20-03-2011, 11:47 AM
Hi,
C'mon Alan pinching the wife's sewing machine just for the treadle; has she noticed yet?
I totally agree with your comments Alan and as you know I'm from a mechanical engineering background so have been used to all kinds of heavy industrial machines from the age of 15 as an apprentice with the coal board.
I've owned many lathes from small ones to the full size 5HP Colchester Triumph; I would never be without a lathe and I know you collect lathes and other kit Alan like others collect stamps.
A lathe is the daddy of all machine tools and it is an amazing machine; as Alan says even a small lathe will do just about everything required whilst restoring radios/TV's. A lathe is a delight to own and I play on mine just for the sheer joy of it; I know I'm sad but it keeps me happy. I also own a woodturning lathe and hopefully my friend David (Yorkie) will show some of his excellent woodturning projects as this alone is a huge subject in its own right.
To a novice a lathe is for only turning round objects but with experience it will also create flat surfaces and even cubes if required to a very high degree of accuracy. Even a worn out lathe costing very little in experienced hands is capable of producing top class work.
Thank's for adding this thread Alan and I hope others join in to open it up especially those who are interested in buying a lathe for the first time; I don't know anyone who has owned a lathe to then be without a lathe other than for health reasons because they are so useful.
Kind regards, Col.
C'mon Alan pinching the wife's sewing machine just for the treadle; has she noticed yet?
I totally agree with your comments Alan and as you know I'm from a mechanical engineering background so have been used to all kinds of heavy industrial machines from the age of 15 as an apprentice with the coal board.
I've owned many lathes from small ones to the full size 5HP Colchester Triumph; I would never be without a lathe and I know you collect lathes and other kit Alan like others collect stamps.
A lathe is the daddy of all machine tools and it is an amazing machine; as Alan says even a small lathe will do just about everything required whilst restoring radios/TV's. A lathe is a delight to own and I play on mine just for the sheer joy of it; I know I'm sad but it keeps me happy. I also own a woodturning lathe and hopefully my friend David (Yorkie) will show some of his excellent woodturning projects as this alone is a huge subject in its own right.
To a novice a lathe is for only turning round objects but with experience it will also create flat surfaces and even cubes if required to a very high degree of accuracy. Even a worn out lathe costing very little in experienced hands is capable of producing top class work.
Thank's for adding this thread Alan and I hope others join in to open it up especially those who are interested in buying a lathe for the first time; I don't know anyone who has owned a lathe to then be without a lathe other than for health reasons because they are so useful.
Kind regards, Col.
