French guy

[leestoresund]

Here we talk about precision and TBC and this lathe and that lather and what is best.

This guy took some scraps of wood and an old printer motor and made a lathe and turned some fine pens.

http://lumberjocks.com/Sodabowski/blog/24965

Lee

 

[bluwolf]

Now that is mechanically creative! I love stuff like that.

 

[snyiper]

Wow that is too simple and too cool!!!

 

[hewunch]

Wild!

 

[JimB]

It doesn't get any simpler then that! I know there are members here on IAP with very simple setups that turn great pens but you are right in that we always seem to focus on making this an expensive and complicated process. I know those that do have simple setups have stated more than once that it is really about the skill of the turner and not all the eqipment you buy. I think this is a great example of that.