Lathe

Oh Dear! Not another refugee from uk.rec.sheds?

In message , Tony Jeffree writes

Take Tony's advice and attend a local class if you possibly can. From personal experience I can assure you that it really is the best way to start.

As for the choice of lathe, I think that the best advice is to hold back for a short while, take first hand advice and think very carefully about a good second hand machine. This is because in the early days you will be strongly reliant upon serialised "how-to-do-it" construction series in magazines like EIM and ME. For good or ill the great majority of these articles are likely to be "how-to-do-it-on-a-Myford".

Thanks all for your advice, of which I'll take heed for sure when circumstances allow. At this moment in time, I'm trying to swim with my hands and feet tied together. I'm reading all there is on this wonderful site though. I'm hoping to get down to our mutual friend Kenneth Widdall who has invited me down to his place by private email. Regards. John and thanks again.