$10,000 to start

Tom Nie · 2005-07-22T16:18:13+00:00

Thanks for the responses to my other post. The $10,000 came from sitting with a catalog and starting a list of what would be needed, or wanted, and came up with around $5000. Then adding the lathe, probably a Oneway. Basically a $5000 tag for a lathe. Reason? To get some handle on where this all could go. And the other is that over the years I've found that buying the cheapest is not the cheapest. I tend toward perfectionism and might complain of the failings of the equipment if too cheap. My general equipment experience over my career is fairly extensive. I've reservations in August to do a week of Basic Woodturning in Ripley, WV at Cedar Lakes.

$10,000 to start

Jul 22, 2005 42 Replies

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mac davis 20 years ago

for most guys, buying a chainsaw for mother's day WOULD be curtains...

Sort of like the guy whose wife wanted a sporty car for her birthday, and demanded "something that will do zero to 200 in under 10 seconds"...

so, he bought her a scale...

his friends were all afraid to show up for his funeral that weekend..

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mac davis 20 years ago

damn! we did the same thing about 3 years ago... (and she uses it more than I do)

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Leo Van Der Loo 20 years ago

"something that will do zero to 200 in under 10 seconds"...

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