuckles logo.
Printed by LD Screenprinting in SoCal, the are a soft 60/40 blend that is pretty true to size.
Available S-XXXL
Available now in the SWAG section HERE

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Now Available, the Disk Caddy!

Plano, TX May 23rd 2024 – Turningwood.com is VERY pleased to announce the disk caddy. It is designed to allow you to take just the sanding disks you need to the lathe to finish your project without having to take stacks or bags and hoping you don’t drop them.
These are designed and manufactured in house from USA made PETg filament, so definitely Made in the USA. These are designed to fit our 2″ and 3″ exact sized disks with enough room to more easily load it up for your finishing session.
Load your disks, hook side up, with grits descending and when you are done with that disk, peel it off and put it in the other side, signifying you have used those grits.

Currently made in black, and available in 2″ and 3″ variants,  with or without magnets on the bottom.  The magnet version uses 2 – 5/8″ Neodymium Rare Earth magnets, it will stay put to any flat ferrous surface. Very strong.

These are available now
2″ version is on any 2″ Mirka sandpaper page and the 3″ version is on any 3″ sandpaper page.

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