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Hi and welcome to the forum.
I took early retirement in 2009 but things got held up as it was a voluntary. But didn't get leaving till October and turned 65 in February 2010. Took up woodturning about 2-3 years ago but so far only turned pens, Snowmen and Christmas trees. I belong to a club but our instructor can't always come due to ill health.
However I bought a second hand lathe with belt change have it set about 2000rpm. I will be told by members here I am doing it all wrong but I drill, sand and use my chisels at this speed.
So far I have had only one blowout in acrylic and cut below the bushes on a wooden pen. I used a variable speed at max of 2000rpm in club and went back two days later and was running at 3000rpm. Apparently there are pullies on the lathe and changing them changes the speed. Just depends on what you want and afford.....
Tom

<blockquote data-quote="Tom.1946" data-source="post: 370406" data-attributes="member: 2382">Hi and welcome to the forum.I&nbsp; took early retirement in 2009 but things got held up as it was a voluntary.&nbsp; But didn&#039;t get leaving till October and turned 65 in February 2010.&nbsp;&nbsp; Took up woodturning about&nbsp; 2-3 years ago&nbsp; but so far only turned pens, Snowmen and Christmas trees.&nbsp; I belong to a club but our instructor can&#039;t always come due to ill health.However I bought a second hand lathe with belt change have it set about 2000rpm.&nbsp; I will be told by members here I am doing it all wrong but I&nbsp; drill, sand and use my chisels at this speed.So far I have had only one blowout in acrylic and cut below the bushes on a wooden pen.&nbsp; I used a variable speed at max of 2000rpm in club and went back two days later and was running at 3000rpm. Apparently there are pullies on the lathe and changing them changes the speed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just depends on what you want and afford.....Tom</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tom.1946, post: 370406, member: 2382"] Hi and welcome to the forum. I took early retirement in 2009 but things got held up as it was a voluntary. But didn't get leaving till October and turned 65 in February 2010. Took up woodturning about 2-3 years ago but so far only turned pens, Snowmen and Christmas trees. I belong to a club but our instructor can't always come due to ill health. However I bought a second hand lathe with belt change have it set about 2000rpm. I will be told by members here I am doing it all wrong but I drill, sand and use my chisels at this speed. So far I have had only one blowout in acrylic and cut below the bushes on a wooden pen. I used a variable speed at max of 2000rpm in club and went back two days later and was running at 3000rpm. Apparently there are pullies on the lathe and changing them changes the speed. Just depends on what you want and afford..... Tom [/QUOTE]

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