What have I gotten myself into???? I looked into turning pens years ago but never had the time or $$$ to get in to it. A couple weeks ago my son and I took a beginners turning class at Woodcraft and we both had a blast. I was originally looking at buying a jet 10-15 vs. I was talking to a guy at Woodcraft after the class and he said they were getting a couple nova comet lathes with a free G3 chuck for about $450. I told him to call me when they came in...about 4-6 weeks. Then last Friday I get an email that they are having a 15% off JET tool sale. Great, I'll go pick up the Jet 1221 on sale. So I get there and they have the Jet I want and next to it is a Nova 1624-44 on sale for $500 off. Yep, I left with the Nova 1624, somehow I justified it to myself. The kid really wants to turn some decent size bowls! I've got the lathe, turning tools, grinder and the wolverine jig. I think I'm going to pick up a couple 2x2's and we'll practice on those until we get comfortable with the different tools. I can't wrap my head around all the stuff we still need, the list keeps growing! I've learned a bunch browsing through the forums here and look forward to making that first pen.
Thanks for all the info,
Rick
Thanks for all the info,
Rick
