Some good advice from Ron Brown: How To Become An Overnight Success As a new turner, you are anxious to become as good as some of the names you hear regularly; Nick Cook, Richard Raffan, David Ellsworth, Kirk Deheer, Mike Mahoney, Cindy Drozda, and many more. So, you develop a plan: 1. You buy a top-of-the-line lathe, a Powermatic 4224, a Robust American Beauty, A OneWay 2436, a Laguna 2436, or something in that same category costing between $5,000 and $12,000. 2. Next, you spend whatever it takes to get the very best lathe chisels, Robert Sorby, Carter and Sons, Crown, Ashley Iles, Doug Thompson, etc., and you need at least one of everything they sell in multiple sizes because great tools make great turners, or so you’ve been told. 3. Then you must set up your sharpening station with a slow-speed grinder, sharpening jig, and not one, but two CBN wheels. 4. You’ve watched untold hours of YouTube videos, including some of mine, so you have tons of head knowledge under your belt. You have many ideas on how this turning thing works; now is your time to shine! Wait! You are still not a turner. You are a student and you will be for the next several years. Granted, you are a student with lots of nice expensive gadgets, but you are missing the one thing you can’t buy: Time in the seat, or hours in front of the lathe. You are a novice until you have put in the time, made the mistakes, tried something 10 different ways, made 100 pieces of the same thing, and made 10 different kinds of turned items. The wonderful thing about turning is that even our first pieces while we are learning can turn out pretty good and it is just a given that our wives (and most of our kids) will love whatever we make. But you are still a beginner. That isn’t a bad thing, it is just a thing. Over the years I’ve met thousands of folks that had been turning for 20 years. The problem was that they had one year of experience 20 times over! Since you can’t get around the time needed to become an overnight expert, a master, or someone to pay attention to, just put in the time as a student to acquire those skills, make those mistakes, and perfect those methods and techniques. It is all part of the journey that will one day result in your overnight success. Remember that wherever you go, there you are. Michael Kratky 119 Riverview Rd., Northville, N.Y. 12134
518 863-2821 text 518 207-7247 Email; krat...@roadrunner.com > On Jun 23, 2023, at 7:22 PM, bulke...@mmnet.com.au wrote: > > Yea that’s true mac lol > > Bill > > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M.W.Foscue > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2023 6:53 AM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: wood lathe > > Bill, > > It may be "... a bit far to ship." > But it IS all downhill! LoL! > > Mac > -----Original Message----- > From: <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com>> > Sent: Jun 23, 2023 4:26 PM > To: <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com>> > Subject: RE: wood lathe > > Thank you but the guy I’m researching this for is a fellow Australian so it’s > a bit far to ship > Bill > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Owner > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 11:33 PM > To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: wood lathe > > Have been turning for 60 years there are more lathes manufactures and models > out there than you can count, my advice is to buy the biggest and heaviest > one you can’t afford or you’ll regret it. > For me my go to lathe is a Powermatic 4224B could’d be happier as there's > nothing it can’t turn big or small it also has a built in vacuum chuck system > and indexing. > Mass is critical if your turning anything bigger than spindles. > Some fellow club members have reported issues with Laguna electronics as has > the local Woodcraft that sells them. > > Have a Jet 1220 VS with stand I’m will to sell for a reasonable price with > many accessories I used to take on the road for demos but I no longer do that. > > Michael Kratky > On Jun 23, 2023, at 9:06 AM, Rick Hutley <rghut...@gmail.com > <mailto:rghut...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > This also rates Laguna in the top picks: > > https://www.lathematters.com/best-wood-lathe/ > > Rick > On Jun 23, 2023, at 09:05, Rick Hutley <rghut...@gmail.com > <mailto:rghut...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I’ve done wood lathe turning for a number of years - not on a Laguna I’m > afraid. However, I can tell you that Laguna have a very good reputation. You > might also look at the Powermatic lathes. > > Rick > On Jun 23, 2023, at 07:07, Tim Ziegler <timjzieg...@gmail.com > <mailto:timjzieg...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I have a call turning friend that just bought a Laguna for a replacement > lathe. > He turns everyday and said it runs super smooth and really likes it. Not sure > what > model he has but could find out. > I'm a Power Matic guy so can only attest to his opinion, and if he likes a > tool its got > to be pretty good. > > Kind Regards, > Timothy J. Ziegler > On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 3:19 AM <bulke...@mmnet.com.au > <mailto:bulke...@mmnet.com.au>> wrote: > Has anybody had any experience with a laguna wood lathe I am looking at > different brands for a friend and laguna keeps coming up as a very good one > looking for opinions > > Bill > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/35c7c535-e995-7002-0324-795d35db07a1%40earthlink.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/35c7c535-e995-7002-0324-795d35db07a1%40earthlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000801d9a629%24962e58b0%24c28b0a10%24%40mmnet.com.au > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000801d9a629%24962e58b0%24c28b0a10%24%40mmnet.com.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/32E61007-71E7-408E-9463-79D4E38CCA98%40roadrunner.com.
