Hey, just a thought, and some of you may already do this... What if we had a shop experience section where we post what tools we have in our shop. This would be great for the woodworker looking to buy some equipment but not being able to touch or run it. We'd get a large selection of tools I'm sure for the community to try before they buy.... Someone could say, hey I'm thinking about buying a .... and am deciding between these models or in this price range, than others can chime in with.. I've got one of the... come on over and I can show it off...
I'm going to be needing a lathe soon and would love to try some out. I dont have any experience with one, so I'd need someone to hold my hand. I have some pieces of a drum (walnut) I'd like to lathe before I finish it up, 13.5" diameter x 24" long. I usually use a hand plane and belt sander to get these round after I glue up, but when I get large orders like I've just finished up, I'm thinking a lathe would pay for itself in time saved... but then I've never ran one so I dont know how long it would take. Would also be willing to pay for someone to show me their lathe and how to run it, and to give me some "shop hours" every once in a while when I want to try out a new idea, or need to round some shells...
Also, I don't do too much carving though I think I'll really enjoy it. When I look at drum shells like these:
http://www.rhythmhousedrums.com/lenke-djembe-1122-p-192.html
I really would love to learn and put some of these carvings on the djembes I construct. To me it looks like large chip carving... but I know chisels are used... just don't know which ones or how. I do know that these woods are extremely dense... anyone think they could look at a few shells and offer some advice?
I'm going to be needing a lathe soon and would love to try some out. I dont have any experience with one, so I'd need someone to hold my hand. I have some pieces of a drum (walnut) I'd like to lathe before I finish it up, 13.5" diameter x 24" long. I usually use a hand plane and belt sander to get these round after I glue up, but when I get large orders like I've just finished up, I'm thinking a lathe would pay for itself in time saved... but then I've never ran one so I dont know how long it would take. Would also be willing to pay for someone to show me their lathe and how to run it, and to give me some "shop hours" every once in a while when I want to try out a new idea, or need to round some shells...
Also, I don't do too much carving though I think I'll really enjoy it. When I look at drum shells like these:
http://www.rhythmhousedrums.com/lenke-djembe-1122-p-192.html
I really would love to learn and put some of these carvings on the djembes I construct. To me it looks like large chip carving... but I know chisels are used... just don't know which ones or how. I do know that these woods are extremely dense... anyone think they could look at a few shells and offer some advice?