Because of this irritating thread I went out and bought the cheapest =
lathe that HF had. It was the $129 old model but I got if for $79 since =
it is discontinued. Anyway so I set it up and having never used a lathe =
before I actually read the 3 pages of instructions and off I went. I now =
have 7 honey dippers a candle holder and a dice cup. What a hoot.
Puff

"NoNameAtAll" wrote in message =
...
Way back in middle school the lathe was one of my favorite tools in =
shop class.
I'd love to own one, but I'm having a difficult time convncing my wife =
that I
need it. We just made candle holders in shop class, and while I'm sure =
it's
great for things like table legs, lamps, and baseball bats I have to =
concede
that I really can't think of any practical uses for it since I don't =
have any
need to make any of those things. Actually making a homemade baseball =
bat would
be kind of neat but it's tough to justify buying a lathe just for =
that. If you
can help me convince my wife (and myself for that matter) of the =
usefulness of
a lathe I'll be eternally grateful.