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In the boondocks, South Carolina, United States
After I retired I got into long distance cycling. I ridden my bike in or across a number of states. I injured my leg and that ended that. Hopefully I will be able to continue that again someday. Well I can't ride a bike as well as I used to but I do turn wood and do photography which is also a great passion of mine. This what my blog is going to be about among other things

Monday, February 7, 2011

New woodturning lathe.



Last year about this time I saw the new designed Delta Midi Lathe. I new then that I would like to get one although I really didn't have a need for it, I just liked it. My older Delta Midi is working fine and there was no way that I could justfiy buying another Midi since I really only use it for small turning and doing wood turning demostrations which I haven't done since injurying my leg that left me with a handicapp.
Last week I saw that Woodcraft had this lathe on sale. That was all I needed to know and so I bought it even though I didn't need it. I have the lathe all set up and did my first woodturning on it today, It not finish but I was very impress with how good the new lathe worked.

Well the truth is I needed some inspiration to get back to woodturning more which I have neglected for the past year. I even considered just giving up woodturning and devote most of my spare time to my Bee Keeping and Photography. Finally I dicided I could still do all of them but I know I am going to have to manage my time better.

In my next blog I expect to post some pictures of new woodturning and I like to know what you guys think of them when I do.


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