hello from Bogalusa,La

[henry blow]

i am new to pen turning, so new i don't even have a mini lathe,
so what i was wondering is can i turn pens on a regular lathe?
i have a 16x43 in. grizzly lathe, although i am going to get a
mini hopfully in a few months.

thanks,henry

 

[hehndc]

Henry:

Welcome, I don't know why you could not use that lathe, as long as everything lines up (head and tail stocks), I used to live in Harahan, south of the lake. have fun.

Steve

 

[henry blow]

thanks steve, so i could order pen kits and use the big lathe? ,i
was not sure and didn't order any kits,where is the best place to get them from?

thanks,henry

 

[trickydick]

henry, welcome to the world of penturning! I used a Grizzly 16x43 before I bought my powermatic and my Rikon mini. The Grizzly worked great until i put a slightly catywhompus piece of mesquite on it to turn a bowl. it walked across my shop and fell over, ending it's days of faithful service. Anyway, should be great for penturning, just watch out for big pieces of lopsided wood.

 

[trickydick]

other factoid. i manage a dialysis clinic in your city. small world.

 

[Longfellow]

Welcome

Welcome from Sunny St. Cloud, Fla. Home of beautiful Florida wood.

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Henry.

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[sparhawk]

Welcome, just ate some deer sausage that was processed in Bogalusa. And im a transplant from Tioga Louisianna.

 

[asyler]

welcome, enjoy the sport.. allen

 

[broitblat]

Welcome, Henry.

No reason you can't use a bigger lathe. However, when I switched from a mini to a "full sized" machine (Jet 12-36 in my case), I did find it a bit less convenient for positioning, etc. YMMV.

-Barry

 

[cajun skeeter]

Henry, check out www.bayouwoodturners.org, our next meeting will be on your side of the lake. A lot of pen makers are members.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the IAP Henry!