Been lurking for a few weeks finally had something to post and wanted to say 'Hello' while I was at it.
New to anything 'woodworking' related. Last summer I picked up a 12" craftsman lathe (the tube one) at a garage sale. Had a 4-spur center and a dead center - also got the set of 8 HSS craftsman tools - got the entire package for $50. Played around with it for a little while, nothing of any note. Decided I needed some instruction - plus some accessories since this one didn't come with anything.
This past weekend decided to take a pen turning class at the local Woodcraft. While I was there - picked up a few other things:
Rikon & extension, Supernova2, Pinnacle toolset, 8" slow speed grinder, wolverine jig, jacobs chuck, pen mandrel, couple pen kits, pen drill, micro mesh, hut bar glossy, few jaws for the chuck, probably a few other things. Got a free toolroll with the pinnacle, the free grinderstand and 10% off everything!
Now all I need is some wood... :P
My turning from the pen class - cocobolo pen (excuse the terrible picture) Finished with Hut bar (glossy) Pen is a lot prettier and darker in reality.