Look out, here comes a woodturner

Jason B. Well said, I make and repair items in wood, metal and man made materials by machining, hand work and fabrication. I am unlikely to produce any models as I do not have the patience. Given the varied interests of subscribers which includes car and motorcycle restoration I see no harm including anything that can be made in a Workshop.

Robert Butler

Welcome, Calum.

Woodwork is my day job. I haven't yet got a round tuit, as far as true model engineering is concerned.

The vast array of topics on this site is why I keep reading most of the posts. A genuine fount of accumulated knowledge.

I subscribe to MEW, as my interests were more about machinery and tooling, although the more time I spend on here the more I am getting interested in model engines.

You can't please all of the people all of the time, but most of the folks on here seem pleased most of the time, including me.

Mark.

Well, if anyone requires bovine assistance, as a country boy at heart I'm always willing to render what assistance I can. In fact, my workshop, such as it is, is part of the old dairy, though the milking machinery is long gone.

Thanks all for your thoughts on lathes, I know it's a piece-of-string topic but for those of us on a budget it's a tricky decision and not one you want to get wrong, so thanks for all the very practical thoughts.