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What can you with a lathe?
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. |
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NoNameAtAll typed: 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. Seems to me if you don't have a need to make things "round" (like lamps, table legs, bowls, pens, etc), then maybe you really don't need a lathe. If you're taking a class with access to a lathe, maybe that will have to satisfy your desire to turn. |
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What can you with a lathe?
I don't mean this to sound rude, but if you have to ask this question then
why do you even want a lathe in the first place? Table legs, chair legs, any cylindrical parts (spindles, dowels, furniture knobs and pulls), bowls, pens, etc. etc. etc. etc. Honestly, the lathe is one of those things where creativity is key - so having to ask what you would use it for sort of tells me you wouldn't really use it that much. I personally don't have much experience with the lathe, but I plan on using it in the future as I know it will enable me to be much more versatile in my woodworking. Mike "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. |
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What can you with a lathe?
I don't mean this to sound rude, but if you have to ask this question then
why do you even want a lathe in the first place? Mainly because I had fun using it many years ago in shop class. You mentioned making pens, which sounds intriguiging. I'm sure I could make some nice gifts through the course of the year that way. Can you make small things like that on a big lathe or would I need a smaller lathe? In other words, could I make a baseball bat and a pen on the same lathe? Making bowls might also be fun, and would have some potential for gift-making. |
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:04:08 +0000, NoNameAtAll wrote:
If you can help me convince my wife (and myself for that matter) of the usefulness of a lathe I'll be eternally grateful. In heaven there aint no beer (or toys), that's why we buy them here. If she's a cook, tell her it's not a lathe but a device for making salad bowls and candlesticks. One can never have enough salad bowls or candlesticks. If she's a gardener, tell her it's not a lathe but a device for making mulch. Plants love mulch. |
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Yes, you can use a big lathe to make pens. And, as you probably surmise,
there is a limit to how big you can go with a smaller lathe. Right now I just have a mini lathe. Eventually I'll go bigger, but since I don't know crud about using the lathe I have, I don't see the need right now. If you think you'll want to make larger items, it probably makes sense to get a mid-sized lathe right off the bat. "NoNameAtAll" wrote in message ... I don't mean this to sound rude, but if you have to ask this question then why do you even want a lathe in the first place? Mainly because I had fun using it many years ago in shop class. You mentioned making pens, which sounds intriguiging. I'm sure I could make some nice gifts through the course of the year that way. Can you make small things like that on a big lathe or would I need a smaller lathe? In other words, could I make a baseball bat and a pen on the same lathe? Making bowls might also be fun, and would have some potential for gift-making. |
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"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. Definitely not being sarcastic here, so bear with me. I can justify anything to my wife by telling her, "Honey, I'd like to buy XXX. I *could* be sitting on my ass in the recliner drinking beer and watching football, or smoking a pack a day, or playing golf, or (insert expensive hobby here), but since I don't do any of that stuff, I need something to occupy my time." Find a local woodturner's group and attend their meetings. Get a cheap mini lathe (JET or Delta) and a decent set of lathe tools, and start by making some stuff for her. Lathe work doesn't have to be practical at all (just pick up a copy of American Woodturner magazine and see how much of that is practical), but it's sure relaxing and lots of fun. Keep in mind that lathe work, also, doesn't have to cost you a dime in terms of wood supply. There's a lot of turners I know, and myself included, that basically grab chunks off the firewood pile or beg short chunks from local loggers or tree services. What will cost you is when you get into it and start buying expensive tools, accessories, exotic burls and turning blanks, and eventually a really big lathe. Obviously, you don't need all that, but I bet I could *easily* spend more on a high-end lathe, tooling, accessories and supplies than I could on an entire flatwork shop. Jon E |
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"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. ========================= I have owned a Lathe for close to 40 years BUT vary vary rarely NEED the darn thing... BUT I find that using the Lathe is extremely a FUN way to spend an afternoon, evening etc... Honestly I have made my share of candle stick holders, plates, bowls, cups etc...even got into making nut crackers at one time... not too many of my "projects" require the use of a Lathe..... BUT I would never sell my machine...just offers way too much fun and relaxation... Bob Griffiths |
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I love this question. Almost as much as I love turning wood.
There was an old Craftsman lathe in my basement that belonged to my father. I looked at it for a few months and kept saying, "I should fire it up and see if I might like turning." Well I did almost a year ago and I discovered that I loved turning wood. I soon yearned for a newer, better lathe and bought one. Now my third lathe will be delivered this Friday. I turned all of my Christmas gifts this year: lamps, rolling pins, pens sets, and bowls. Everyone loved them and was amazed that they were hand-made by me. I even managed to sell several bowls in the mean-time. My next challenge will be a complete chess set. I havn't quite worked myself up to starting on that one yet. I am looking for the right design. I do finish about 2 to 3 bowls a week, when the mood strikes me, and if I have the wood handy. I always have a few pen kits laying around and may knock one of those out once in a while. My true love is bowls though. I have my father to thank for buying that used lathe on a whim and leaving it to me. He only used it once as far as I know and that was to turn a mallet which he gave me for Christmas one year about 10 years ago. I still have it and I still use it. Wood turning is a wonderful and fulfilling hobby and that alone is a good enough reason to get even a small starter or pen lathe. Leslie -- She's got tools, and she knows how to use them. "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. |
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What can you with a lathe?
NoNameAtAll wrote:
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. I own a mini and a midi lathe. One will turn up to 6" diameter the other over a ft. Both will turn small things, candlesticks, pens etc, but only the larger will turn things like bolws adequately. Let's face it, a 6" diameter bowl doesn't hold a lot of salad. On the other hand it makes nice small bowls for the dashboard (toll change) or next to the bed, pocket contents. What my wife likes about it is that she doesn't have to worry about presents, Xmas or otherwise. A fancy salad and soup set is a nice wedding present, homemade oraments are nice Xmas presents. If you have kids ANYTHING they make is a nice grandparent present. Just remember a big lathe can turn small, the other way doesn't work. Hope that helps, Dave in Fairfax -- reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ |
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Non-turning uses for a lathe: Variable speed power buffing. My friend comes over to polish the aluminum trim for the car he's restoring. Variable speed disk sander. Variable speed drum sander. Adjustable holder for building model rockets. Making plugs and stoppers for various items around the house (drilled holes, pipe ends, etc). Winding thread/wire/ribbon onto spools. Spending time teaching your kids to use it. |
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"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. Just go buy it. When your wife asks why you bought it say, *Cause I wanted it*. |
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I have a lathe. I have few practical uses for it. You've already
figured out that a lathe is a blast to use. Immediate gratification and no matter what you make it looks cool. Here's my advice and it's application goes way beyond whether to buy this lathe or not. It's always easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission. See all the hassle you're going through trying to buy a lathe? You could have bought it, made her a bowl and a rolling pin and a matching candlestick, taken her to dinner, and be back in your shop by now using the lathe instead of talking about it. -- Larry C in Auburn WA "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. |
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Andy Dingley writes:
On 14 Jan 2004 16:04:08 GMT, ntiSpam (NoNameAtAll) wrote: Way back in middle school the lathe was one of my favorite tools in shop class. That's the trouble with woodturning. No real use for much, too much fun to leave alone. You get yourself a lathe and the next thing is Like having a plane in the hand and eyeing the furniture for unbeveled edges... you're turning everything in sight. There's a limit to how many turned mathoms a chap needs. You can always give them away on your birthday or bring them to the mathom house at Michel Delving... -- Dr. Juergen Hannappel http://lisa2.physik.uni-bonn.de/~hannappe Phone: +49 228 73 2447 FAX ... 7869 Physikalisches Institut der Uni Bonn Nussallee 12, D-53115 Bonn, Germany CERN: Phone: +412276 76461 Fax: ..77930 Bat. 892-R-A13 CH-1211 Geneve 23 |
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Andy Dingley wrote:
That's the trouble with woodturning. No real use for much, too much fun to leave alone. You get yourself a lathe and the next thing is you're turning everything in sight. There's a limit to how many turned mathoms a chap needs. You can say that again, brother! I haven't been able to leave the stupid thing off since I got it, but I have no real use for anything I've been able to produce with it. Especially since I'm using extremely green wood that warps like crazy as it dries. If I actually tried to use these spindles for anything, I'd introduce enough stress into the resulting piece to break nearly anything in short order. So what I'm getting into personally is mushrooms. I got the idea from someone's (Darrell Feltmate's, http://www.roundthewoods.com/mushroom.shtml) newbie projects site, and I've been having a blast making these stupid things. I have no idea if the tool control I'm developing will prove useful for spindles eventually or not, but I'm really happy with my results. My mushrooms look at lot better (ie more like actual mushrooms) than Darrell's. He says he sells a boatload of them at craft shows. SWMBO does craft shows. I'm using that as an excuse to turn all my little odd small branch scraps into mushrooms. What the hell. It gives me some justification to continue having fun anyway. That's the name of the game. It's going to be a long time before I'm able to turn the chess sets which were my primary use for this thing. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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as soon as you have one you'll stop bugging her for one. it's all for
her peace of mind..... Bridger On 14 Jan 2004 16:04:08 GMT, ntiSpam (NoNameAtAll) wrote: 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. |
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Victor Radin wrote:
Don't do it. Listen to your wife. Woodturning is an insidious hobby, no, strike that last- it's not a hobby, it's an addiction. Sure- you'll It definitely is for sure. I haven't made any real stuff in my shop since Christmas. The list of things I really need and can't afford is endless. The biggest thing about a lathe is the realization that lumber just isn't good turning stock. Especially not for newbies where one project in 30 is worth keeping out of the trash can. (My ratio has gone way up since I started turning mushrooms though. All of those have been keepers, except he one that came apart. Plus I can turn them on the round, which saves a lot of labor.) You have to buy really thick, expensive lumber, or else spend a lot of time doing careful glue-ups. Or else use firewood. Firewood is all but demanded, and working it into turning blanks without the proper tools is a tedious thing. I have an axe, a maul and a couple of bow saws. Making bowl blanks SUCKS. Especially when they come apart after all that freaking labor. I need a chainsaw and a bandsaw bigtime. And a Jacobs chuck, and a four-jaw chuck of some sort, and a screw chuck, and some different drives and different centers, and better turning tools, and more turning tools, and more wood, always more wood... More more more more more! It's the most expensive $200 I ever spent. Too bad I'm broke. I'm limited so far to turning the pile of maple my neighbor cut out of her tree. So far. I already know where the woodpile is going to go though. vic who manages to avoid the addiction of new tools by being broke. You can say that again. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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Bridger wrote:
as soon as you have one you'll stop bugging her for one. it's all for her peace of mind..... Bridger Hey, I haven't tried that one yet. Thanks for the tip! -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply) |
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"Bridger" wrote in message ... as soon as you have one you'll stop bugging her for one. it's all for her peace of mind..... Bridger Now THAT'S the best one I"ve heard yet! |
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"Silvan" wrote in message ... Andy Dingley wrote: That's the trouble with woodturning. No real use for much, too much fun to leave alone. You get yourself a lathe and the next thing is you're turning everything in sight. There's a limit to how many turned mathoms a chap needs. You can say that again, brother! I haven't been able to leave the stupid thing off since I got it, but I have no real use for anything I've been able to produce with it. Well, you can make some dowels. |
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There's lots to do - bowls, plates, spindles, chair legs and so on.
It sounds like you want the lathe to produce a whole project. That it can do, limited only by what you think up. If you're at all interested in chairmaking, you'll need one to make chair parts. This is where it's a lieutenant in the process of making something, like a jointer. You have a jointer, right? Yet the jointer itself does make a finished item, it is something that's used in the process. So it can be with a lathe. On 14 Jan 2004 16:04:08 GMT, ntiSpam (NoNameAtAll) wrote: 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. |
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:58:18 GMT, "Larry C"
wrote: Here's my advice and it's application goes way beyond whether to buy this lathe or not. It's always easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission. See all the hassle you're going through trying to buy a lathe? You could have bought it, made her a bowl and a rolling pin Even odds that if you make her the rolling pin you wear it for buying the lathe without asking first. Making something she can hit you with just doesn't seem smart. Tim Douglass http://www.DouglassClan.com |
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As you can sense from the responses so far, most of us don't NEED a lathe.
If we walked around our shop and had to pick the tool that is the most fun to use, we, who have them, would most likely pick the lathe. While there are some weekend square projects, most of them take longer than that. With a lathe, from start to finished (that includes finish) is measured in minutes to hours. Some projects are useless, like the mushrooms mentioned. We call them "art" or "craft" depending on whether you have your lathe in a shop or studio Some people buy a lathe as an extension of their love of wood and woodworking. Some find it so fascinating that they quit building square stuff. Many, as noted in the responses, will use it occasionally as therapy. How do you justify that you need it? You don't. You want it. If you smoked a pack a day at $2 a pack (don't know what the price is, but this works for here,) you'd burn up $730 in a year. If you smoke, quit, and you have your budget. Then you'll have to worry about the dust in your lungs. For a $730 budget I'd buy: A used lathe or a Jet Mini with extension. ~$250 The $29.99 set of HSS turning tools from HF ~$40 A good quality 1/2 inch bowl gouge ~$50 A Talon chuck for the mini lathe or Stronghold for a full size lathe ~$200 Pen kits, book, wood. ~$60 That leaves $130 for some roses and a bauble for SWMBO. Or maybe a nice dinner out. Gene "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. |
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:31:46 -0800, "Gene" wrote:
As you can sense from the responses so far, most of us don't NEED a lathe. If we walked around our shop and had to pick the tool that is the most fun to use, we, who have them, would most likely pick the lathe. Dont own a lathe yet so my most fun stuff is the bandsaw and my crappy Stanley spokeshave. TomL |
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"Gene" wrote in message news:4006b2bc$0$18913$SNIP
For a $730 budget I'd buy: A used lathe or a Jet Mini with extension. ~$250 The $29.99 set of HSS turning tools from HF ~$40 A good quality 1/2 inch bowl gouge ~$50 A Talon chuck for the mini lathe or Stronghold for a full size lathe ~$200 Pen kits, book, wood. ~$60 That leaves $130 for some roses and a bauble for SWMBO. Or maybe a nice dinner out. Gene Damn, when did those $29.99 sets go down to only $40 Dave Hall |
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Good point. Don't build any weapons for a week or two.
-- Larry C in Auburn WA "Tim Douglass" wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:58:18 GMT, "Larry C" wrote: Here's my advice and it's application goes way beyond whether to buy this lathe or not. It's always easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission. See all the hassle you're going through trying to buy a lathe? You could have bought it, made her a bowl and a rolling pin Even odds that if you make her the rolling pin you wear it for buying the lathe without asking first. Making something she can hit you with just doesn't seem smart. Tim Douglass http://www.DouglassClan.com |
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:04:08 +0000, NoNameAtAll wrote:
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. One thing you can do with a lathe is transport yourself into a world far, far away from nagging mates, fighting kids, etc. Lathing is fun. |
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Silvan wrote:
The biggest thing about a lathe is the realization that lumber just isn't good turning stock. Especially not for newbies where one project in 30 is worth keeping out of the trash can. (My ratio has gone way up since I started turning mushrooms though. All of those have been keepers, except he one that came apart. Plus I can turn them on the round, which saves a lot of labor.) I need a chainsaw and a bandsaw bigtime. And a Jacobs chuck, and a four-jaw chuck of some sort, and a screw chuck, and some different drives and different centers, and better turning tools, and more turning tools, and more wood, always more wood... I ain't gonna give up a chainsaw, but you've got a box of blanks headed you way. Try turning some of that pine you've got lying around, and any poplar that you can find. Dave in Fairfax -- reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ |
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Gene wrote:
measured in minutes to hours. Some projects are useless, like the mushrooms mentioned. We call them "art" or "craft" depending on whether you have your lathe in a shop or studio Not useless. Tie a couple of them to a string and you have a bola. Put one on your desk and you have a paperweight. Put a bunch of them in a bag, and you have a weapon almost as good as a sack of doorknobs. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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What can you with a lathe?
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I ain't gonna give up a chainsaw, but you've got a box of blanks headed you way. Try turning some of that pine you've got lying around, and any poplar that you can find. I wonder how much wood I could get into a backpack? I know a place with a lot of deadfall that isn't on National Forest land, so I could remove the wood without going to prison, but it can't be reached by any sort of vehicle. Take a helluva long time to get a tree out one backpack at a time, wouldn't it? I'll have to go see what the wood actually is, to decide if any of it is worth thinking about that kind of effort. It's a six mile hike to the wood and back. It fell a few years ago, so it won't be green. It might be spalted though. Might be walnut or something for all I know. Could be good for my assal fattalitis. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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What can you with a lathe?
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. |
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What can you with a lathe?
Phisherman wrote:
Having a lathe is like entering a time machine. Start using it and you think an hour goes by, but really it was the entire day passes by. Too true. Makes one wish for windows in the shop. Step in at high sun, step out, and it's dark outside. Dark? How did that happen? -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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