Rob Nolan
01-07-2007, 10:37 PM
Hey guys and Gals!
I took the plunge into the world of woodturning. Went to Woodcraft and picked up a Jet Mini and the small mini set of Sorby tools on sale. Ordered the Supernova2 and Trend AirShield online and picked up a big slab of poplar to practice with. As you can see by the turnings in the picture I'm real "green" at this. I had a couple catches (none serious) but it's very scary ... I can see how newbies could get turned off to turning.
I also picked up a book and ordered some videos(Raffan) ... contacted the local turning club for an invite to there next meeting ... I'm on my way ... I'll be turning bowls and HF's in no time!
I have to say I'm not thrilled with the tools maybe it's b/c they are too small? I don't know. I asked the guy who sold them too me if they needed to be sharpened before use and he told me no b/c Sorby is a good name and they are already sharp. Took them out of the box and put them to the wood ... I might as well have been using a butter knife they were so dull ... took out the tormek and spend an hour sharpening ... WOW what a difference sharp tools make ... I had chips bouncing off the Trend shield in no time.
Even though I have no idea what I'm doing I think I'm hooked ... I'm drooling over high end lathes now ... The Stubby looks great! :D
That's all for now ... Oh! .. Hey Ken ... thanks for your advise in the PM!!!
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I took the plunge into the world of woodturning. Went to Woodcraft and picked up a Jet Mini and the small mini set of Sorby tools on sale. Ordered the Supernova2 and Trend AirShield online and picked up a big slab of poplar to practice with. As you can see by the turnings in the picture I'm real "green" at this. I had a couple catches (none serious) but it's very scary ... I can see how newbies could get turned off to turning.
I also picked up a book and ordered some videos(Raffan) ... contacted the local turning club for an invite to there next meeting ... I'm on my way ... I'll be turning bowls and HF's in no time!
I have to say I'm not thrilled with the tools maybe it's b/c they are too small? I don't know. I asked the guy who sold them too me if they needed to be sharpened before use and he told me no b/c Sorby is a good name and they are already sharp. Took them out of the box and put them to the wood ... I might as well have been using a butter knife they were so dull ... took out the tormek and spend an hour sharpening ... WOW what a difference sharp tools make ... I had chips bouncing off the Trend shield in no time.
Even though I have no idea what I'm doing I think I'm hooked ... I'm drooling over high end lathes now ... The Stubby looks great! :D
That's all for now ... Oh! .. Hey Ken ... thanks for your advise in the PM!!!
54648
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