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    Quote Originally Posted by ian thorn View Post
    What part of our good country are you in you may be better to look at a good used lathe there are usualy some good ones on sale if you check Terry Scott out.
    I'm in Hamilton. WW machinery outlets are a bit thin on the ground here. I've looked at the Timberly website. They carry fairly expensive gear, not something I could justify as yet. I have been keeping my on on Trademe but there's not a lot of good stuff on there at the moment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dust Mite View Post
    Sound advice, thank you all.
    I will go with the Toolshed lathe.
    I too thought it looked very close to a Jet mini lathe or the lathe from Harbor Freight.
    I intend to get the extension for the bed, which will give something like 1000 mm working length.

    I work for a Leadlighting company and we sell Tiffany lampshades. We also make various lampshades to custom order and I make a number at home for sale in the gallery above our workshop. We have to order the lamp bases for a lot of these lampshades separately and they can be as expensive ( almost ) as the shade itself. We also supply to stained glass artisans all over the country and AU as well, and we have often been asked for a wood alternative to the cast muck-metal ( think imitation bronze ). Well I just happen to enjoy me wood work so whats a poor woody to do .
    Something along the lines of these.
    Attachment 320911

    I smell a nice little sideline to my mainstream job, hence setting up the lathe.
    The intention is to make 250 to 400 mm spindles that will be joined to a large heavier base plate. Largest part of the spindle is likely to be no more than 90mm diameter.

    Once I'm used to using the lathe and am confident that it will do the job I will make a few longer stands as well, but for now it will be the smaller units that I concentrate on.

    As for the chisel sets. Initially I was somewhat taken aback at the pricing, but when exchange rates etc are factored in there's not that much difference country to country. Freight is the big killer. I could order from the states but the freight would end up costing me the same as local prices.

    This set is currently up for sale for $65.00 and I have a bid in on them.
    The seller also has said they will add a few more random chisels so this seems a reasonable buy.

    See the auction here.

    Attachment 320910 Pretty much brand new and about half the price through a local store. Any thoughts on these. They look pretty generic but appear solid and serviceable.

    Cheers
    Ralph.
    I think the lathe will do fine for what you have in mind. If the lathe lacks power on the larger diameter bases, use a smaller gouge or be a little less aggressive.

    If you get to the point where the lathe is slowing you down and you are not making 5 lamps per hour, you might well be making enough $$$ to go buy a nice big Vicmarc.

    If you can get the above tools for half of local retail that is a good start.
    So much timber, so little time.

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    Cheers Paul.

    As a starting point the lathe seems robust enough. The user reviews I'm seeing of these lathes, is that they are reasonably robust and capable for what I intend to use it for. If I get sufficient work to pay for a larger machine I may well sell it or do as others have and keep it as a small finishing lathe.
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    Default Bought It :)

    Thanks for all the help and feedback folks.

    I ducked into the Toolshed after work this evening and picked up the lathe before heading home.
    Now its a matter of rearranging things in the workshop to set up a good working area.
    I will keep you posted as we go along, and I'm pretty sure that I will need to pick a few brains from time to time as well.


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    Well done Dusty

    I've seen a few of these with different names on them and they all look pretty solid little units to me. I think you will get a lot of use out of your new toy before you need to upgrade. I think you would have very quickly discovered the shortfalls of the other one.

    Good choice mate

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    Any luck with the chisels?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Treecycle View Post
    Any luck with the chisels?
    Yep, gottem plus hes thrown in an extra to boot. Should arrive today or tomorrow from the courier.
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    There will be no holding you back once you get them. Do you have a grinder for sharpening them?

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    Yes I do have a grinder. I've always sharpened my own tools and with the new additions will do so too. Just a matter of learning the correct techniques. Possibly investing in a sharpening attachment but will be dependent on amount of work being done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dust Mite View Post
    Yes I do have a grinder. I've always sharpened my own tools and with the new additions will do so too. Just a matter of learning the correct techniques. Possibly investing in a sharpening attachment but will be dependent on amount of work being done.

    The Woodcut Tru-Gring system was strongly suggested to me by people at the wood work club I joined to learn about Turning.
    I bought one, but I havent set it up and used it yet, however, I have used a system at the club which is similar. There might be people that sharpen without a jig, but I wouldn't even bother trying.

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