Need immediate advice on lathe

[Russianwolf]

Found this

http://www.woodturner.org/vbforum/showthread.php?t=2812

I want to offer him $150 plus a piece of Wenge that I have (30x12x16/4). What questions should I ask?

[bigfoot]

get pix???

[onedash]

if its in good shape $350 seems like a good deal. Whats that piece of wood worth?????

[Russianwolf]

if its in good shape $350 seems like a good deal. Whats that piece of wood worth?????

around here 4/4 Wenge is $11.50/bf so I figure this chunk is about $150-200 since it's 16/4

[Ken Massingale]

That lathe is going for $600+. You think that Wenge is worth $450? I have no idea if it is or not, but his asking price sounds excellent.

[Russianwolf]

Pics coming, but here's what he has to say about it. He hasn't told me to jump in the lake with my chunk of Wenge, so i've got my fingers crosses.

I've had it about three years and turned some candlesticks that year and then didn't do anything with it until about a year ago. Overall it's in excellent shape. I had an extra v-belt so I threw it on a month ago when I listed it for sale. Since then I think I've turned 4 bowls and thats it. Needless to say I've been bitten by the bug this time around so I would like to upgrade to one with a few more bells and whistles. I wish I had heard the addage " buy your last lathe first" a few years ago.

[Russianwolf]

Of all the.......

AAW declined me as a member. I registered today to talk to a guy about the lathe and when I come home I try to log in and I can't.

Check my email and it says

Dear Russianwolf,

Unfortunately your registration at AAW Forums did not meet our membership requirements. Therefore your registration was deleted.

Sorry,
AAW Forums team

Well, I never.

[bigsteel15]

AAW declined me as a member. I registered today to talk to a guy about the lathe and when I come home I try to log in and I can't.

Check my email and it says



Well, I never.

Maybe they think the cold war is still on COMRADE!!

Let's see what happens to mine.

[Russianwolf]

yep. emailed them and they said since I have a GMAIL account and have "russian" in my nickname, they spit me out. They offered to accept me if I reapply since they now know I'm real.

In the mean time I got a good deal on a Turncrafter Pro and got to keep my Wenge. So this weekend I'll stop by woodcraft and get a cheap set of chisels and be ready when the lathe shows up at my door.

It's almost time to make sawdust and make something round at the same time.

[Ken Massingale]

Mike you may want to rethink buying a cheap set of chisels at Woodcraft! WC and cheap don't mix well. For cheap, the HF HSS set is a good way to get started, then replace your most used ones with nice Crown/Sorby, etc.
Now you have the slow speed grinder, Wolverine jig to look forward to, and it never ends.........
JMHO, and good luck with the Turncrafter.
k

[Tom Miller]

Ditto what Ken said on the HF HSS set. (Make sure it's the HSS one.)

And, if you have a nearby HF retail store, look for a mini set of 3 HSS turning tools (skew, parting tool, and gouge?) for something like $12.99. It's a nice little set to have.

And congrats on the lathe!

Regards,
Tom