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View Poll Results: Am I a turner
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- 73. You may not vote on this poll
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I own a lathe and I am a turner
47 64.38% -
I own a lathe and feel intimidated by it
10 13.70% -
I am the omnipotent turner
2 2.74% -
Don't give a rats ring
14 19.18%
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11th July 2007, 07:59 PM #1
Just curious, who owns a lathe....
Who owns a lathe and who is a woodturner, I am the first to admit I own a lathe but would (wood) never confess to being a turner......
Last edited by Iain; 11th July 2007 at 08:04 PM. Reason: Can't find the bloody polls
Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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11th July 2007, 08:15 PM #2
I voted Rats coz I dislike turning but its a necessary skill for furniture making.
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11th July 2007, 08:21 PM #3
Yep, I got one....MC 1100, but must admit I don't use it much
Don't really go into my shed as much as I would like to either??
Me old uncle took a really bad turn last year (he's 78and got one of those heart things like Cliff's dad) and I spend most of my time around at his place, making sure he doesn't cut his fingers off in His shed.
( the machine's kicked in a couple of times already).
I do all the lifting, cleaning,stacking,ripping,etc etc cause the old boy just loves his shedHis wife doesn't trust him to use the power tools, so I keep an eye on him
If I make it to his age and have his passion, I'll be one happy man.
100% of all non-smokers die
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11th July 2007, 08:47 PM #4
I own a lathe, I am a turner.
A bad one, but still a turner...I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
My Other Toys
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11th July 2007, 09:19 PM #5
I bought an MC900, older model green one, at a clearance sale for $100, nobody wanted to bid and the auctioneer begged for someone to give him $100 for it. So I did!
Haven't used it a lot, used to do a lot of wood turning when I was younger, but pressure of work meant that I finished up selling the lathe I had at the time. So I'm hoping to get back in to it again, hopefully will do some pen turning.
Too pre-occupied with new toys at the moment though
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11th July 2007, 09:24 PM #6
I don't own a lathe. No option for this so I can't vote.
The only turning I've done was in high school many moons ago.
I can't say the idea of turning really grabs me but I'll probably get a lathe one day for making furniture legs and such like.
I won't be turning any pens and I think there's enough dodgy bowls and plates in the world without me adding to them.
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11th July 2007, 10:39 PM #7
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11th July 2007, 11:14 PM #8
Ah Geez,
I made a mistake....I thought you meant " I am the impotent Turner"
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12th July 2007, 12:08 AM #9
Where's the "I've got one, but it's stored in pieces and I'll get around to assembling and installing it as soon as I've got the time and money to add a 90 sqm extension to the shed"?
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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12th July 2007, 12:21 AM #10
Nova DVR 3000, love it, like to turn, I think I'm getting a bit better at it, but don't get enough time to do more.
Cheers!It's a Family thing.....
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12th July 2007, 12:31 AM #11
Where the blazes is the "Ive got a bloody fanfriggintastic lathe but wouldnt have a clue" one??... or the "Ive got a lathe and some cheep shyte chisels but am totally incompetent" one?... or the "Theres something someone called a lathe in a corner of the shed that snarls and bites every time I go near it so I avoid it like the plague" one?.. or the "I think its called a lathe and I sometimes have a go at it but it tends to throw timber back at me" one?
But Ive got one and give it a short workout every now and then... but a turner? Im not a turners earhole mate!!Believe me there IS life beyond marriage!!! Relax breathe and smile learn to laugh again from the heart so it reaches the eyes!!
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12th July 2007, 01:22 AM #12
Got 2 lathes
..........reasonably good at it
, could be better if I had a bit more patience
Cheers
DJ
ADMIN
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12th July 2007, 01:32 AM #13
Where's the "I want to be a turner when I grow up, in the meantime I collect lathes" option?
- Andy Mc
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12th July 2007, 10:14 AM #14
Well I've got a lathe, I'm not intimidated by it (if you saw it, you would understand why not), but I wouldn't really describe myself as a turner. I've turned a few things but have yet to make two items that look the same, or that look like I expected them to when I started.
Can't say I've really been bitten by the bug, but there is something about it I suppose."I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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12th July 2007, 10:22 AM #15
I don’t own a lathe, I don’t feel intimidated by it, I am not a turner and I don’t give a rats ring.
Also I have never turned a pen.Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com