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Location: West Chester, PA
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I'm a relatively new victim of the wood bug. I got bitten at Woodcraft class in early '06. Since then there has been a slow, but steady accumulation of tools. TLOML aided and abetted when she bought a 30-year old spinning wheel and asked if I could do anything with the finish.
This all picked up since June '08 when I took a pen turning class. I'm almost embarrassed to admit I had a Jet 1014 within the next 24-hours. It was too good a deal to pass up! I got almost everything I needed to get started: drillpress, centering clamp, lathe, 2 chisel sets, a box of pen kits, and a big bag of blanks.
"Everything you need to get started" in a CL advertisement does not mean exactly that. It means "this is the stuff I used to use and I'm pretty sure it's all here."
Within the next 2-3 weeks I realized why people buy new tools. No 3 trips to the store to find the right key for the drill press chuck. No special order MT2 reamer to clean up the head stock so the mandrill can be inserted and removed without brute force. A new 7mm drill bit after discovering 1/4" is too small and 9/32" is too big. My Nova Midi chuck should be here early next week.
But, I have turned a couple of gorgeous pens. I just need to convince my dog that these are Daddy's pens, not Kokuma's chewing sticks...
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Grumpy
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posted 91 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks Devon. This is a great community of people with like interests.There is much to learn here & you will have the opportunity to share your skills & ideas with others. I hope you enjoy LJ’s as much as I do.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
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posted 91 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
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posted 91 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
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posted 91 days ago
Hello Devon,
Welcome to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an exciting and rewarding part of your woodworking journey.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Miket
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posted 91 days ago
How are you doing? Welcome to LumberJocks! It’s the best site around.
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Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!
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Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
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Welcome to Lumberjocks! It’s a great place with great people, and, oh yeah, there’s the woodworking! Have fun and keep safe! :)
-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com
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Welcome to lumberjocks. I hope you take advantage of all the possibilities LJ’s offers.
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Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
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