Hey all, as the title says I'm thinking of starting woodturning. Not only for myself but for something to do with my dad as well, he's recently retired and is quite bored.
I've basically no experience with woodturning apart from some i did in school over 10 years ago, I still have the small bowl that I made though :P I figure it would be a pretty easy hobby to get into for both me and my dad and with all the information out there (youtube, forums ect) would be pretty easy to get help on techniques ect.
Thing is I'm pretty short on cash and don't want to spend heaps on new gear when I don't even know if its going to get used. I've fallen in that trap many times, buy something used it for a month or so then forget about it.
So I'm looking at 2nd hand lathes just for starters. I've had a browse through both eBay and Gumtree and there are a few cheap lathes there. Gumtree seems to have the best results for my area (http://ift.tt/1lUgZ2J) most of the lathes look 10+ years old and apart from a few are only about half the price of a new one.
So basically I'm looking for advise on buying a 2nd hand lathe for a beginner. I'd like to try everything with it, from pens to bowls to arty stuff. There is quite a bit of bushland near me aswell so I'd probably scavenge some wood from there so being able to turn hardwood is a plus, not sure how that effects a lathe.
I've basically no experience with woodturning apart from some i did in school over 10 years ago, I still have the small bowl that I made though :P I figure it would be a pretty easy hobby to get into for both me and my dad and with all the information out there (youtube, forums ect) would be pretty easy to get help on techniques ect.
Thing is I'm pretty short on cash and don't want to spend heaps on new gear when I don't even know if its going to get used. I've fallen in that trap many times, buy something used it for a month or so then forget about it.
So I'm looking at 2nd hand lathes just for starters. I've had a browse through both eBay and Gumtree and there are a few cheap lathes there. Gumtree seems to have the best results for my area (http://ift.tt/1lUgZ2J) most of the lathes look 10+ years old and apart from a few are only about half the price of a new one.
So basically I'm looking for advise on buying a 2nd hand lathe for a beginner. I'd like to try everything with it, from pens to bowls to arty stuff. There is quite a bit of bushland near me aswell so I'd probably scavenge some wood from there so being able to turn hardwood is a plus, not sure how that effects a lathe.
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