Thread: New lathe ordered

Originally Posted by wm460

Congratulations Colin, you have made a great investment.

Hi wm460. Nice memorial to your dogs at the bottom - but do you know your photos have been photobucketted? They look like this to most of us...

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It would be nice if you could host the photos somewhere that doesn't trash them (and maybe your pooches have access to the internet in that great kennel in the sky).

Cheers, Vann.

Sorry that your dream machine has taken a hit Colin - and glad the supplier is putting it right.

Originally Posted by Phil Hansen

Good for you Colin.
It has taken a while for you to do the deed.
Like to know your comments when you get it....

Phil, you considering trading in that Wadkin?

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by tony_A

Disappointing about the damage Colin. Ill look forward to seeing some turnings from your various South African woods.

I’m really enjoying the lathe, it’s solid and powerful and I’m very happy with my choice. Coincidentally I’ve turned a couple of pieces with indigenous wood. I’ve turned up a couple of ironwood blanks, and finished a bowl in ironwood that was cut and rough turned just before the lockdown.

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I’ve just finished a hollow form in sneezewood, with a Kiaat finial. The finial is polished with Shellawax Cream, while the sneezewood is sanded to 600 grit and burnished with some shavings. It has no other finish on it.
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For the record ironwood is Olea capensis, sneezewood is Ptaeroxylon obliquum and Kiaat is Pterocarpus angolensis

Colin

That bowl is spectacular.

Regards
Paul

Thats a nice bowl Colin, the ironwood is a striking timber. The hollow form looks good as well, Kiaat looks like an interesting timber.
Thanks for posting.

Originally Posted by Vann

Phil, you considering trading in that Wadkin?
Cheers, Vann.

Hi Vann,
No, it's such a nice machine to turn on. I did get a second lathe (Walker -Turner) to play with but
didn't like it. Too flimsy.
Have made a mod which the purists will not like but it works for me. Changed the pulleys to twin V belts
and VSD.
Runs smoother and much easier to change speeds.
Phil