What do you turn and more importantly, what do you turn it on?

[Ed Lang]

I turn on a Jet mini and a Oneway 2436.

I turn anything I can get on the lathe.

[John Hart]

Uh...Ed....There's a little bit of dust on your tailstock there. You might wanna clean that off.

What a pretty sight.

[Ed Lang]

Hi John,
That picture was taken back in the Fall when the lathe was new. I think that might have been the first item mounted on it. It looks like Mulberry and I think I remember getting a few cores out of that one!

After turning the Mulberry, the lathe now has a yellow tint to it!

[Don Baer]

Hi John,
After turning the Mulberry, the lathe now has a yellow tint to it!

So your saying that your Mayo is turning to mustard. ..Andy will be horrified..

[Andy Hoyt]

Nah. Not me.

My mayo has developed a charming multi-layered patina and a certain smoked hickory aroma reminiscent of a 1973 Kingsford merlot.

[Jim Becker]

And an avatar for Ed...

[Don Orr]

I have my starter Jet Mini which I love, the Craftsman Tube Rail I got to augment the mini(14 yrs old when I bought it but had never been used, included all kinds of tools, accessories, and a Craftsman bench), a second Jet Mini with bed extension, and my wonderful Jet 1642. I'll be bringing my FIL's 70 yr old Craftsman cast iron lathe home in a few weeks. He passed away in Dec 2005. I also have his turning tools and some of his turnings. He also has a small metal-cutting lathe that I will probably rescue as well. He was in interesting guy-could make or fix just about anything.
I turn all kinds of things, but haven't even scratched the surface of things I want to try. I enjoy turning bowls, but I turn a lot of things between centers as well. Boxes, tops, rattles, vases, a few hollow forms, handles, ornaments, and on and on. I am working on eccentric or multi-axis turning as it fascinates me to do it in a predictable manner.
Now if anybody can tell me where I can find some 30 hour days, I might just get some shop time

[John Hart]

I have a question for the Craftsman 15" owners, what speeds with that do or is it truly vairable (0-?).

Mine is a little different than the others, in that it is direct drive and uses a DC motor. When it was new, it had a speed range of 400-2500, but I changed the speed pots on the circuitry so now it's about 200-2300 or there abouts. 400 seemed a tad fast for large chunks of weird shaped stuff.

[Jim Stoppleworth]

Pepper and salt mills, bowls, bottlestoppers, ornaments, various kits pens, etc., rolling pins, platters and probably a few more things I'm not remembering right now. Mostly things for family and friends. Bottlestoppers and mills for sale.

Do my turning on my still first lathe a HF34706. On the upgrade track for next winter to a PM3520B.

Jim

[Carole Valentine]

I have a Jet Mini (my first lathe) and a Nova DVR. Primary interest is small hollow forms, but I also turn bowls, plates and goblets. Have been turning for a little over a year and am totally hooked. This is my latest piece - a Black Cherry vessel with an African Blackwood collar.

[Bob Noles]

The system won't allow me to post duplication of pictures, so I'll just have to refer you to this thread for a peak at mine.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=33636

All this mayo and mustard is not worth salt without some catsup in there somewhere (Boy will I pay for this one)

I am still at the early stages of this "sport" and like to do pens and spindle work, but hope to mount a bowl blank on the little red rascal soon and see what kind of trouble I can get into

[Steve Clardy]

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=2910



3000# Hempel CH-12 copy lathe.
Also have a craftsman bench lathe for small stuff

[Travis Stinson]

My main lathe is the PM 3520A, just got a Jet VS mini to go along with it. I'll try turning anything at least once, but I really enjoy hollow forms.

[Bernie Weishapl]

[quote=Jason Morgan]WOW,

didnt expect this to be such a popular thread. It really is great to hear how you are all working in the medium (?).

I have a question for the Craftsman 15" owners, what speeds with that do or is it truly vairable (0-?).

Jason, yes it is truly a variable speed. It runs from about 380 rpm to 2000 rpm. I really like it. It will turn 15" inboard and 20" outboard. That is plenty big for me at this time.

[Jason Morgan]

Bernie,

That seems like a pretty good deal for ~$500. Is anything about the lathe that you dont like or anything you have had to change? Sounds tempting.