New Guy

[jsburger]

I guess that depends on your spouse. For me there are no questions. She is fine with it because some of them are for her.

[BuckeyeDennis]

Is it normal for spouses to question a certain quantity of parts coming to the house? Asking for a friend...

It’s a sure sign that your friend needs to make some pretty stuff for HER!

[JPG]

Normal? - no.

Typical? - yes.

Stoppable? - maybe.

Friend? - Hmmmm.

[MrDanB]

Thank you! Woodworkers are a fun group I'm finding...

[MrDanB]

Turned wood with the 510 for the first time this morning. Friend came over and taught me sharpening of the tools, proper setup on the lathe and turning blanks. We went from 8am to 3pm. Although my back got sore from being stooped over the machine, I didn't care, I just wanted to keep going!!
It's incredible how much sawdust and chips a human can wear on their clothes! I got to turn mesquite, black walnut, cedar and pine. Each has a distinct, but similar look to it. I never knew how gorgeous walnut and cedar are inside. Can't wait to turn different species and see how they look.
It's a crazy thing to finally throw the headstock switch "on" after carefully getting stock in place and seeing this thing spin violently fast right in front of you! After roughing, and you start making the shapes you want, it goes a lot smoother. Ofcourse these are just my observations. Do YOU remember the first time you ran a wood lathe?

[chapmanruss]

Yes, my first time running a Wood Lathe was in High School Woodshop in the early 1970's.

[MrDanB]

Yes, my first time running a Wood Lathe was in High School Woodshop in the early 1970's.

The good old days!

[JPG]

My first lathe experience was using 2x2 stock to turn in a garage of a similarly aged jr high friend. It was a craftsman belt drive with cone pulleys.



Made a billy club with a large knot in the middle of it's length. Not very functional! Untried to this date - yes I still have it.(somewhere)

[MrDanB]

My first lathe experience was using 2x2 stock to turn in a garage of a similarly aged jr high friend. It was a craftsman belt drive with cone pulleys.



Made a billy club with a large knot in the middle of it's length. Not very functional! Untried to this date - yes I still have it.(somewhere)

JPG, one man's billy club is another man's fish head mallet!

[MrDanB]

First completed project. A honey dripper made from Mesquite on my land. The video stated: "even a beginner can whip this out in 15 minutes". Took me 1.5 hours with 3 step sanding and I haven't stained it yet.
Any suggestions on food grade protectant/stains for this?
Thank you in advance and Happy Holidays to everyone.