Hello everyone. My name is junior, and i have recently become fascinated by turning wood.
I have never used a lathe, and have limited experience with wood. I have been in construction my whole life, so i do have a base knowledge of how things work.
I will soon buy my first wood lathe, and accessories.
I have read a few of the threads here about people wanting to know what to get. I must say, i am on a VERY fixed income currently, and hope the lathe will eventually earn its way to becoming an investment.
I also cannot justify to my wife buying the top of the line machine for a hobby i dont know if i am going to enjoy. If it turns out i like turning wood, i can always get a better lathe later, when my wife starts enjoying the hand made gifts!!
I am pretty much forced at this point (if i want to turn wood anyway) to buy an "ebay special" wood lathe.
I am interested in starting with a few simple projects, tops for my children, and things of that nature. My true passion for a wood lathe lies in chess pieces, and pool cues, so i would guess it wise for me to get a lathe big enough to handle these tasks.
The best lathe i can afford right now is this:
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i guess i could always save up my money and go without getting started turning for a while longer, but i REALLY want to get this thing going. i owe a family member a chess set!
and what about faceplates, and such. would that machine at least get me started? I really want to get into turning as cheap as possible for now. if all goes well, i will upgrade later, when i can make more than just a pile of wood shavings.