I picked up a "real power tool" set from a toy store for about $20 today.
One motor runs a lathe, sander (or lathe tool sharpener ;-)), scroll saw
and drill press. For what it is, it's not bad. I've enjoyed the hours I
spent playing with it, so I probably got my "entertainment value" out of
it already.
My time spent with it has been primarily on the lathe, making chess
pieces. I showed the first one I made to my sister, and then got an
idea... Several strokes of a pen later, I've got a man. A couple hours
later, I've got two new pieces, a woman and a man who's lost his leg, has
a hole in his head (from the tailstock--my mistake), orange face (from
the oil on the tailstock), and isn't even standing on a base in one
piece.
I wonder if making this chess set is going to turn in to a representation
of the real world. I'll attempt to make the piece perfectly, and
something very much imperfect but still valuable will result.
Puckdropper
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On Apr 3, 8:51=EF=BF=BDpm, SWDeveloper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:41:30 -0700, charlieb <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >WARNING! WARNING! =A0DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
>
> >Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
> >-slowly - away from the lathe. =A0Now leave the area immediately
> >an find ye an exorcist for thou shalt surely need one. =A0It's not
> >too late - save yourself.
>
> >Turning is ADDICTIVE and can get EXPENSIVE. =A0If you think a
> >router and all it spawns (router table, fence system, router
> >bits in unimaginable shapes - and quantities, router lifts,
> >speed controls etc.) has put a hole in your bank account -
> >you ain't seen nothing yet.
>
> >And if you have trouble with accumulating small pieces of
> >wood scraps you can't part with - even though they get
> >in the way all the time - the 18" long and at least 4" wide
> >rule becomes useless once you start playing on a lathe.
>
> >And because turning is the closest thing to instant gratification
> >in the woodworking world it's the woodworker's equivalent
> >of CRACK. =A0And there's all this free wood you can turn -
> >tree trimmings, fire wood, sticks and twigs - an unlimited
> >supply of stuff you can turn.
>
> >If you think the price of a good cabinet saw is expensive,
> >check out the prices on OneWay and Stubby lathes. =A0If you
> >think a Lie Nielsen socket chisel is expensive check out
> >the price of an Ellsworth Signature Series bowl gouge.
>
> >It you think sharpening stuff for plane irons and chisels
> >are fun - you're gonna love the stuff for sharpening
> >roughing gouges, spindle gouges, bowl gouges and skew
> >"chisels".
>
> >If you've spent a small fortune on Bessy clamps to hold
> >things together while the glue dries - scroll chucks and
> >jaw sets, steb centers and eccentric chucks will make
> >that "investment" seem like pocket change.
>
> >Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
> >-slowly - away from the lathe. =A0 It's not too late - save
> >yourself!
>
> >charlie b
>
> >ps - but if you're looking for some ideas for turning . . .
>
> >http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/Turning1.html
>
> Very nice website. =A0I am well-aware of the addictive properties of
> turning. =A0Eight hours went by and it feels like an hour.- Hide quoted t=
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> - Show quoted text -
Wow! Did you end up with a burst bladder or a rusty zipper and one
yellow sock?
SWDeveloper wrote:
>> ps - but if you're looking for some ideas for turning . . .
>>
>> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/Turning1.html
>
>
> Very nice website. I am well-aware of the addictive properties of
> turning. Eight hours went by and it feels like an hour.
>
You can still save yourself. Most turners use calendars, not clocks. And
there are only 12 pages in a day.
But, even though you CAN still save yourself ... why bother? You'd only
waste the time doing other things.
Bill
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Puckdropper wrote:
>
> Help keep kids off drugs... Get them addicted to wood turning first!
>
> Puckdropper
>
Good point. Even a hormonal teen can see that a skew chisel and 'some
mellow bud, pop a couple of those yellow ones and we're good to go'
isn't going to work. Might also cut down on teen pregnancies if the boys
can find something else interesting to do. ;-)
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WARNING! WARNING! DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
-slowly - away from the lathe. Now leave the area immediately
an find ye an exorcist for thou shalt surely need one. It's not
too late - save yourself.
Turning is ADDICTIVE and can get EXPENSIVE. If you think a
router and all it spawns (router table, fence system, router
bits in unimaginable shapes - and quantities, router lifts,
speed controls etc.) has put a hole in your bank account -
you ain't seen nothing yet.
And if you have trouble with accumulating small pieces of
wood scraps you can't part with - even though they get
in the way all the time - the 18" long and at least 4" wide
rule becomes useless once you start playing on a lathe.
And because turning is the closest thing to instant gratification
in the woodworking world it's the woodworker's equivalent
of CRACK. And there's all this free wood you can turn -
tree trimmings, fire wood, sticks and twigs - an unlimited
supply of stuff you can turn.
If you think the price of a good cabinet saw is expensive,
check out the prices on OneWay and Stubby lathes. If you
think a Lie Nielsen socket chisel is expensive check out
the price of an Ellsworth Signature Series bowl gouge.
It you think sharpening stuff for plane irons and chisels
are fun - you're gonna love the stuff for sharpening
roughing gouges, spindle gouges, bowl gouges and skew
"chisels".
If you've spent a small fortune on Bessy clamps to hold
things together while the glue dries - scroll chucks and
jaw sets, steb centers and eccentric chucks will make
that "investment" seem like pocket change.
Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
-slowly - away from the lathe. It's not too late - save
yourself!
charlie b
ps - but if you're looking for some ideas for turning . . .
http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/Turning1.html
charlieb <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> WARNING! WARNING! DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
>
> Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
> -slowly - away from the lathe. Now leave the area immediately
> an find ye an exorcist for thou shalt surely need one. It's not
> too late - save yourself.
I think this was a 2-year-old "uh-oh" situation. It's already too late.
Even my little sister (who's idea of fun is to sit in the car at Menards
and read a book) thinks turning looks fun.
> Turning is ADDICTIVE and can get EXPENSIVE. If you think a
> router and all it spawns (router table, fence system, router
> bits in unimaginable shapes - and quantities, router lifts,
> speed controls etc.) has put a hole in your bank account -
> you ain't seen nothing yet.
>
*snip*
Ah, c'mon. All those tools and accessories just to make beads and coves?
(I believe it--you need one size tool for this, and the exact same tool
only larger for that.)
If I wasn't so swapped with things that must take priority, I'd be
looking at what Menards has lathe wise tomorrow.
Puckdropper
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Glen <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
*snip*
>
> My beginning students watch him (he TAs for a 1a beginning class), and
> a few of them are getting the bug, too. What have I done? Oh, the
> humanity!
>
> Glen
>
Help keep kids off drugs... Get them addicted to wood turning first!
Puckdropper
charlieb wrote:
> WARNING! WARNING! DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
>
<SNIP>
> Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
> -slowly - away from the lathe. It's not too late - save
> yourself!
>
> charlie b
>
> ps - but if you're looking for some ideas for turning . . .
>
> http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/Turning1.html
I have see this addiction in action. One of my kids, a junior is now a
helpless addict, and I am largely to blame. I gave him a simple
assignment, he had to turn a gavel and handle, he did it, and did it
well. But then it happened. He came in early one morning and dropped his
books off in the classroom and caught me turning a small bowl. The hook
was set. He wanted his try at turning a bowl. He now comes in to class
almost every day an hour early (6:30 AM). He comes in during his lunch
hour. When the new semester started he asked if he could become a TA,
in addition to his regular class (since when I have no work for my TAs
they get to work on their own projects.) He even borrows my old wood
mags trying to find deals so he can buy his own lathe. I've created a
monster.
My beginning students watch him (he TAs for a 1a beginning class), and a
few of them are getting the bug, too. What have I done? Oh, the humanity!
Glen
On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:41:30 -0700, charlieb <[email protected]>
wrote:
>WARNING! WARNING! DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
>
>Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
>-slowly - away from the lathe. Now leave the area immediately
>an find ye an exorcist for thou shalt surely need one. It's not
>too late - save yourself.
>
>Turning is ADDICTIVE and can get EXPENSIVE. If you think a
>router and all it spawns (router table, fence system, router
>bits in unimaginable shapes - and quantities, router lifts,
>speed controls etc.) has put a hole in your bank account -
>you ain't seen nothing yet.
>
>And if you have trouble with accumulating small pieces of
>wood scraps you can't part with - even though they get
>in the way all the time - the 18" long and at least 4" wide
>rule becomes useless once you start playing on a lathe.
>
>And because turning is the closest thing to instant gratification
>in the woodworking world it's the woodworker's equivalent
>of CRACK. And there's all this free wood you can turn -
>tree trimmings, fire wood, sticks and twigs - an unlimited
>supply of stuff you can turn.
>
>If you think the price of a good cabinet saw is expensive,
>check out the prices on OneWay and Stubby lathes. If you
>think a Lie Nielsen socket chisel is expensive check out
>the price of an Ellsworth Signature Series bowl gouge.
>
>It you think sharpening stuff for plane irons and chisels
>are fun - you're gonna love the stuff for sharpening
>roughing gouges, spindle gouges, bowl gouges and skew
>"chisels".
>
>If you've spent a small fortune on Bessy clamps to hold
>things together while the glue dries - scroll chucks and
>jaw sets, steb centers and eccentric chucks will make
>that "investment" seem like pocket change.
>
>Put down your turning tool, raise your hands and step backwards
>-slowly - away from the lathe. It's not too late - save
>yourself!
>
>charlie b
>
>ps - but if you're looking for some ideas for turning . . .
>
>http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/Turning1.html
Very nice website. I am well-aware of the addictive properties of
turning. Eight hours went by and it feels like an hour.