Hi All and Cheers

[MarcS]

Hi all from Kingaroy in Qld. I am an orthotic tech by trade which means i use bandsaws and grinders all day so i have naturally avoided this type of machinery in my pastimes. However my darling wife got sick of buying me fishing gear so this year for my birthday (3 weeks ago) she bought me a scroll saw. For 3 weeks i have been punching out clocks, boxes and ornaments and having a ball. Now as soon as that Nice Mister Rudd comes to the party with my $900, my plan is to quickly release the money into its natural enviroment and put a woodfast midi lathe next to the scroll. I figure $500 for the lathe and $400 should get me most of what i need to start off with some pens? Have not turned since high school (20 odd years back) so i dont want to start to big. Any advice or correction to my uneducated planning would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah and the cheers bit in the title refers to the fact that i have been lurking on the forum for a week or so and have learned heaps. Great informative site, u guys should be proud.
Marc.
PS i offer no actual opinions on the current government other than the fact that i appreciate them buying my new lathe

[munruben]

Howdy to you MarcS and welcome to the friendliest place on earth.

[Jack E]

G'day and welcome

When I saw MarcS I thought The Wood Whisperer had joined us

Cheers, Jack

[Cub]

G'Day there's heaps on this forum about lathes and whatnot. Ask around or google it there's lots of help well everywhere. And again
Happy woodworking and

[artme]

G'day MarcS and welcome to the best show on the planet and in cyber space.

I have yet to read a better plan than the one you have put forward!! 10 out of 10.

[Ed Reiss]

Hi MarcS, welcome to the nut house

...sounds like you've been bit by the woodturning bug...but it's a nice addiction