Thread: But the lathe only cost that much.

Im gonna be in debt

I have been thinking of starting wood turning.

The good thing for me is that I am thinking.



Now you guys have given me so much thoughts.

Twenty eight years ago I was a chain smoking alcoholic who demolished 75 cigarettes a day as well as a bottle of Jack a day. I didn't have any hobbies. Now I have a couple of relatively expensive hobbies but don't smoke, have one or two schooners of beer a week and the odd glass or red... but my doctor tells me I'm amazingly healthy for my age. I have outlived two wives who both died of cancer. You work it out!

Buzz

Originally Posted by tea lady

Yeah! But what would a Psychologist cost?

Heaps, because they would keep getting you back to work out why you were happy and well adjusted

Originally Posted by Rommel

I have been thinking of starting wood turning.

The good thing for me is that I am thinking.



Now you guys have given me so much thoughts.

You spend as much or as little as you want. Me I enjoy it and I enjoy using (reasonably) good tools. I think you can get out of it reasonably cheaply. You don't have to buy wood, a lot of mine is found on the side of the road. But I buy some as well because I'd like a bowl in x timber ...

Originally Posted by mickelmaster

Im gonna be in debt

Only buy what you need (or want) as you can afford it. it would be a pitb to buy up front on a loan and then decide you didn't like doing the turning - then you would be paying off something sitting in the shed not being used

Originally Posted by bellyup

What do you reckon the ratio of "lathe to accessories $" would be?
I've been a fly fisherman for 20 + years and I thought that was an "accessory sport" till now!!!
My humble Delta 1400 lathe cost about $650.
The rest - well lets see!
First Chinese chisels - $140.
Nova copy chuck and acc. - $180
Decent faceplate - $50
Decent drives and stops - $100
sandpaper and rotary handle - $100
U-beaut polishes and stuff - $100
Hamlet 12mm bowl gouge - $110
P+N roughing gouge without handle - $120 ( but I do looooooove it!!)
Scheppach 15" bandsaw - $1300
Bandsaw blades x 2- $100
Misc chainsaws - $600
Sharpening jigs - $130
Dust extractor and acc. - $400
Protective clothing and acc.- $120
Cole jaws - $110
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Ching ching - $3760!!! for accessories verses $650 for the lathe.
My ratio is 5.8 dollars to 1. eeeek!
I wont tell your wife if you don't tell mine!
Bruce.

Just think, if you had have bought a VL300 Long Bed at $6700 you'd only 50% into lathe value. That leaves you free to buy heaps more accessories to get to the 5.8:1 ratio.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

In the old days the saying was "if your records are worth more then the record player you need a new hi fi"
so if your chisels are worth more then the lathe you need a new lathe

Well I'm in deep trouble then . . . I brought my lathe of a forum member for $500, but have at least quadrupled that amount with more chucks (Bonham Copy/G3/SN2) jaw sets (8 I think, not including the standard 50mm set), better chisels, different chisels (Hughies Oland's etc), then Sandpaper (Rolls/Sheets/Disks/pads), finish, DO and Ubeaut stuff + renovating my bench and drawer slides for the set of drawers . . . One day I'll do an audit on what I have . . .

Now I'm looking at a new shed and trying to work out if I can get an Nova DVR XP as well . . .