beginner first lathe

Hello all, I'll start with some background info, but the short version is: when I put a piece of delrin into my new wood lathe, it wobbles like crazy no matter what I do, but the headstock, collet chuck (MT2 mounted), and 4-jaw scroll chuck all measure a TIR less than 2 thou. I have some...

Hello everyone, I am a 26 yo guy from Italy who has always wanted to use a lathe and in the last three years I've been in love with fountain pens, in these days I thought about the possibility to let these two passion merge. I had a regular small garage woodworking shop, I experienced a bit...

Hi. My hands shake a bit at times and I wish to get a lathe to make fountain pens on. My biggest concern is I never made a pen but I want to make a smart decision. There are two different lathes i am currently looking at, Benchtop Wood Lathe - 8" x 12" and 7" x 12" Mini Metal Lathe...