Hi all,
I'm Wes from Tampa, FL. I just started turning pens in the last couple of weeks and was pleased to find the forums here, you seem like a very helpful crowd. I am a patternmaker in an aluminum foundry and have been machining to at least some extent since I was 9 or 10, but haven't used a wood lathe until this week when I bought a Shopfox 1704, the 8 foot long metal lathe I used for my first couple pens seemed like overkill. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself.
Wes
I'm Wes from Tampa, FL. I just started turning pens in the last couple of weeks and was pleased to find the forums here, you seem like a very helpful crowd. I am a patternmaker in an aluminum foundry and have been machining to at least some extent since I was 9 or 10, but haven't used a wood lathe until this week when I bought a Shopfox 1704, the 8 foot long metal lathe I used for my first couple pens seemed like overkill. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself.
Wes