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having spent an afternoon practising with the roughing gouge and producing reasonable cylinders, my eldest daughter suggested trying a priest (fishy whacker not clergy) as she had watched the monty don thingy on the telly a while back... so 30 minutes later, the following was removed from the...

Hi Melinda, I have the smallest one that Clarke do sat in the corner of my shed, and while it isnt exactly the most powerful thing in the world, it has been fine for up to 32mm in pine if you take your time....

Thanks for the offer Steve, I'll have to pass on it for a while as jobhunting has to take precedence :( but when things are a bit more settled I'll let you know...

My actual location is Newstead.. Turners Retreat certainly looks worth visiting (received their 2011 catalogue today).. It is a nice little lathe, even more so that a previous owner had replaced the 24" bed with a 36" one :D

well the book arrived on Wednesday, and have been having a read... I wasn't hoping for much when I had a 'play' today with a 2"x2"x10" offcut left over from my shed build, especially as the only tools I have are carbon steel not HSS... but I have my first 'cylinder' :D It's certainly not...

Duly ordered from Amazon and on its way :) - thanks for the pointer....

I'm just north of nottingham...

Hi folks, Have finally taken the plunge and picked up a lathe so i can have a bash at this turning lark... Not having turned since school (too many years ago :(), what would you folks recommend as a starting point to build skills and confidence Thanks Tim