first round of tools for new lathe

[John K Jordan]

LOL. Well I like your enthusiasm for the vortex

There is no end in sight when you fall into justifying the next bigger and better thing. That's how I ended up with a 7' Baldwin concert grand with the German-made action instead of the low end 5' model I had decided to buy.

JKJ

[Stephen White]

LOL. Well I like your enthusiasm for the vortex

yeah I was watching videos of the different ones and wanted the 1/2 and the 1/4 spindle gauge and the other set just has a single 3/8. I get that I will likely end up using a few of these most of the time but I am going to try and make myself use all of them as much as possible the way they are intended and learn to shape and sharpen them all. What I don't want to to is end up using a few to do everything and never even learn about my other options.

[Rusty Nesmith]

You can sharpen the carbide cutters very easy with a credit card size diamond sharpener. They are only around $12.