G'day from Upwey, Melbourne

[geckoboy]

G'day all,
Figured it was about time I stopped lurking and started posting, so evening to you all. I'm Pete, from up in the Dandenongs.

Absolute beginner, but I'm getting into a bit of woodturning now, and figure it's time to upgrade my lathe (a cheap old Roval). Think I'll drop a Wanted post in the forum soon, but in the meantime, if anyone in Melbourne's got a Woodfast, Tough or similar going for less than a grand, let me know...

Cheers,
Pete

[Mollywood]

Welcome Pete!

Haven't been here too long myself.
I'm a novice woodcarver up the road in Belgrave.
There's heaps of info and good humour in this forum, as I'm sure you've noticed if you've been lurking awhile.
Sorry, I don't have any lathes for sale, just wanted to say hello and welcome.

[tea lady]

How many of us are there up here? I hope you don't all live just up the road. We'll have to have a hills woddies drinky night or something.

[Ad de Crom]

Pete, welcome, glad to welcome another woodturner from down under, so far away from Holland. I'm sure you''ll like it here.

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[tomartyr]

Hi Pete, and welcome from another new member. Although I'm a Kiwi (Go the All Blacks tonight!) I lived in Melbourne for many years and still have friends "up Upwey way" (yeah, I know, bad joke!). A beautiful part of the world is the Dandys.

Cheers, Keith

[Ed Reiss]

Hi Pete...and welcome!

Brand new turner, eh? Hope your bank account is up to snuff for all the necessaries you'll need to do those gorgeous bowls!

Have fun with the forum.

Cheers,
Ed

[munruben]

Hi and welcome Pete from up in the Dandenongs. Nice to have you here.

[geckoboy]

Thanks for the warm welcome, think I'm going to like it here...

As for the bank account required to get into turning, that's only part of my problem - you see, we've just had our first child (which isn't the problem at all, I'm loving it..), it's where I'm going to find the money for the new lathe I want, and the time to get on it. Wishful thinking on all accounts...

There's always the baby bonus, I suppose...

[tea lady]

There's always the baby bonus, I suppose...

........There's always the Knox Community Woodworkers.. (I keep telling people.) There are currently 8 lathes there of varying sizes. (And lots of other tools.) $65 per year fees. (+ $50 joining fee the first year.) A bit cheaper than a new lathe if you can't afford that at the mo...... That's where I go....But don't let that put you off.