Thread: woodfast M908 on eBay

Originally Posted by ozhunter

And Bathurst is a bugger of a place, why would anyone want to go there and all the road works in the mountains make it a bitch of a trip

Looks like you either didn't get your message across, or you have another local competing with you

Yeah, the bugger. Still in there though. I rang the bloke that has it but he wasn't going to be home till today and I couldn't get round there today. Sounds like a decent enough bloke though. You will hear crying or laughing in a couple of hours.

Good luck

Well, I did it. A bit more than I would have liked to have payed, but a lot less than I could have. (and considering I got this from the same bloke, a good deal all round)Somebody placed a couple of bids and then dropped the idea (dirty rotten scoundrel)

Now it's over I can come clean (probably not the right phrase but close enough). I did get a chance to go and see the guy late tonight, because he sounded like a bloke you would want to meet. We talked about the lathe and this and that. I bought a chainsaw off him and we had a general yarn.

Just before leaving, he said "Mate you seem like a good bloke, if you want the lathe, you can have it for $500. After I picked myself up off the floor, I told him because it was ebay he would have to talk to his son who had the lathe listed on his account. I didn't want to get in the middle of a scrap with ebay, the other bidder on the lathe and this blokes son, it didn't feel right. So I felt I had to do the right thing and decline his offer.

Just spoke to him and he is giving me a drill press for nothing, (haven't seen it yet so we'll wait and see on that one.) and a couple of pieces of wood that he never got round to turning.
He told me he learnt to use a lather from an old bloke who liked things done the right way and the bloke also helped him set up. He has a jig on the grinder that comes with the lathe to keep angles correct while sharpening. The old bloke made up some jobbies out of MS rod that slip on the jig to set the angle and a shop made angle gauge to double check the angle, very well made set up from what I saw of it.

All in all a very nice bloke. Almost generous to a fault, but happy to see the Lathe and associated stuff go to someone who really wanted it.

Get ready for a barrage of q's once I get the beast set up in my shed in a couple of months.

Just by what I am reading you have picked up quite a bit from this fellow.

I guess you need a few things?

Originally Posted by Christos

I guess you need a few things?

Not now

Seriously, I'm like most people I know, I can't resist a fair dinkum bargain. That's how I ended up with the chainsaw (yes, I started it and gave it a good look over)

I've always liked working with wood, but could never get things to work right. I suppose old age and more knowledge (and more tools) have helped, but things seem to be going better, and turning is something that has fascinated me for ages. My brother use to do a bit, but not so much now.

Well then here is something for you to try, wood turning.

You are a lot closer then I am, at least you have a lathe.

Thanks to stuffy for finding this.

I think something is missing from your post Christos

Oh, sorry, got iy now.

Well done OzHunter. Sounds like you've really scored a bargain. If it was closer to Sydney I would have been in there too! $800 for that lathe with all of those P&N chisels is a score.

Cheers,
Dave

Yeah Dave, first time I've ever got anything off EvilBay that I consider a true bargain.

There are I think 8 P&N chisels, 3 home made parting chisels, a grinder and good solid steel stand, with three wheels set up to grind required angles very easily. I think there are three different chucks, a No2 Morse Taper chuck, plus a 2 tube fluorescent work light, a small work light, three scrapers, 4 spade bits, a face shield. a pair of earmuffs, some stuff (the name escapes me) to seal timber when you first cut it, a bottle of stain-in-a-stick (thats how he describes it) about 7 or 8 sticks in different shades.

I'm very pleased with myself. Now I need to get set-up and start to learn to turn.

Originally Posted by ozhunter

Yeah Dave, first time I've ever got anything off EvilBay that I consider a true bargain.

There are I think 8 P&N chisels, 3 home made parting chisels, a grinder and good solid steel stand, with three wheels set up to grind required angles very easily. I think there are three different chucks, a No2 Morse Taper chuck, plus a 2 tube fluorescent work light, a small work light, three scrapers, 4 spade bits, a face shield. a pair of earmuffs, some stuff (the name escapes me) to seal timber when you first cut it, a bottle of stain-in-a-stick (thats how he describes it) about 7 or 8 sticks in different shades.

I'm very pleased with myself. Now I need to get set-up and start to learn to turn.

I consider it a real bargain too. Location helped you an awful lot there

Sounds like it was an excellent package. You don't need more than 8 chisels (some around here don't agree though ), the grinder looked useful and all of the other bits will be fun.

Oh, and a lot cheaper than the toy I just bought - the VL200 that was going. spent far too much (for my budget - not the lathe!).

As for learning to turn, hang about in this forum, get lessons and join a club... all very worthwhile! Oh, and practice heaps...

Cheers,
Dave

Already spend more time here than SWMBO thinks is healthy.

HAD to have a play this morning. I know squat about turning except what I have picked up here and a little from the net.

The pic is the result of my game. It isn't anything, just a thing. The red colour is from playing with one of the colour sticks that came in the package. Have to admit it was fun (and quieter than I expected)

Some of the parts of the lathe and the chucks has been handled with sweaty hands recently and not wiped. Will it hurt to give what bits I can get off, as well as the chucks, a hit with a polishing belt on the linisher. Have used it to polish the main shaft of a couple of reloading presses without damage to the shaft.