Hey everyone, My name is Kevin, I was born in Indiana but was raised and live in Alabama.  I did 14 years in the Navy then was medically discharged.  I'm a machinist by trade which led me to wood turning.  I have a small shop and some old machines that barely run but they get the job done for now. I hope to take this vast portal of knowledge and make it a side hustle/hobby.  I am novice, with only a few projects under my belt. My shop is an old barn for now but it works,  I have a scroll saw and small band saw hand sanders and drills and such. I have an old, old, did I say Old? central Machinery 12x40 lathe.  When I figure out how up load some photos I will.  I want to make bowls, ornaments, pens, and possible small wood with resin tables.

Welcome aboard. I see a new lathe in your future. When you start and like what you do then you will want to do more and different. We have lots of fun in the turning forum.

Welcome to TPW

Thank y'all very much can't wait to learn some more stuff!

Join in like you own the place.  Happy to see new members and look forward to your participation.

Welcome to the forum! Some great turners here, so jump right in!

Welcome aboard Kevin, glad to have you here.

Welcome to TPW Kevin.

Nothing wrong with old machines, my lathe dates from 1941.

Most of my machines are older than that.

 

Hi and welcome, great bunch of people here, and glad to have you expand that number by one!

Welcome aboard Kevin. First, thank you for your service. You won't find a friendlier group than what we have here. Lots of talented woodworkers, all here to help.  

Welcome aboard, Kevin.  And, thank you for serving our country.  I am a Navy dude from 1968 to 1972.  You may look around for an old Shopsmith.  If you find the 10 ER models, they make pretty good lathes.  That is a beautiful bowl.  Looking forward to what else you do.  

Kevin looks pretty good . Now we need to work on your final finish cut and the sanding. The better the final cut the easier the sanding job gets. Are you using carbide or bowl gouge? Also you might want to start posting in the turning forum to keep it all together.

Bowl gouge

How can I delete these and repost over there

7 minutes ago, Kevin the turner said:

How can I delete these and repost over there

You can't but you can ask one of the admin (the really high paid) guys to move it.

18 minutes ago, Kevin the turner said:

How can I delete these and repost over there

@lew or @John Morris Can you move this?

Edited September 3, 20205 yr by Larry Buskirk

4 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

You can't but you can ask one of the admin (the really high paid) guys to move it.

 

@Kevin the turner why not just post the pictures in turning and then I can offer you some suggestions on style and technique, But note it may be rough in some aspects.