Marco's (Vanilla Gorilla) time with the Good Will Lathe (GWL) is up. It's time to gather a new list of nominees. Unfortunately the list of nominees from the last go around has been lost. But it was pretty irrelevant now, as many of the members on that list have already succumb to the Dark Side on their own accord.
For the newer members who might not know what the GWL is, I offer a brief synapsis -
About 3 years ago the then current membership of NCWW gathered their monies together and purchased Steve Coles (founder and President of NCWW) a Rikon midi lathe and various other turning accessories, as a gift of appreciation for all he did/does for this site/community. In Steve's typical fashion he had to upgrade. And in Steve's typical fashion he knew that he just couldn't get rid of the lathe. So he decided to donate it back to the membership to use. But the lathe wasn't enough as many turners will tell you. There are many other things that are needed. So through the generosity of several members and Woodcraft those things were supplied.
Now the GWL lathe package includes:
Rikon midi lathe (12" swing)w/ bed extension and stand
OneWay Talon Chuck
A full set of turning tools
8" slow speed grinder
OneWay Wolverine sharpening jig w/ Varigrind and Skew sharpening jigs
Basically eveything needed for turning except the talent.
The goal and purpose of the GWL is to give members a chance at trying woodturning without having to dump a lot of money into it and possibly finding out that they don't like it. The lathe and accesories are passed around every three months (or as often as we remember to do it:embaresse) to nominated members.
So it's time for nominations. You may nominate yourself or someone else who you think would enjoy this opportunity. The Staff will make the final choice from the list of nominees based on desire, length of membership on the site and activity level.
Thanks for everyone's help :icon_thum
Dave
For the newer members who might not know what the GWL is, I offer a brief synapsis -
About 3 years ago the then current membership of NCWW gathered their monies together and purchased Steve Coles (founder and President of NCWW) a Rikon midi lathe and various other turning accessories, as a gift of appreciation for all he did/does for this site/community. In Steve's typical fashion he had to upgrade. And in Steve's typical fashion he knew that he just couldn't get rid of the lathe. So he decided to donate it back to the membership to use. But the lathe wasn't enough as many turners will tell you. There are many other things that are needed. So through the generosity of several members and Woodcraft those things were supplied.
Now the GWL lathe package includes:
Rikon midi lathe (12" swing)w/ bed extension and stand
OneWay Talon Chuck
A full set of turning tools
8" slow speed grinder
OneWay Wolverine sharpening jig w/ Varigrind and Skew sharpening jigs
Basically eveything needed for turning except the talent.
The goal and purpose of the GWL is to give members a chance at trying woodturning without having to dump a lot of money into it and possibly finding out that they don't like it. The lathe and accesories are passed around every three months (or as often as we remember to do it:embaresse) to nominated members.
So it's time for nominations. You may nominate yourself or someone else who you think would enjoy this opportunity. The Staff will make the final choice from the list of nominees based on desire, length of membership on the site and activity level.
Thanks for everyone's help :icon_thum
Dave
