Just curious, who owns a lathe....

[Iain]

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......

[echnidna]

I voted Rats coz I dislike turning but its a necessary skill for furniture making.

[fred.n]

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 shed His 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.

[Gra]

I own a lathe, I am a turner.


A bad one, but still a turner...

[Big Shed]

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

[craigb]

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.

[AlexS]

Where's the 'I own a lathe and am a barely competent turner (on a good day). Only bought it cause it was cheap and handy for doing legs, round tenons etc.

[watson]

Ah Geez,
I made a mistake....I thought you meant " I am the impotent Turner"

[journeyman Mick]

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

[Stu in Tokyo]

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!

[Wild Dingo]

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!!

[DJ’s Timber]

Got 2 lathes ..........reasonably good at it , could be better if I had a bit more patience

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Where's the "I want to be a turner when I grow up, in the meantime I collect lathes" option?

[silentC]

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.

[Wongo]

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.