Ken Garlock
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Now don't start giggling and snickering, but I bought one of the Palmgren 15" lathes that were on sale at Amazon. It looks to be a well made piece of iron. I also bought a OneWay Talon chuck for it from Hartville Tool, also on sale.
I learned that the Palmgren is the same lathe that carries the Craftsman label at Sears. With that in mind, I ordered the metal stand for the Craftsman lathe. (If it doesn't work out, I can take it back.)
So now the questions:
What is the best popular brand of chisels/tools. I noticed that one company carries Sorby and Crown, but the Sorby is twice the price of the Crown.
Second, what comprises a basic set of lathe tools? Hartville has a set of 8 Sorby tools on sale for 20% off.
I consider this lathe to be just another tool in the shop, and I plan to continue to work on my flat stock skills.
As one TV new analyst says, What Say You?
I learned that the Palmgren is the same lathe that carries the Craftsman label at Sears. With that in mind, I ordered the metal stand for the Craftsman lathe. (If it doesn't work out, I can take it back.)
So now the questions:
What is the best popular brand of chisels/tools. I noticed that one company carries Sorby and Crown, but the Sorby is twice the price of the Crown.
Second, what comprises a basic set of lathe tools? Hartville has a set of 8 Sorby tools on sale for 20% off.
I consider this lathe to be just another tool in the shop, and I plan to continue to work on my flat stock skills.
As one TV new analyst says, What Say You?