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RonnieOatmilk
@Sam_w
Got given a really cheap lathe for Christmas. This is an expensive hobby! Have already spent £100 on some basic chisels and £150 on a grinder and jig to sharpen them. Already eyeing up a better lathe as this one can’t use jaws etc. Thankfully I live 30 mins from Axminster, so can pop in there for advice.
Currently just messing round with lumps of wood off the log pile, mainly lumps of oak, shaping up seems ok, but really finding hollowing out to be a pain in the back side! Think my chisels already need a sharpen but waiting on jigs to arrive. Also tempted to get some carbide tipped tools to give them a go for rough shaping up. Picture of rubbish goblet thing that took about an hour, didn’t really bother sanding it that much as it is just a test piece.
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