Hi Meshel

There is a ornamental turners group/site I seem to recall but have no
link to it, you might be able to Google it.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

wrote:

Hi,

I am a begineer in turning, just turned a small number of things untill
now.

Although I'm not at the level yet (and budget is limited) I have grown
to be interested in ornamental turning (books, pictures). But I can't
seem to find any modern equipment that supports this.

I even found a few sell ads for ancient equipment (Holtzapffel and
Lukin lathes) but I'm not interested in restoring or working by foot,
just in the advantages of using things like crowns (or cams) on my
turnings - which require a special headstock.

Can anyone recommend such equipment, or do I have to build my own (not
likely) from the designs in Holtzapffel's books.

Thanks!