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jiminfife

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Hello everyone

I am new to turning, i have always enjoyed playing around making things with wood and when a lathe came up on a local selling site i thought why not, i have been practising and learning using a dvd that came with the lathe of jimmy clewes and youtube, i have tried a couple of pens and find i quite enjoy it, relatively quick to do so i don't upset the other half by disappearing into my workshop for hours on end, i have tried enrolling on a coarse at the local community centre but they are booked up, so looks like im going to have to learn the hard way and make mistakes, any hints tips and advice would be most welcome.

Many Thanks
Jim
 
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flexi

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Welcome along mate.....we all started somewhere so ask away......there's no such thing as a stupid question, but I can't say that about the answers:wink::wink:
 
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Hi Jim - welcome to the fold. If you can't enrol for lessons, is there perhaps a woodturning club near you? They are usually a good source of information and guidance
 
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Dalboy

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Phil Dart said:
Hi Jim - welcome to the fold. If you can't enrol for lessons, is there perhaps a woodturning club near you? They are usually a good source of information and guidance
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+1 for what Phil says look for a club or if you can find a turner near you who is prepared to show you the basics.

By the way, welcome to the forum and as Flexi (Mark ) said no question is silly.
 
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AllenN

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Welcome to the forum Jim. Loads of good advice on here. A club is a good idea but there are some good teachers on You Tubetoo. I would recommend Sam Angelo the Wyoming Wood turner, he is an excellent teacher. From the UK Mike Waldt is very good and has ideas covering the basics as does Sam. I also found videos by Brian Havens which explain the theory of why certains cuts are used.
For books I found Walter Halls book on turning pens very helpful when I started, Walter will probably be along in a minute as he is on this forum. For more general turning Richard Raffans books are hard to beat in my humble opinion. These can all probably be obtained from your local library and turn up from time to time on ‘t’bay and Amazon. Have fun learning and never be afraid to ask.
 
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martin.pearson

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Welome to the forum Jim, I am pretty new here as well but if your in Lochgelly then you are just round the corner from me. I live in Ballingry but have a workshop in Cowdenbeath.
 
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