[Jewelry making - Article 00328] - Re: [Orchid] Learning how to use a lathe

[Felice Luftschein and Nicholas Carter]

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    I don't know about workshops, but there is an incredible amount of
    info on the web. Whichever lathe/mill you decide to buy there is
    likely a yahoogroup dedicated to it (7x10, Sherline, Taig) and there
    are a number of general lathe and machining forums. As far as I know
    there is precious little jewelry-specific info out there. If you can
    find a friendly home shop machinist in your area I'm sure they would
    show you the basics - try Chaski.com or any one of the other forums.
    I have some links to online machining manuals on my pages here: 

    http://www.cartertools.com/#GLGMI 

    and to forums here: 

    http://www.cartertools.com/#GLMLW 

    Don't overlook local community colleges - they often have night
    classes, using much larger machines than you will probably buy. A lot
    depends on what you want to do, wax turning/milling, toolmaking,
    etc. 

    If anyone in the Willamette Valley, OR wants to learn some basics,
    email me, I'm in Philomath. I have the Taig lathe and mills and a
    bunch of other small shop equipment that I could familiarize you
    with. 

    The proper term is "turning" rather than "lathing" (although it
    seems to sometimes get some use.) 

    Finally just get a machine and start playing with it, you can have a
    lot of fun before you learn how to do things properly. 

Nick
felice AT casco.net is Felice Luftschein and Nicholas Carter. 
www.cartertools.com/nfhome.html


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