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  1. 03-16-2012, 1:15 AM #1
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    Hee Hee Hee Hee Hee! Happy!

    The Lathe has come.

    The bench is finished. 200 lbs of rock added.

    A beautiful box full of cherry turning blanks arrived from Prashun!

    Got my Harbor Freight HSS starter tools.

    2 Thompson gouges on the way.

    Wolverine jig on the way.

    Hee Hee Hee Hee Hee! Happy!

    I will rest happy tonight and not turn it on until I am starting fresh and thinking clearly.
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    Veni Vidi Vendi Vente! I came, I saw, I bought a large coffee!
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  3. 03-16-2012, 1:19 AM #2
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    Very nice set-up Brian!
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  4. 03-16-2012, 1:24 AM #3
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    Good for you, im sure your gonna have lots of fun.
    Nice job with the bench and cleave idea with the weight in the hollow legs.
    Your opinions and advice are welcome on anything i post - Thanks
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  5. 03-16-2012, 2:16 AM #4
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    Yup, I really like your bench design and the weighted legs. Maybe the best I've seen for a home made wood lathe stand! Congrats on the lathe - that one is a little workhorse. You won't be disappointed! Now get some sleep!
    Man advances just in proportion that he mingles thought with his labor. - Ingersoll
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  6. 03-16-2012, 2:25 AM #5
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    Congratulations!!! The vortex grabbs another one, come on in.
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  7. 03-16-2012, 3:16 AM #6
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    Nice looking Rig!!!

    Yes welcome to the vortex, hehe, before you ask where the cookies are, Mike Cruz and the roving chainsaw gang ate them...

    I'm excited to get to see what comes off that thing now... it would look much better covered in curlies... just saying
    “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” ~ Albert Einstein
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  8. 03-16-2012, 4:30 AM #7
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    sure looks better than my open 2x4 stand with no top. enjoy. Max
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  9. 03-16-2012, 6:31 AM #8
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    Brian, one sure can tell you roots are in flatwork!!! Very nice job on the stand, and you will love this lathe.

    I am curious as to the vent looking thing in the wall behind the lathe - hopefully, that is not a return duct for HVAC. Since it appears to be a garage, I would guess not, but being CA I am not sure of customary HVAC stuff there.
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  10. 03-16-2012, 7:47 AM #9
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    Nice set up............great idea on the stand............you are on your way! Congrats Brian!
    Remember, in a moments time, everything can change!

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  11. 03-16-2012, 8:54 AM #10
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    Congratulations. Nice bench. Can't wait to see what you produce.
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  12. 03-16-2012, 9:01 AM #11
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    Congratulation and welcome to the vortex, Brian! You'll really enjoy it!
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  13. 03-16-2012, 9:03 AM #12
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    I think this guys a newbie - there's no tools on the wall, there's no dirt on the floor. HURRY UP, and make something! You'll fit in like the rest of us addicts Brian. Congrats on the tools / and new lathe, let's see what you make on it!
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  14. 03-16-2012, 9:20 AM #13
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    Looking good! Have fun today! Looking forward to seeing some photos of your first turning!
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  15. 03-16-2012, 10:26 AM #14
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    Nice job on the lathe stand. Now get turning! That floor is way to clean
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    An another one bites the dust
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