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i see so many of these sets for sale on ebay and craigslist are there numbers available for craftsman sales numbers they must have sold a lot of these sets a lot of the ones that come up look new or very lightly used |
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On 7/15/2016 11:59 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
i see so many of these sets for sale on ebay and craigslist are there numbers available for craftsman sales numbers they must have sold a lot of these sets a lot of the ones that come up look new or very lightly used As Richard Raffan wrote in a recent article, buying a cheap starter kit is never a good idea. Chances are that these sellers bought a better lathe and better, HSS tools. Graham |
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:19:11 -0600, graham wrote:
As Richard Raffan wrote in a recent article, buying a cheap starter kit is never a good idea. Well, I don't know if you'd call them cheap or not, but the $80 HSS set from Harbor Freight is often recommended for beginners. I bought one many years ago and it's been well worth the money. The handles are ugly Chinese mystery wood, but that's no problem for a turner :-). Now the $19 set, that's a different kettle of fish! -- When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. |
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:19:11 -0600
graham wrote: As Richard Raffan wrote in a recent article, buying a cheap starter kit is never a good idea. Chances are that these sellers bought a better lathe and better, HSS tools. most of the sets are older probably 20 years or more and someone is buying them so i would guess the older sets are better than a modern starter set buyers are paying more than i would pay and i figure that they are sought after for their quality |
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On 7/15/2016 1:38 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:19:11 -0600 graham wrote: As Richard Raffan wrote in a recent article, buying a cheap starter kit is never a good idea. Chances are that these sellers bought a better lathe and better, HSS tools. most of the sets are older probably 20 years or more and someone is buying them so i would guess the older sets are better than a modern starter set buyers are paying more than i would pay and i figure that they are sought after for their quality A lot, if not all of those older sets are carbon steel. 20 years ago, those sets sold by Sears would not have been HSS. Graham |
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:33:06 +0000 (UTC)
Larry Blanchard wrote: one many years ago and it's been well worth the money. The handles are ugly Chinese mystery wood, but that's no problem for a turner :-). thought the chinese mystery wood came from the usa but i guess some of it must come from china so you replaced the handles i take it i have a cheap chinese set and i like for some things it heats up horribly fast with dense wood but i can sharpen it with emory cloth quickly and use it on softer stuff have not replaced the handles as they are adequate i glued the metal collars on as they were rattling |
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:16:25 -0700, Electric Comet wrote:
it heats up horribly fast with dense wood That doesn't sound like HSS. -- When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. |
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:08:24 +0000 (UTC)
Larry Blanchard wrote: That doesn't sound like HSS. right that was the point it is not hss however i like them in certain projects i think better than buying a beginner set is to try out turning with a lathe of a friend then decide what you want to turn and buy just a couple of good tools and grow from there but of course for some it is more about the tools then using the tools i am somewhat the opposite and that is why the cheap ones are ok but you have to know their limits |
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