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  • jcjrsmith
    Established Member
    • Dec 2002
    • 354
    • Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.
    • Ryobi BT3000
    #1

    This is going to be fun...

    I got the Jet 1220VS yesterday at the Woodcraft sale. Unboxed and set up this afternoon. Just for grins I loaded up a scrap of oak and made a square stick round...sort of. It is going to take lots of practice, but man that was fun. If only it wasn't so danged cold...
    Jerry in PA
    ...Can't sleep, clown will eat me...
    http://home.comcast.net/~jcjrsmith2
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    • Uncle Cracker
      The Full Monte
      • May 2007
      • 7091
      • Sunshine State
      • BT3000
      #2
      I'd bet that your Woodcraft hosts meetings for at least one local turners' group. You might look into it. Those guys are usually very good with advice.

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        • jcjrsmith
          Established Member
          • Dec 2002
          • 354
          • Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.
          • Ryobi BT3000
          #3
          Yeah, they do, but they are held on Tuesday nights. Right now I am teaching a class for the local community college every Tuesday and Thursday night into May. The part-time money is a great supplement to the full-time IT gig, but the timing could be better
          Jerry in PA
          ...Can't sleep, clown will eat me...
          http://home.comcast.net/~jcjrsmith2

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            • Whaler
              Veteran Member
              • Dec 2002
              • 3281
              • Sequim, WA, USA.
              • DW746
              #4
              One More Today

              This is my first JrGent II the wood is Ziricote. I really like the kit and just ordered a few more from Craft Supply.
              Attached Files
              Dick

              http://www.picasaweb.google.com/rgpete2/

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                • dbhost
                  Slow and steady
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 9471
                  • League City, Texas
                  • Ryobi BT3100
                  #5
                  Practice, practice, practice... That Jet is a nice machine... I am close to done with the WW machines, a lathe is the only one I want that I lack...
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                    • Uncle Cracker
                      The Full Monte
                      • May 2007
                      • 7091
                      • Sunshine State
                      • BT3000
                      #6
                      Originally posted by jcjrsmith
                      Yeah, they do, but they are held on Tuesday nights. Right now I am teaching a class for the local community college every Tuesday and Thursday night into May. The part-time money is a great supplement to the full-time IT gig, but the timing could be better
                      Then here's another suggestion... Contact the club, explain how much you want to learn, explain the Tuesday conflict, and I guarantee there will be offers from members for you to come hang out in their shops with them on other nights. You'll get to learn firsthand, and probably make a friend or two. Just bring a little extra turning stock to share from time to time.

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