Gloat! brought a Jet mini home today!

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Nice one Carol....you're going to love that lathe. I still use mine a lot even though I have a bigger one. It's a great little lathe!

Jen

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Wally Dickerman

>Well good for you Carol. The flatwork will gather cobwebs now! Let me know if you need help.

Did you finish the article and get it to the publisher?

Wally

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Carol Reed, Strawberry, AZ

>I did, Wally. Sent off pictures of my three little bowls today. It should be in the next issue of Woodcraft.

When I get my tool shopping list together, I will run it by you. I have the notes for the article. Now I need to settle on brands and prices.

I looked at Crown tools today while I was in Mesa. How do they rate against Henry Taylors?

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Carole in VA

>Uh oh...now you've done it! LOL You've slipped into that spinning vortex which gets deeper and deeper! Congrats...I know you will like the Jet. Mine is not VS either, but it doesn't bother me 'cause I have never used VS and don't know what I am missing. I have both Crown and HT tools. Don't see a huge difference, but I think I am starting to like the Crown better. What kind of green wood does one find in AZ? Can you turn cacti? :)

Re: Gloat! brought a Jet mini home today!

RonZ

>Congratulations! Looking forward to see you post some of your work.

Way to go Carol! Have Fun!!!

Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

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Re: Gloat! brought a Jet mini home today!

Wally Dickerman

>Carol, Crown tools rate right up there with H. Taylor and Sorby.

I want a copy of the magazine when it comes out.

Wally

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Carol Reed - Strawberry, AZ

>I'll see you get one, Wally, even if it is mine!

One day Carol met Wally

David Sophusson, Custer Wa.

>at a small BBQ in the country and he showed her what a lathe was. Carol left Wally right.

Then guess what happened!

David Sophusson, Custer Wa.

>You think she maybe got hooked! :-)

Way To Go Carol

Jim Shaver, Oakville Ontario

>Hi Carol,

I have been turning on my Jet Mini now for close to 3 years...I LOVE IT!

:-)

I put mine on a Jet stand, it is a great setup!

I am happy to see you found a deal, soon you'll be showing us your fine work!

Take care,

Jim

Hey Jim...

Carole in VA

>Have you weighted your Jet stand? If so, what did you use? I put an off-balance piece of cedar (6" x 6"diam) on mine the other day and she almost ran out of the shop! Don't really want to build a balast box cause I like to stand very close.

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Jim Shaver - Oakville, Ontario

>Hi Carole,

I mostly spindle turn on my Jet, or small diameter turn , say less than 3" on the Jet. I run it at a slow speed and brace it with my foot at this point. If I have something bigger I go to my General and turn it rough to round there then over to the Jet if I need to, the sizes are both 1x8 for the two lathes.

I have not seen a set up for weighing down the Jet stand, but it could easily be done. The beauty of the stand the lathe is that it is transportable.

Hope that helps,

Take care,

Jim

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Carole in VA

>Wish I had a big lathe so I could do that! (Carole hears a case of the "wants" and "gotta haves" rumblimg over the horizon.) Guess I'll try draping some sandbags over the bar.

Re: Hey Carole

Jim Shaver - Oakville, Ontario

>Hi Carole,

The sand bag idea is simple and effective really, the steel in the base design is simple to work with if you chose to build a ballast box, it can be drilled for fasteners etc to facilitate the attachment. You could easily do that, but I have chosen not to.

Take care,

Jim

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Barry Turner

>You're gonna love your Mini. Don't worry about not getting the VS model. Personally, I think it's overkill on a lathe of that size. Practically speaking, for most items like boxes, pens, paperweights and the like, you could just pick an intermediate speed and never bother to change it. For rough, out-of-balance bowls that approach the size limits of your lathe, you will have to throttle down the lathe speed. Enjoy!