Thread: Recovered and back in the shop...

Originally Posted by Robson Valley

If you need productive physio for your hands, there is little that can match some fairly intensive classical guitar lessons.
I tell ya, it hurt at first, lots of stretching when you get into pos. II. So I pace myself with faster 5-string blue grass banjo picking. Torn tendons & ligaments (7 weeks in a splint), split bones, hyper extended fingers, lots of aches and complaints.

Love the idea. There's just a few problems: I don't have a guitar ( used to have one) and if I should try to play I think my wife throws me out of the house... I don't hear it if I'm playing false...I spend two years in evening school learning japanese, tree years charcoal drawing, and a few other things.... Music is good for listening to me, that's enough!

Originally Posted by Jonzjob

That lathe could well be the start of a very slippery slope and one I'm sure that you will love!!

The postage from here for some small wheels would be a couple of €€ Wood from my fire wood pile, same as I use for mine. My time, free. I just love turning things like that..

I have just posted 3 dragsters, about 8" long, in 2 small parcels to the U.K. and it was about 10€. About because there was a photo CD for a mate that went at the same time.. Wheels would go in a reused jiffy bag..

If you need any info on turning a series of wheels then just ask and I'll let you know how I do mine so they are all the same size.

Thanks for the offer. As soon as I have the machine in the shop, I'll ask you some advice. I'm used to try everything out myself, but a bit of advice -especially to keep things safe- I surely can appriciate.

Just remember that buying the lathe is the cheap bit. It's what you decide you need after that costs ,but it needn't cost too much

Edit : - Something that I very nearly forgot to say about lathes is that you can turn small things on a big lathe but you can't turn big things on a small lathe. I realise that you aren't looking big here, but things can and do change. You don't have to have a huge lathe, but the micro Proxxon will only turn very small things.

Axminster Power Tools have a very good range at good prices. They will ship over here and have a service that is second to none that I and lots of others have found. I have no association at all with them other than being a very satisfied customer for the last 16 years or so by the way. axminster.co.uk/lathes--woodturning-dept208145_pg1/ just stick the 3ws on the front a have a look..

Well done on the bus. Hope you feeling better.

What about classical air guitar?

Originally Posted by Christos

Well done on the bus. Hope you feeling better.

What about classical air guitar?

Been doing that, about 40 years ago...