dalemcginnis
Local Chapter Leader
At our local chapter meeting I got to talking with one of the other members about how we got into penturning and the fact that the one who got me hooked warned that it was a vortex that would suck in all my money.
Later I got to thinking about how much I've spent and realized that in three years I've spent (or borrowed) over $100,000 because of my turning hobby
And no, I don't have the latest new "super gizmo fully automated robotic controlled lathe" that sells for $99,999 or a blank collection that stretches to the moon :biggrin: In fact, my most expensive tool was less than $700.
So, how did I spend it? Well keep reading and I'll tell ya.
For years I had wanted a bigger shop but didn't do enough work in it to really do anything about it. Then three years ago I got sucked into the vortex and the bigger shop quickly rose to the top of my want list and I started looking at the sheds at Lowes and H.D. They weren't as big as I wanted but at least I could have my own shop, but I could never get the money together. Every time I thought I was finally going to be able to do it something came up.
Then about this time last year I was getting gas at my usual place and saw the sign about repos at the realtor's office next door. I had been seeing all the ads on the net about getting repos dirt cheap online and out of curiosity thought I would go see what repos were really selling for in my area. Now understand, I was already under water on the loan from my current home, there was/is no way I could afford mortgages on two homes so I fully expected to leave there thinking, well that was a nice fantasy while it lasted. Talked to the agent a bit, talked to a loan rep and the next thing I know I'm looking for a new shop with an attached house and a pre-approved loan.
So, here I am a year later sitting in my new house, a mortgage and the shop I've wanted for ages. All because three years ago I got sucked into the penturning vortex.:biggrin:
So, that brings me back to the title of this post: How deep is your vortex?
Later I got to thinking about how much I've spent and realized that in three years I've spent (or borrowed) over $100,000 because of my turning hobby
And no, I don't have the latest new "super gizmo fully automated robotic controlled lathe" that sells for $99,999 or a blank collection that stretches to the moon :biggrin: In fact, my most expensive tool was less than $700.
So, how did I spend it? Well keep reading and I'll tell ya.
For years I had wanted a bigger shop but didn't do enough work in it to really do anything about it. Then three years ago I got sucked into the vortex and the bigger shop quickly rose to the top of my want list and I started looking at the sheds at Lowes and H.D. They weren't as big as I wanted but at least I could have my own shop, but I could never get the money together. Every time I thought I was finally going to be able to do it something came up.
Then about this time last year I was getting gas at my usual place and saw the sign about repos at the realtor's office next door. I had been seeing all the ads on the net about getting repos dirt cheap online and out of curiosity thought I would go see what repos were really selling for in my area. Now understand, I was already under water on the loan from my current home, there was/is no way I could afford mortgages on two homes so I fully expected to leave there thinking, well that was a nice fantasy while it lasted. Talked to the agent a bit, talked to a loan rep and the next thing I know I'm looking for a new shop with an attached house and a pre-approved loan.
So, here I am a year later sitting in my new house, a mortgage and the shop I've wanted for ages. All because three years ago I got sucked into the penturning vortex.:biggrin:
So, that brings me back to the title of this post: How deep is your vortex?
