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28th June 2013, 12:25 PM #16GOLD MEMBER
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If the bed, head stock, and tail stock are not made of nice thick cast iron you will regret the purchase.
I have a made in Germany Hegner lathe with two square steel tubes for the bed, much like the Record. This was a roughly $2000 lathe when new, with West German fit and finish. It is my daily driver and the motor, headstock, and tailstock are wonderful. But it rings like a bell, vibrates, and the bed flexes.
Several years later I bought a used and neglected 1995 short bed Woodfast. Cast iron everything bolted on a stout steel cabinet. After a week end of refurbishing, tuning and polishing of rusty places it is smooth, quiet, no flex at all. A joy to use.
The Hegner, not mine: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDI5WDY0MA==/$T2eC16N,!zEE9s3!WpO7BRCMwh(Tfw~~48_20.JPG
My Woodfast:So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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30th June 2013, 12:40 AM #17Retired
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just bought a m305
Thanks for all the assistance and advice, there are many here that really love the sport. I feel very comfortable with purchase now.
It would be rude to name any one person as there are quite a few, but I do feel a special thanks to he actually rang me to talk it over.... more than that, I missed his first 2 calls and he rang AGAIN. Persistence plus.
Now, I have two problems!
First, what to buy to accessories the beast and which tools to get first.
Second, I have to wait for my finger to heal. I absolutely smashed it to hell fixing my bandsaw. The drive belt let go and it jammed the bird flip finger between the wheel and the drive. Puffed, blackened nail and inflamed. Man o man is it painful. Might be a bit before I can use my tools again!!!!
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30th June 2013, 09:07 AM #18Retired
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I normally do not recommend sets but if you have no turning tools buy the Sorby set.
All the right tools at the right price. CWS Store - Robert Sorby 67HS Starter Set | Carroll's Woodcraft Supplies
The descent starts.
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30th June 2013, 10:03 AM #19
Good lathe pick mate
Id say the same as the Sorby starter set is the way to go Sorby tools are a good start point.DANGER!!!!I'm Dyslexic Spelling may offend!!!!!
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30th June 2013, 10:46 AM #20GOLD MEMBER
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If you can afford the Sorby set, that will do fine. If that strains the budget something like this: Set of 6 Benjamin's Best WOOD Magazine "Best Value" HSS Lathe Chisels at Penn State Industries
will do very well.
They are from Asia and I am sure someone in AU sells the same set or close with a different name.
I have a PSI 1/2 inch bowl gouge and 1 1/2 inch bowl scraper and they are the equivalent of my Crown, Thompson, and Henry Taylor chisels.
I would not go this far down the food chain, unless someone had them for $20:
8 Piece High Speed Steel Wood Lathe Chisel Set
Maybe they are HSS, maybe they have not been heat treated correctly and may snap off, or dull very quickly.
One or two days at a turning workshop or being around turners at a men's shed will save you 6 months of trial and error.
Do a search in this forum and on Google about grinders, chucks, and beginning turning. All subjects have been thoroughly covered.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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2nd July 2013, 03:29 PM #21Retired
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Woodfast midi and Robert Sorby starter kit ordered. Many thanks to for another fine suggestions. Thanks to all others for the very useful and helpful comments and alternatives.
I'm itching to get going now!
No doubt I'll be spending a small fortune on more chisels, chucks and "doo dads" in the coming months.... What is it that i feel a bit doomed now ?????
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2nd July 2013, 05:10 PM #22SENIOR MEMBER
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Men's sheds, mates and clubs will give you the chance to "try before you buy" there's lots of
unnecessary stuff out there for the turner, most of us have embarrassing impulse buys hidden
in a draw somewhere and never used. Phil
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3rd July 2013, 05:44 AM #23GOLD MEMBER
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I absolutely agree. My recent Packard catalog has 22 pages of chisels, many with 'Famous Turner" endorsements. They at least imply that if you buy one of these tools you will be as good as "Famous Turner".
After you have spent 100 hours in front of the lathe and have exhausted all the possibilities of the starter set, you may find you need a special tool or two.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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3rd July 2013, 06:43 AM #24
At the start, the basic kit is all you need. Gaining proficiency with gouges (Bowl, Spindle, Spindle Roughing), scrapers and the Skew will serve you longer than the latest toy. Every tool has it's learning challenges. Grab a boot load of Pinus Crapiatus and play. Once you can get a good "off the Tool" finish with Pine you can turn nearly anything. Start small and spindle and work your way up in size and complexity. Dibbers, Foot Massagers and Fish Knockers are good starting projects.
Pat
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain
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3rd July 2013, 10:50 AM #25GOLD MEMBER
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I wanted to mention one of my heroes, Bob Stocksdale in my post 23 above but his name would not come to mind.
He is reputed to use only a 1/2 inch bowl gouge, a scraper, and sandpaper to do the below:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...mg.EOZ17m2l8IASo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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