Taking the plunge

[dragnut]

Gonna get me a lil ol lathe tomorrow. Nothing fancy, just the jet mini. Going to get the 8 pc set of HF tools too I think. I havent used a lathe since high school shop class way back when. LOML never used a lathe. I think we might need a good beginners book. Any recommendations that a woodcraft store might have in stock?
Tomorrow is gonna be a good shopping day. Gonna go to home depot so the kid can do his woodworking project thing they do, then off to woodcraft, pick up the lathe, over to the mall so loml can buy some clothes, then probably lunch at chuck e cheeses, then off to HF for the cheap stuff, then hopefully back to woodcraft for more stuff :)
Shawn

[Quartlow]

I think you should just skipp all those steps and go straight to woodcraft!!!

[dragnut]

My son loves the kids clinics at lowes even though its nothing but hammer an nails stuff. never been to home depot for theirs, gonna try it. And chuck e cheese is a fun place. :)
I think we will be at woodcraft quite a while though :)
Shawn

[WoodMangler]

Sounds to me like your son is a lucky lad indeed...

Grab a turning video... it really helps to see how something is done... and a Raffan book is a good one for the bathroom library :)

[dicklaxt]

Drag has been drug..............rotflmao

JUMP FOR JOY!!!!!!


dick

[Sonny Edmonds]

Congratulations!

And for every new turner, here's yours:

http://home.earthlink.net/~sonnypie/...es/Iceberg.jpg

You've got a lot of chipping to do! }>
Have Fun! :7

:D

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"Precision Firewood Specialist"
God Bless America !
One Nation Under God!
"I was raised around lead based paint.
It ain't an excuse, just a fact."

[dragnut]

Got the lathe, slapped a bit of edge on some gouges and such, and fired that sob up. Let loml and son have a go at it too. We each made a square wood into a round wood with some groove looking things and a few rounded out groove looking things. Slapped a chunk of sandpaper over it too boot. Then it got dark and time for dinner. Oh well, tomorrow is supposed to be pretty decent day so...

Shawn

[Sonny Edmonds]

Outstanding Shawn!
Tee Hee! The whole Family is in the net! ;)

So which 8 hours of a 24 hour day is going to be your turn? }>

:D

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"Precision Firewood Specialist"
God Bless America !
One Nation Under God!
"I was raised around lead based paint.
It ain't an excuse, just a fact."

[dragnut]

Im sure the lathe will go the way of my scrollsaw...wife will take it over and I will never get to play with it again.

Shawn

[Sonny Edmonds]

Wait... I'm having a vison.... yes....
I see another lathe. A second lathe.
Hummm.... this may be a double sized iceberg.
Oh Dear, Oh My.... :7

:D

[link:www.sonnyedmonds.com | Sonny Edmonds]
"Precision Firewood Specialist"
God Bless America !
One Nation Under God!
"I was raised around lead based paint.
It ain't an excuse, just a fact."