When I first got into turning this group was an invaluable resource for me. So many turners willing to share their knowledge, so many ideas for turnings shared.
When ATT and other "providers" dropped UseNet / newsgroup service things got pretty quite around here and eventually I moved on, stopping in from time to time to check on who was still participating. When I upgraded my computer - and operating systems - getting to newsgroup was a low priority. Thankfully, I kept my old computer around and just got back to checking on this group. Good to see some familiar names and that the group has gotten more active again.
Anyway, since I've been gone, I've gotten into all sorts of types of turning, turning tools, methods of "enhancing pieces AND into ways to make what is a STATIC piece into a DYNAMIC piece through the use of LEDs, Servos, Buzzers and even Wind Up Toys. And I've added a lot of web pages to the Turning Section of my woodworking site.