Well, some sage advice has been given on this site in the past on this
subject and I will repeat it here :
I recommend you go to the AAW site;
http://www.woodturner.org/
Scroll down on the left side and click on "Finding a Local Chapter"

Contact a chapter in your area. If the club doesn't have the stuff (lathes
and tools) to let you play on, some member will. I wish I had gotten this
advice before I spent my money on a Grizzly and still ended up buying a
Oneway!

I don't know why, but I have found woodturners to be the most friendly bunch
of folks of any organization I have ever belonged to. Could be the
"absorption process" from all the different woods we work with, or it could
be from getting hit in the head during the learning curve!

Regards
Lewis

--
The clock of time is wound but once and no man has the power to tell just
when the hands will stop. At late or early hour, now is the only time you
own. So live, love, and toil with a will. Place no faith in tomorrow for
the clock may then be still.


"bob" wrote in message
...
Hi
Im thinking of trying my hand at
wood turning, I was thinking of
buying a cheap lathe first just to
see if I like the hobby. These go for about
£100 on ebay...


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...category=63 3

Are these OK(ish) to start with? the only
problem I can see is the bed seems a little
on the feeble side, but that's no problem
for me as im a welder. I was just wondering
if the spindle, bearings, motor etc are reasonable.

Many thanks

BoB