Another one joins the Turning Slope...

[Rural Platypus]

Mornin all..

Seems 'Lathe Luck' is endemic for UK Workshop folk at the moment....

After doing an intro to turning course at West Dean college the other weekend I realised I couldn't put off buying a lathe any longer. I am short of space so I was seriously considering the Jet 1014 mini-lathe, until I saw a VicMarc VL100 come up in the classifieds.

Chap who was selling it is moving house & doesn't have room for the kit so 'all of it' had to go. Now 'All of It' was not only the VL100 (1997 but still in excellent condition - runs as sweet as a (banksia) nut) but about 35 assorted turning tools (all Sorby or Henry Taylor), an Axminster chuck with assorted jaws, and hundreds of spindle & bowl blanks (I need to pay another visit to the chap to pick up the remainder)

So I spent a happy weekend reducing several blanks to almost nothing whilst generating vast quantities of shavings.

Does this qualify as a gloat?

Cheers

RP

 

[CHJ]

...snip....So I spent a happy weekend reducing several blanks to almost nothing whilst generating vast quantities of shavings.

Does this qualify as a gloat?

Cheers

RP

Not unless you show us some pictures.

We need Finished Items at the very least. :roll:

Welcome to the endless bags of shavings.

 

[SVB]

Well done on your deal and welcome to the Vicmarc camp - I am sure you will be delighted and you have a lovely lathe that will serve you for a lifetime.

 

[treefella83]

happy for ya mate :lol:

 

[PowerTool]

Congratulations - but pictures,no good gloat is complete without pictures... :wink:

Andrew