Well, I hope all you dizzy folks are pleased with yourselves, you've gone and snagged another perfectly contented flatlander and sucked 'em into the vortex . . .
Just kidding, I've thrown myself in quite willingly. I've been lurking around here for awhile, but with all the strange noises I heard, I wasn't quite sure it was safe to come inside . . .
I've been planning a lathe purchase for quite some time; actually, I've been thinking about it for a long time, and seriously planning since last summer. I finally got me a big green HF model lathe and the entry-level HF tool set, along with the Woodcraft slow-speed grinder and the Wolverine jig. This past weekend we opened up the shop for the season and got things set up. I'm not precocious like some of the other "new" turners who hang out here, so I'm not going to post pictures of a NE hollow form with a lacquer finish you can see yourself in. I'm struggling through the Official Turning Primer, still on Chapter One, "Getting to Know Your Lathe." I badly need to study Chapter Two, "Making Friends with Your Grinder." Grinding is not my best thing.
But of course, if I wait till I get through the whole reading list, summer will be over and we'll be closing up shop again, so I had to start somewhere. I cut a 2x4 down to 2x2 and turned myself a Round Thing. I wasn't entirely sure what it was, but my cat Isabelle recognized it immediately. That's right, you guessed it - it's a kitty massager!
Erin
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Now that the heat is off of me to get a lathe, I will look forward in seeing your progress Erin, you have made a great start. I hope you have fun but I have to tell you, a part of me hates to see another one gobbled up into the depths of the beast. Seem they come over here never to return to the land of flat.......please don't be a statistic. I will pray for your safe return. 
Originally Posted by Shelley
It's a treddle lathe right
