Hello and first post.

[Glenn Weathington]

Hello, I've lurking for quite a while now and finally finished my first piece to date.
This is a great forum and site! I've learned quite a bit with regards to turning and all the associated skills-from general carpentry (to build the room to house my lathe and support machinery) to finishing the end piece. Anyways here it is- a turned Easy Rougher Handle.http://%5BURL=http://s608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/?action=view&current=EasyRoughtHandle.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/th_EasyRoughtHandle.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D
don't know why the link breaks...
Okay, I got it as squared away as possible.http://%5BURL=http://s608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/?action=view&current=EasyRoughtHandle.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/th_EasyRoughtHandle.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5Dhttp://%5BURL=http://s608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/?action=view&current=EasyRoughtHandle.jpg%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/th_EasyRoughtHandle.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D
http://s608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/?action=view&current=FullViewEasyRougher.jpg

[Eric Roberge]

Welcome Glenn! Try making them an attachment instead of a link.

[alex carey]

No picture but welcome, its good to have you.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Glenn - Welcome to the Creek! Great looking handle! Looking forward to seeing some of your work real soon!

[Ron McKinley]

Welcome Glenn. Hope to see a lot more of your work......Ron

[Glenn Weathington]

Thanks, Eric and alex. It's definitely good to be here. I'm just now getting used to posting images on the web. lol. Lets see if I can post a link...
http://s608.photobucket.com/albums/tt166/Glenn_W_2009/

Here's a link to my photobucket album. Check it out and tell me what you think, if you wish.

[George Morris]

Welcome Glenn! Glad to have more crazy turners! G

[Larry Marley]

Hi Glenn,
welcome!

Larry Marley

[Don Carter]

Hello Glenn:
As you know, there are lots of knowledgeable people on this site. Looking forward to many more pics of your projects.
Welcome to the Creek.

All the best.

Don

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Welcome to the Creek Glenn! Wade right in the water's fine!

[Eric Roberge]

Glenn,
There's the picture, It looks great! I have a lot of respect for you turners;) Owned a lathe for years and never used it... I was too afraid!
Afraid that I would get sucked deeper into the vortex that you guys talk about and spend more $$$ on my WW habit:D

[Dewey Torres]

Hello Glenn! Welcome to the Creek!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Hello Glenn. Welcome to Creek.

[Jeff Nicol]

Glenn, Looks like you have been busy and have lots of wood and stone to keep you busy! How much did your retrofit on the Rikon cost you? Looks like all second hand stuff, a man with like minded ideas!

Keep at it and keep us posted!

Jeff

[Alan Trout]

Welcome Glenn. Nice handle.

Alan

[Glenn Weathington]

Thanks all,
I've got a nice sized pile or three, they should keep me turning 'til midsummer. I'll be posting more work as the pieces are completed.

Eric-- I hear you, I owned my Rikon for a couple of years before I turned on it, but I was just too under-budgeted. lol

Jeff--The retrofit cost more than I payed for the lathe- about $325 for the motor, controller, pulleys, wood, aluminum sheet and miscellaneous hardware. I actually got lucky with the motor and only payed $100 for it off eBay and about the same price for the controller. Of course this was a year or so before the economy went south. Now you can't even find a good used 1HP DC Motor anywhere near that price.

Steve- Thanks, I thought I did pretty good for my first completed piece. Had a lot of tear-out , but my main concern was blending the curves as smoothly as possible while retaining the functionality required of a working tool. A good bit of power-sanding was required to achieve this though.