haemish762
20th October 2005, 06:09 PM
Hello all, i have not touched a lathe since i left uni nearly 10 years ago when i had the opportunity to be taught by Bruce and Michael Leadbetter.
Any way, i want to get back into it, mainly bowl turning. I am working on a budget, however i will not scrimp on a good quality chuck. I do not really want to spend more than $500 for the lathe for now. Carbatec and Hare and forbes have some for sale. can anyone point me in the right direction for reliability and price. They both look similar and offer similar aspects, but which one do i go for??
I do not need chisels, i have a set of old good quality hand me downs. I just need a lathe i won't kill after my first "free style" bowl.
If someone can enlighten me or has a lathe to sell a person who misses wood turning, please let me know.
Haemish
Any way, i want to get back into it, mainly bowl turning. I am working on a budget, however i will not scrimp on a good quality chuck. I do not really want to spend more than $500 for the lathe for now. Carbatec and Hare and forbes have some for sale. can anyone point me in the right direction for reliability and price. They both look similar and offer similar aspects, but which one do i go for??
I do not need chisels, i have a set of old good quality hand me downs. I just need a lathe i won't kill after my first "free style" bowl.
If someone can enlighten me or has a lathe to sell a person who misses wood turning, please let me know.
Haemish