Jim C Bradley
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I keep finding that I want to make something round. It might be some custom cabinet knobs, a cylinder, a small disk, a tool handle, etc. etc.
I keep saying to myself, "Go buy a lathe." Then I say, "That's a darn expensive way to get the things you want. Do it another way." Then I say, "It might make a great hobby...remember how much Granpa Black enjoyed it."
If I do purchase a lathe I want enough quality that I won't get frustrated by the tool. I don't want to spend for a "Rolls Royce" quality because I am not sure I will get hooked. I can see $300 and I can't see $1,000. So what is the best compomise at the lowest end of the scale where compromise works?
I do not see making anything very large. I'm guessing 10 to 12" swing, 18 to 20" length. These numbers are just guesses. I don't know enough to ask the right questions and it is very frustrating.
There is a woodturning club within reasonable travel distance. However, they always meet when I have another, unchangeable committment so I can't go to them for advice.
Thanks in advance for whatever feedback you can give me.
Enjoy,
Jim (I really should have signed it "Confused."
I keep saying to myself, "Go buy a lathe." Then I say, "That's a darn expensive way to get the things you want. Do it another way." Then I say, "It might make a great hobby...remember how much Granpa Black enjoyed it."
If I do purchase a lathe I want enough quality that I won't get frustrated by the tool. I don't want to spend for a "Rolls Royce" quality because I am not sure I will get hooked. I can see $300 and I can't see $1,000. So what is the best compomise at the lowest end of the scale where compromise works?
I do not see making anything very large. I'm guessing 10 to 12" swing, 18 to 20" length. These numbers are just guesses. I don't know enough to ask the right questions and it is very frustrating.
There is a woodturning club within reasonable travel distance. However, they always meet when I have another, unchangeable committment so I can't go to them for advice.
Thanks in advance for whatever feedback you can give me.
Enjoy,
Jim (I really should have signed it "Confused."