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What is the expense?

what is the total cost for tools and machine to get started in turning?
16 comments posted 21yrs
posted by bret81c
16 comments posted 21yrs posted by bret81c

Holly tree in Atlanta area

Greetings, I had to take down a holly tree a couple days ago. Base diameter is around ten inches. Location is Alpharetta...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by commando
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by commando

Newbie Question on Spur Centers

Just received a rather inexpensive HF lathe and it is set up and ready to go. I noticed that the spur center is a MT-1...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nowayjose
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by nowayjose

Re: Jet tailstock creep

So that's where the creep that gets in the camera's way at club demo's hides. Throw him out of your shop right now Davi...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by almcc
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by almcc

Is white cedar OK for turning?

This morning I was helping a friend to clear it river view in front of his house. We felled a bunch of white Canadian E...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by marierdj
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by marierdj

Wood from the fire wood pile

My father in law has a large wood pile of ash, some larger pieces, but they have all been there for quite a while and t...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ajreynolds
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by ajreynolds

New to it all

Hi there, I'm completly new to woodturning but it looks extreemly theraputic, as well as fun. However when it comes to...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nick.phibbs
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by nick.phibbs

How to color fir lumber?

For fun I turned a drop finial out of scrap fir lumber and couldn't stop my Jet Mini. Now I have a bucket full of unfin...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by almcc
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by almcc

A forest sued me for using it's wood !

The tree lawyers want the death sentence for tree murder ! What can I do now?
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mallet_riveter
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by mallet_riveter

New catalogs

Hi, Today was a good day despite the all day rain and drizzle and the expected flooding tonight. My mail had 2 new cata...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kenglyn
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by kenglyn

light box

I remember seeing a neat light box for photographing turnings, I would like to build a simple, fairly portable one to p...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by william
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by william

Turning soapstone

Any references or articles would be useful. Paul
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pmarks1694
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by pmarks1694

need help ID-ing old oliver lathe

Hi, I've just bought my first lathe - a very old 12"x48" 3-speed "Oliver no 54" (as cast on the front of the bed), driv...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kaleem
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by kaleem

Chainsaw sharpening

I have read with interest the posts re chainsaw sharpening with a dremel or equivalent. I have not been able to find th...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by michael
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by michael