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1. 
   Fig | Dec 30, 2008 03:32pm | #1

   Welcome to the slippery slope of turning. Now you will look at "scrap" wood in a whole new way.

2. 
   MKenney | Dec 30, 2008 11:31pm | #2

   That's for sure. I've had some leg parts from an old table my mother-in-law gave me. One made a nice little box, but I saw them sitting in my office and thought, "turn 'em." So I did. Now I'll be looking over the scraps and throwing them into two piles: wood stove and turning.

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   jowersjc | Nov 15, 2011 03:50am | #3

   Hi, I see that this post is nearly four years old now but i'm going to try anyway..

   I've recently gotten myself interested in woodworking. Well, I say i got myself into it but the best way to explain it is that i come from a family of carpenters... I only wish i were this age before my Grandfather passed away, instead of being 10 and not very interested in His hobbies.

   Long post short, I am trying to decide on how to get started learning how to turn wood into various parts. I have researched tools, machinery, and basically anything I can get my hands on to learn as much as possible before making a purchase but I feel sure that (as with the tablesaw), you will only begin learning once you get a lathe to work with - Trial and error, etc.

   I've looked into the Jet Mini-Lathe, I've also looked into buying a hand drill and setting it up in a fixture to be used as a lathe but i am not sure if in the long run i will be wasting my time.

   Any help would be greatly appreciated.

   - James