Hi All,
I am an intermediate woodworker here in Barbados and have most of my experience in cupboards, desks, bookshelves, etc. I have scaled back on these projects as there are only so many of these that you can fit into a house!!
Have been looking for another tract in WW and it was a toss up between Scrolling and Turning and the turning seems to have won after I started reading about and looking at the fabulous pens that can be made.
I have to purchase a lathe however, and am down to the Shopfox W1704, ShopFox 1752 and the Jet JML 1014I.
Landing a lathe in Barbados with shipping etc. will cost me the price of the lathe again, so I have to be conscious of this, but need a quality unit as once it is here, there is no sending it back if does not work properly.
I am drifting more to SFs due to the price (and the 1704 is variable speed --does this matter??) and the Amazon reviews as they seem to excellent value for money.
Also need to purchase a set of turning tools.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
I am an intermediate woodworker here in Barbados and have most of my experience in cupboards, desks, bookshelves, etc. I have scaled back on these projects as there are only so many of these that you can fit into a house!!
Have been looking for another tract in WW and it was a toss up between Scrolling and Turning and the turning seems to have won after I started reading about and looking at the fabulous pens that can be made.
I have to purchase a lathe however, and am down to the Shopfox W1704, ShopFox 1752 and the Jet JML 1014I.
Landing a lathe in Barbados with shipping etc. will cost me the price of the lathe again, so I have to be conscious of this, but need a quality unit as once it is here, there is no sending it back if does not work properly.
I am drifting more to SFs due to the price (and the 1704 is variable speed --does this matter??) and the Amazon reviews as they seem to excellent value for money.
Also need to purchase a set of turning tools.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Steve