Toys!

[Tazmaniandevil]

I finally managed to take the camera out to the shed today. The battery was dead. Then I remembered I had my phone with me so took some photos of some of the bits that came with the lathe.
There are other odds & ends, some cheapo tools and some that look home made from old files. The tools will be going straight in the nearest skip though.
All in all a pretty decent haul.

 

[yorkshirepudding]

Don't throw the Sorby gouges away. They will clean up and sharpen like new and are top notch.

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

I've used them already on the March challenge. :wink:
It's the home made and cheapo tools I will be flinging away. These micro tools are lovely for working on delicate stuff.
I love the irony that I buy a lathe that can handle much bigger stock than my previous one, then the first thing I turn is probably a smaller diameter than a £2 coin.

 

[Grahamshed]

I love the irony that I buy a lathe that can handle much bigger stock than my previous one, then the first thing I turn is probably a smaller diameter than a £2 coin.

Makes you smile doesn't it.

Nice looking bit of elm, looking forward to seeing what you do with that.

 

[Goulss]

Don't throw away the cheapy tools, I keep a bunch of them from my early days and reprofile them to other shapes for specific repeatable cuts.

 

[petercharlesfagg]

Don't throw away the cheapy tools, I keep a bunch of them from my early days and reprofile them to other shapes for specific repeatable cuts.

Hear Hear! Always useful if and when you need something specific but cannot buy!

I was given a whole box of things abut 10 years ago and I still find useful bits and pieces!

Regards, Peter.

 

[Grahamshed]

Trouble is you end up needing a warehouse size workshop to store all these bits and bobs.

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

Nice looking bit of elm, looking forward to seeing what you do with that.

It's up in the roof space at present. I'm too scared to start anything in case I waste it.

 

[Grahamshed]

Nice looking bit of elm, looking forward to seeing what you do with that.

It's up in the roof space at present. I'm too scared to start anything in case I waste it.

Aye. I think I am about to learn all about that feeling.