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funkychicken
2nd November 2008, 10:35 PM
Yessiree, It's a Nova 3000 with one bed extension and a solid tailstock. It came on a nice big bench with lots of very nice drawers. While I was picking it up the guy offered me a 1/2 Record Skew and a 3/8th Henry Taylor Bowl Gouge for $40:D He also threw in a 3/4" skew for free:2tsup:

All that for $900

I also dropped in on Robyn2839 and some of his timber managed to find it's way into the back of the ute :fisch: :2tsup:

Yeah, yeah...Pics are coming soon

Waldo
2nd November 2008, 10:38 PM
Yeah, yeah...Pics are coming soon

Couldn't have happened and I don't believe you. :D

:worthless:

Good score. :2tsup: Must feel like all your Christmas' have come at once.

coffenup
2nd November 2008, 10:46 PM
con grates & have fun. I'm happy for you:2tsup::U
Regards Michael

munruben
3rd November 2008, 08:12 AM
Nice.:2tsup: but we do need the pics.

BazzaDLB
3rd November 2008, 11:19 AM
Sounds great Funky - this making and selling pens has paid off big time!!!

wheelinround
3rd November 2008, 11:21 AM
So where's the proof photo's lad photo's

will my pen be repaired on the new one or old one :p

Ed Reiss
3rd November 2008, 01:18 PM
Good deal FC....now you can make frisbees with the best of 'em!!:rolleyes:

Manuka Jock
3rd November 2008, 01:31 PM
Way to go FC , congrats mate :2tsup:

good to know ya got some nice draws too :D



Just out of curiosity , what type of lathe have you been using up til now ?

funkychicken
3rd November 2008, 11:57 PM
Way to go FC , congrats mate :2tsup:

good to know ya got some nice draws too :D



Just out of curiosity , what type of lathe have you been using up til now ?


A Jet1220. It's just a bit too small for some jobs so that's why I have a nice big Nova now:D


Pic 1 shows the lathe
Pic 2 is a shot of my workshop...and some of you complain that you have a garage..
Pic 3 is the lathes current resting place...In the walkway:-
Pic 4 shows all my chisels. The new ones are the three on the left. Notice the 20" long handles on the right:D
Pic 5 shows some of the extras
Pic 6 is a shot from the other side of the workshop...

Eventually the workbench will go up against the outer wall, the mitre saw (which will be on the small lathe bench will be next to it. The Jet 1220 will go on the Mitre saw bench where the mitre saw currently is and the new lathe will go where the Jet. The drill press will eventully be on it's own stand next to the workbench.

robutacion
4th November 2008, 12:29 AM
Good score FC!

Those Novas are pretty much the same as the 1624, so a good machine overall.

That will allow to get into bigger "lumps"of wood so, time for some fun...!:doh::;

Your workshop is not huge but you could do a lot better if you used the space differently. Now, don't take me wrong or take offence, I was young once, I know how it goes..., and I'm sure you have more important thoughts in your head than have the workshop set- up properly but, and I wish I was closer to give you a hand and some ideas of how to built shelves on those empty walls and some work-bench space. Is only so much you can fit in the floor, and yours is pretty full, how do you manage to walk around?:D.
I didn't see much of shavings anywhere, what do you do with them? big "blower"???:oo:

Anyway, easier said than done, huh?
At least, you don't seem to be short of timber so, lets get that Nova going...!:U

Cheers:2tsup:
RBTCO

Manuka Jock
4th November 2008, 01:03 AM
Bloody good workhorse , those Nova 3000s mate , good score indeed :2tsup:

Did ya get a scroll chuck with it ?



Yep FC , shelves are the one mate .

Narrow ones up high , for your pen blanks , and wider stronger ones at waist height , for your big bowl blanks , and one for the roughed out bowls in between .
That leaves the floor underneath for the timber that you have still to break down .
The trick is , to pick the best wall to build the shelves on .


If Meringandan is the place on google earth that I found , you are not too far away from my brother's place in Red Bank Plains , where I shall be visiting in a few weeks .
Good to know there is another turner close by .
I might go into withdrawals :p

wheelinround
4th November 2008, 07:59 AM
I bet the bedroom is much the same :roll: eh FC

no good me calling in to see you wouldn't get past the door :doh:

Now there goes the pen sales into bigger things :2tsup:

Waldo
4th November 2008, 10:26 AM
I'm especially impressed with the tape measure hanging about head height from the ceiling.

Walk past :doh:

walk past again :doh:

:D

Calm
4th November 2008, 06:07 PM
FC this is the best news i've had fr a long time



















why you ask













1 less buyer for the next VL300 that comes on the market.


seriously good luck and happy turning.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

cheers

funkychicken
4th November 2008, 08:57 PM
Did ya get a scroll chuck with it ?


If Meringandan is the place on google earth that I found , you are not too far away from my brother's place in Red Bank Plains , where I shall be visiting in a few weeks .
Good to know there is another turner close by .
I might go into withdrawals :p

I already had a GPW Chuck, couldn't be without it.
Redbank plains is 118Km away so it's not exactly within stones throw


I bet the bedroom is much the same :roll: eh FC


:fisch:

Yep it's full of tools and timber as well:doh:


I'm especially impressed with the tape measure hanging about head height from the ceiling.

Walk past :doh:

walk past again :doh:

:D

In actually find it's quite a handy way of storing them:wink:

As for cleaning up the workshop, I'll get to it sometime...When we stick a concrete floor in I'll have to have a big cleanout

Waldo
4th November 2008, 09:07 PM
Redbank plains is 118Km away so it's not exactly within stones throw

Meringandan's north of Toowoomba west of the New England H/way - the back of Bourke. :U

Manuka Jock
4th November 2008, 09:28 PM
Meringandan's north of Toowoomba west of the New England H/way - the back of Bourke. :U
Where abouts in Queensland is this Bourke you speak of ?
Is it is so miniscule that it is not on any map ?:D

Manuka Jock
4th November 2008, 09:34 PM
I already had a GPW Chuck, couldn't be without it.
Redbank plains is 118Km away so it's not exactly within stones throw


I was driving 450km. to work a month or so back .
We throw stones a fair distance here :D.

It the chuck thread the same as the Nova , or do you need to get an insert ?

funkychicken
4th November 2008, 09:46 PM
I was driving 450km. to work a month or so back .
We throw stones a fair distance here :D.

It the chuck thread the same as the Nova , or do you need to get an insert ?

I'll need to get another insert:~ Hmm..I might ever get another chuck:wink:

If you want to drop by sometime then you're welcome

Manuka Jock
4th November 2008, 10:05 PM
I'll need to get another insert:~ Hmm..I might ever get another chuck:wink:
If you want to drop by sometime then you're welcome

Thanks FC , I appreciate that .
I have to get over to Aussie first ... wearing an elastic bandage on my knee at the mo. Hopefully that will fix it :rolleyes: rather than anything more
drastic

My Nova XP needs an insert for the Nova chuck , I think they all do .
one insert per chuck seems to be the go .

Hey FC , sign on here
http://groups.msn.com/novaowners (http://groups.msn.com/novaowners)
lots of Novas there :D

Jock