Thread: Selling the Stubby

Jeez Ern! Sad to hear. Hands do get better though, having had sore hands from pottery. Woodturning actually hurts my hands less. and cos you don't bend over the back is happier too. The hands willl get better though, but I guess its best to take temptation out of the way, or look for ergonimic solutions. The body has to get into very weird possies sometimes.

Thought it would be against shed rules to sell your own Stubby usually only sold via deceased estate - hands aren't that bad are they Ern ????? What you need is a warmer climate and to steer clear of that icy wet stuff - much easier on the joints They'll have to pry my dead, cold, arthritically cramped hands from the toolrest to sell my Stubby

Sorry to hear you're winding back on the turning Ern - at least you can still mess with some smaller stuff and keep contributing to the forum

Shocked & stunned....

I'm only 5 years behind you & I'm in the process of (re)building my monster lathe with a 3Hp EVS motor.... Maybe I need to add a tool holder.

Yeah, when I first read it I had missed the whole incapacity bit! That is awful.



I am glad to hear that it is not so bad that you have to stop altogether - but still, that is horrible to hear. I hope that there is a good chance for recovery?

Cheers

Cam

G'Day Ern

sorry to hear about the stubby, I too have had to give up lathing due to health, but have now seemed to migrated into routing, boxes etc.I'm sure we will still draw on your knowledge.

Cheers
Bernie

Thanks for the kind thoughts folks.

One hand has a lax thumb joint due to a motorbike 'dig' and the other is developing carpal tunnel syndrome. The advice is to avoid vibration and constant loading.

and Frank, actually swivelling might work cos this model has the motor in the headstock. The wrinkle would be the size of the casting on the far side. Swinging that around would produce an overhang of about 20 cm and that'd start interfering with the bed. Course the tool rest could be mounted in a tripod stand. On the other hand the turret would have to be packed up. Be interesting to see how Omega have designed their prototype swivel head job.

TTIT, yeah, scandalous not to leave the beast to the offspring to wonder what to do with. Being an agnostic I don't expect I'll be looking on judging their efforts anyway thankfully.

Could swap you for a swivel head stubby Ern. Brand new - think about that.

250mm clearance over the bed, bed cut to whatever length you want.

Worth talking about.

Cheers

Goodluck Ern,

Almost wish I was in the market for a lathe

From what I have seen of the deep hollowing tools from Vermec and Vicmarc they seem to take all the force and just about all the vibration out of turning.

I have found pen latheing a doddle too with any stress or vibration if you take it easy - I use the Ci2 tool and it is a pleasure for this work.

I am sure you will find a niche that works for you

So sorry to hear it Ern

G`day ern not good too hear have you looked into the arm rests that some of the turners use? Wish I had the lazy 5k the missus said no!!!!!!!!!
Mick!

I hope we don't have to start visiting the pen makers or ornamental turners to have the pleasure of Erns wisdom in the future .

David, v. interesting offer. I'll email you my dog and bone number.

Mick and Teejay, thanks for the tips. I've got a Vicmarc hollowing tool support but that part of the game is pretty minor timewise.

GJ, wash yer mouth out; I'd have to give up the chewing baccy and take up menthols

Cliff, yep, think about cutting down the vibes. Commision Hughie to do a CNC boring bar setup.

Ern,

As very much a novice, it's hard to give advice on what kind of turning / tools / lathe would give you less grief with your hands.

Since I went all out and spent a fortune, I still let my mind wander back to my original starting point, which was to make small lidded boxes. Aside from the deep hollowing, it may be manageable for you. Bowls may be big and let you see heaps of grain, but little things have thier own pleasures. A swivel head or outboard turning just might be the trick.

Like a lot of the members here, we'd hate to lose your input and company.

Now before you get set on what you intend, what about turning a lidded box out of that small piece of mahogany that I gave you? Don't make the base too deep and you'll have few challenges aside from our critical eyes.

Look after yourself mate and don't get too down about selling the Stubby. It's not the end of the world - not when you can continue your love of wood and turning without too much of an adjustment. Big or small, the challenge to make something useful is no different.

(And all this coming from a guy with a stuffed head and on a strict valium regime!)

Jeff

Yep Jeff, I'm looking forward to working those lovely bits you gave me. ATM Raffan's book on lidded boxes is heading this way somewhere on the Pacific, so I can do justice to the timber.

Will look maybe at foam handled tools and/or gel bicycle gloves and see how they go.

Tea Lady, did you do anything special to unwind your paws? The exercises prescribed for mine do nothing.