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  1. Mr. Bill Grumbine is the BEST!

    As I await the arrival of my lathe (or I should say the head, tail and tool rest banjo thing, I have the bed, and motor) I ordered the Bowl Turning DVD from one Mr. Bill Grumbine.

    It came in no time at all, but alas, the DVD came off it's little mounting nub, and was scratched all to heck

    I tried to watch it, but it skips, refuses to play certain parts, and sometimes Bill looks like a cast member of a Godzilla movie, his lips are moving, then 2 seconds later we hear what he says.

    I sent an e-mail, and right away Bill replied to me, apologizing and promising to send me another DVD PDQ, which he has done.

    Now that is attention to customer service, and for that I thank you VERY much Bill.

    From what I can see of the video, it looks VERY good, and all I can say is

    .......WHERE IS MY LATHE!!!


    If anyone is on the fence about ordering this Video, just order it!!

    Cheers!

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    Stu.........I ordered mine on a Thursday evening and it was here on Monday. The flimsy box had broken in the mail but the DVD is great as you so stated!

    Order it!
    Ken

    So much to learn, so little time.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan


    If anyone is on the fence about ordering this Video, just order it!!
    Cheers!
    I agree...watching Bill do what he does so well is like sitting down with an old friend shooting the breeze...just plain comfortable. It's the only DVD on turning/woodworking that I didn't fall asleep watching.
    Glenn Clabo
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    I feel your pain. The scratching can't be helping and is probably most of the cause. I get the same video/audio disconnect when I play it on an older DVD player. Pop it in a newer player and see what happens. I find that Bill's DVD will only play on my new player. Must be the encoding used.
    David Mueller

    Knowledge gained is directly proportional to the amount of equipment destroyed.

  5. Top of the line, New Yamaha region free player.

    Cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn Clabo
    I agree...watching Bill do what he does so well is like sitting down with an old friend shooting the breeze...just plain comfortable. It's the only DVD on turning/woodworking that I didn't fall asleep watching.
    Heheheheheheheh......I resemble that remark.
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    I got the DVD and enjoyed. It is one I will go back to many times and review. I would love to meet the man. Bet he is a fun person. My only complaint, I haven't been able to go in my work shop and even look at my cheap lathe after watching him on that one he has!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
    Top of the line, New Yamaha region free player.
    Cheers!
    No fair, you guy's in the east get all the good toys.
    David Mueller

    Knowledge gained is directly proportional to the amount of equipment destroyed.

  9. Quote Originally Posted by David Mueller
    No fair, you guy's in the east get all the good toys.
    Not only that, I paid only $100 for it, new in the box, at a store with a 2 year warranty!

    Door crasher sale, and I'm kind of hard to move out of the way when I want something

    Cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
    I tried to watch it, but it skips, refuses to play certain parts, and sometimes Bill looks like a cast member of a Godzilla movie, his lips are moving, then 2 seconds later we hear what he says.

    Cheers!
    Perhaps that could be Bill's blooper DVD.

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  11. Quote Originally Posted by Karl Laustrup
    Perhaps that could be Bill's blooper DVD.

    Karl
    Are you saying Bill makes mistakes.....?

    I'm shocked....SHOCKED to hear this, I thought everything he does is golden

    Hey wanna bet the blooper vid would sell well too?

    ....man where is the rest of my lathe anyways.....

    Cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
    Hey wanna bet the blooper vid would sell well too?

    Cheers!
    Yeah, I might pay to see Bill make a funnel or call his skew a few choice names

    Dave Fried

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    Bill Grumbine make a mistake. How dare you guys even suggest it. If you watch his video and you think he makes a mistake but he clarifies it when he says he meant to do that for the viewers sake! LOL. If you don't believe him he has one word for it, HOGWASH.
    Bernie

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