Who owns a lathe and who is a woodturner, I am the first to admit I own a lathe but would (wood) never confess to being a turner......
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Who owns a lathe and who is a woodturner, I am the first to admit I own a lathe but would (wood) never confess to being a turner......
I voted Rats coz I dislike turning but its a necessary skill for furniture making.
Yep, I got one....MC 1100, but must admit I don't use it much
Don't really go into my shed as much as I would like to either??
Me old uncle took a really bad turn last year (he's 78and got one of those heart things like Cliff's dad) and I spend most of my time around at his place, making sure he doesn't cut his fingers off in His shed.
( the machine's kicked in a couple of times already).
I do all the lifting, cleaning,stacking,ripping,etc etc cause the old boy just loves his shed :2tsup: His wife doesn't trust him to use the power tools, so I keep an eye on him :) If I make it to his age and have his passion, I'll be one happy man.
I own a lathe, I am a turner.
A bad one, but still a turner...
I bought an MC900, older model green one, at a clearance sale for $100, nobody wanted to bid and the auctioneer begged for someone to give him $100 for it. So I did!
Haven't used it a lot, used to do a lot of wood turning when I was younger, but pressure of work meant that I finished up selling the lathe I had at the time. So I'm hoping to get back in to it again, hopefully will do some pen turning.
Too pre-occupied with new toys at the moment though:2tsup:
I don't own a lathe. No option for this so I can't vote. :)
The only turning I've done was in high school many moons ago.
I can't say the idea of turning really grabs me but I'll probably get a lathe one day for making furniture legs and such like.
I won't be turning any pens and I think there's enough dodgy bowls and plates in the world without me adding to them. :D
Where's the 'I own a lathe and am a barely competent turner (on a good day). Only bought it cause it was cheap and handy for doing legs, round tenons etc.
Ah Geez,
I made a mistake....I thought you meant " I am the impotent Turner"
Where's the "I've got one, but it's stored in pieces and I'll get around to assembling and installing it as soon as I've got the time and money to add a 90 sqm extension to the shed"?:? :rolleyes:
Mick
Nova DVR 3000, love it, like to turn, I think I'm getting a bit better at it, but don't get enough time to do more.
Cheers!:U
Where the blazes is the "Ive got a bloody fanfriggintastic lathe but wouldnt have a clue" one??... or the "Ive got a lathe and some cheep shyte chisels but am totally incompetent" one?... or the "Theres something someone called a lathe in a corner of the shed that snarls and bites every time I go near it so I avoid it like the plague" one?.. or the "I think its called a lathe and I sometimes have a go at it but it tends to throw timber back at me" one?
But Ive got one and give it a short workout every now and then... but a turner? Im not a turners earhole mate!! :doh:
Got 2 lathes :U..........reasonably good at it :2tsup:, could be better if I had a bit more patience
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...4&d=1161396353
Where's the "I want to be a turner when I grow up, in the meantime I collect lathes" option?
Well I've got a lathe, I'm not intimidated by it (if you saw it, you would understand why not), but I wouldn't really describe myself as a turner. I've turned a few things but have yet to make two items that look the same, or that look like I expected them to when I started.
Can't say I've really been bitten by the bug, but there is something about it I suppose.
I don’t own a lathe, I don’t feel intimidated by it, I am not a turner and I don’t give a rats ring.:D
Also I have never turned a pen.:cool: