Setting Up Your First Woodturning Lathe // Unboxing, Parts, and Accessories

[@slomkaadas9603]

I sincerely and from the bottom of my heart need you to make more videos about woodturning. There are not many good tutorials on KZbin on this subject or instructions on how to improve or take care of your machine. You would have a great niche here that I think is worth exploiting. So if you find you have the time and inclination to do so, please make some new videos on the subject. Best regards and have a great new year

[@charlesl2593]

I love that one distance is the “swing” and the other distance is just “the distance between the pointy things”. Like nobody bothered naming that one and everyone gets it.

[@nigelmtb]

Same here - I was waiting for the weird name for that which never came. Glad I'm not alone in that.

[@PapaFlammy69]

Very informative! A lathe is one of the tools still missing in my workshop, but I'm already really excited to buy and set one up in the near future :)

[@jamessmith4836]

Rex this is a chill video and I appreciate it. Thank you for an amazing year of content. I've learned so much from you and the community you've created. Happy Holidays!

[@RexKrueger]

Man, I appreciate that so much!

[@RJStockton]

Okay, how did this video premiere 93 minutes ago, but the date of your comment is 4 days? Witchcraft? Oh, and Rex, I just found your channel. Pretty cool and I'm in the talking-myself-into-it stage of pre-woodworking. Keep it up.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@RJStockton maybe a preview due to that sponsorship thing where they pay for membership? Ummm... Patreon, yeah, that's it.

[@jamessmith4836]

@@RJStockton Yep i'm a patron on Patreon so we get the videos a few days earlier.

[@ai5506]

one thing to add is that in europe, M33 thread is standard on most lathes

[@hal0hal0mc]

You're epoxy plywood bowl is what got me down the rabbit hole that is woodturning and bowlturning has become my main form of woodworking :). I invested in a full size Laguna 1524 and it's become the centerpiece of my shop. I throw a bunch of rare earth magnets on my lathe so I can stick additional hex keys and whatnot on it.

[@dreunmason8315]

The small benchtop Wen lathe is doing kzbin.infoUgkxKGVtPhqZBB5AQXXFlU2kdd4mQhO6wlhl just what it was desighed to do, turn small pieces. This product is workig very well in wood and plastics, I wouldn't recommend any metal turning on it though. Overall from an old tool guy, I highly recommend this lathe as long as you realize that this is for small turning only. I bought this a few weeks ago and have noticed the price has gone from $174. to $249. Might want to get one sooner than later.

[@scotcherton]

That same one is 312.44 now

[@sascani333]

I’m so happy I found your “channel”! There is so much to know but one doesn’t have to know everything; just what is necessary to enjoy woodworking. And you, Rex, make that possible. May you also have a happy and healthy New Year.

[@gerry5111]

Hello Rex, The man! Well, it's almost 2022. Just wanted to say thank you for all the videos. Pulled me out of some dark places the past two years. I've rediscovered my passion for woodworking. I'm 71 yrs. old and you have gotten my blood pumping for the craft again. I've been a woodworker since High School (Go Palmdale, Ca). You are such a professional , funny and informative. Can't say enough. Again Thank you and Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear.

[@larrysimmons7084]

I have had my lathe for about 3 yrs sitting in my garage. Time to start turning....thank you for this video. Found some useful bits in it.

[@MrCoolAttitude]

Just want to say I'm happy I still see the flag board in the back. I remember when the channel was smaller and you brought up this fun idea.

[@OtherThanIntendedPurpose]

last year, my son had saved up and bought a basic lathe. we have actually spent more money on tools to use with the lathe. he bought the Harbor Freight 12 x 33. it may be a "cheap" lathe, but it is very functional. both the head stock and tail stock are MT2 the Head stock is 1-8tpi. Yes, we would like something with a bit more features but we have been very happy with what we can do. some people have some apprehension about lathes, and mystify them. I had a lot of experience on lathes when I was younger, but it has been very easy, and fun teaching my son. these tools are just plain good to know. I like using my face plate, but I also have bought a decent 4 jaw chuck. it has really expanded the functionality. wood turning is very cathartic. and I do agree, I only turn with a full face shield.

[@louisjackson4634]

Just got my first lathe, and I’m looking forward to getting started. Had a lot of time metal working nearly 1/4 century ago but never with wood. Kudos for these videos which I didn’t realise you had.

[@WholeFoodPlantPeople]

I've been trying to find a video like this, so I can use this old, used lathe I bought from an estate sale. Thanks!

[@BaronVonSTFU]

I definitely could have been a person that would have accidentally bought that Wen. You helped me dodge a bullet.

[@CP17787]

This is such an affirming video for me. I bought this same lathe about 4 years ago and I have been very happy with it for what I do. I sometimes wish I could make larger bowls with it but 12" is a pretty decent size. I came to the same conclusion about buying the smaller lathe, I knew I'd outgrow it almost immediately since I knew I didn't just want to make pens forever. I also love the tool holder 😁

[@brag0001]

Thanks a lot Rex for inspiring me to start manual wood working this year. I've build an entire door of which I'm very proud with just basic tools. And this wouldn't have happened without you and your content. It was a real struggle to get your book in Europe, but it finally arrived a few weeks ago. Please keep the content coming. I might contact you about the newest plans, which I bought. The wood used there isn't really practical in Europe and I plan on modifying them for the sizes readily available here. Once I got all that information I'll send it over to you for review. You could then update those plans for us silly metric users 😉

[@thomasarussellsr]

2.54cm per inch

[@brag0001]

@@thomasarussellsr that's not the problem. He even already provided measurements in mm in his plans anyways. So even if I'd be too thick to do the conversions, the plans already provide them. However, the resulting dimensions of the wood used aren't commonly available here. We have our own typical sizes for wood. Just converting from inch to mm thus doesn't work. A typical size here for example would be 50x70mm, with a length of 2, 3 or 4m. An equivalent to a 2X4 on the other hand doesn't exist (that would be 38x89mm). I can now decide that 70mm is enough, or move to the next size, which is then substantially heavier than a 2x4 (I saw 120mm, I might be able to find 100mm as well, but in both cases they tend to be thicker than 2x4 in the other dimension as well). This also then changes the amount of material you need of each size. That's why I'm saying that I need to adjust the plans to wood sizes actually common here ... Doing the conversation from imperial to metric is the trivial part. I could do that of the top of my head of needed ...

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@brag0001 ahh, okay. And cutting the larger dimensional lumber down to size would be wasteful, even more so since our "2x4" is actually 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches in true size. Then you are paying for so much more wood than you are using. And what to do with the off-cuts. We don't want to waste the wood after all. I get where you are coming from now. Your available wood is of a different nominal size and you are trying to get plans altered to match your lumber?

[@brag0001]

@@thomasarussellsr Exactly that Thomas. I'm trying to finding the closest match of readily available stuff for each type of lumber Rex specifies which still performs the same function in the context of the specific plans (in this case the "Quick Stack Workbench"). And I will leave it up to Rex how he can integrate this for European users (whether he ignores it entirely, updates the plans with optional sizes or makes a second set, that's up to him then). I'm not even sure yet whether the sizes available to me are universal to metric users, or only available to users in Germany. I'll query some friends, once I have something, since I know some people living in other European countries, whether the same sizes exist there. That way I'll hopefully get something which works for most European countries. Edit: One factor is, that we typically don't build our houses from wood in Germany (people in Sweden do, so their experience might be different). Only the roofs are often times using a wooden frame. Thus readily available wood sizes are probably adapted to our style of roof building (I'm just guessing here, someone proficient in the trade would probably know more). I could of course go to a mill and have stuff cut specifically for my needs (I've actually done that in the past). But that would defeat the purpose of a beginner friendly bench with an economical build 😉

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@brag0001 ahh, gotcha😉

[@highjix]

You about scared me to death. Earlier this year I bought a lathe without having any knowledge about them, I haven't even set it up yet. After you started explaining the differences a cold chill went down my back because I was absolutely sure I had messed up, so i ran out to my garage and grabbed the model number (70-1218VS MIDI Lathe) and was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually got away with my ignorance.

[@discordian23]

Bought my first lathe about a year and a half ago. Nova Comet II DR. Really glad I went with the variable speed. I use it every weekend to make pens, bowls, lidded boxes, etc. And I’m about ready to upgrade to something with a bigger swing… maybe this summer. The Comet is a great starting place.

[@alcameron1999]

I bought a Wen lathe and have turned 8 bowls with no issues. It is a good affordable starter lathe, I want to get another lathe with more swing but these cost thousands not about $100. The Wen was the right choice.

[@ericnooden7967]

Perfect timing. I just got a Jet Mini Lathe from a friend along with the basic tools and found this video to be very helpful.

[@TJtheBee]

Wood turning videos?? From Rex Krueger?? Well now I'm excited!

[@CurtisMassey]

Awesome video. As a newish woodworker I've wanted to get into turning, and this new series is going to be like a guide to me. I'm stoked. And thank you for making such great content for us to learn with.

[@mhstretch]

I have a Craftsman 1947 lathe.It has mt1 and no threads. You gave me the information to get the parts to fix that, thank you. I found an adapter to use a mt2 with a mt1. Then I found an adapter to make an mt2 into 1x8 threads. This was all because I bought your book which linked me to the UK. Thanks. Always learn from you.

[@David.M.]

Thanks Rex. I enjoyed hearing you on Steve's podcast.

[@WholeFoodPlantPeople]

Faceplate !! That's the answer I was looking for. Bought an old used lathe and it came with a large block of wood screwed on, and I didn't know what to do with it. Thanks to your video, I now know I can take that whole faceplate off, and I know what to call it :) ! THANKS

[@bigray2859]

I really appreciate your instruction. Thank you! I'm running a 70 year old Shopsmith I picked up for $20. It runs a little fast but does what it's supposed to do. Merry Christmas to you and all you love!!

[@tomalealso]

I gave away an old craftsman lathe a few years ago, mostly because it was missing a lot and I was unsure I could replace what was missing. two years ago I picked up a shop smith. surprisingly you can still get stuff for it and the price was right. I got several other tools in the process. but I am wanting to really learn to turn wood, I think I have all the basics and now I just need a little direction. I looked for a local turning club but I live so far from a larger city that it is really impractical. hoping one day to find someone who can kind of mentoring me along the way.

[@eloscuro704]

I have had a mini lathe from Penn State Industries for about the last 10 years and always struggled with the 2nd wrench issue. I had no idea that you could use the knockout bar as the second wrench. Thanks! And with the PSI lathes, you can get a bolt-on bed extender which increases the bed length to about 3 feet.

[@mantaship]

This is almost too good to be free. What a great way to de-mystify the whole thing.

[@cattleNhay]

A big bandsaw is highly recommended for any wood lathe

[@aaron_leishman7617]

Thanks Rex! I'm getting my kids the same lathe you unboxed for Christmas tomorrow. And also purchased the book. I look forward to the upcoming videos on the lathe.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Rex, first of all, thanks for all of the beginner's info you put out. It really helps to make woodworking accessible to the beginners out here in the field. Secondly, Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thirdly, there is nothing wrong with having a secondary lathe. It can be quite helpful to have that second lathe when you have something mounted on the primary lathe and need to turn something else and don't want to dismount your primary project. Losing your center on that primary project can be a nightmare. Having that second lathe to turn a part to glue up to the primary project or for a friend or family gift can be nice. Or even to turn a finial or lid for the main project, that secondary lathe can come in quite handy. Maybe you need to make a specialty tool mid project? Having the second lathe to turn the handle for that tool, even is a big plus. So, there are so many reasons, other than for these beginner's videos, why this purchase was a good idea. You might think of mentioning some of these as a reason to keep the starter lathe when a person decides to buy the upgraded lathe in the future. Thanks for your time to read this longer comment. Thomas

[@paullayden]

My first lathe was a homemade one I put together. I made myself a goblet and was hooked. So I decided to get a real one, 14 swing and 42 long. I loved it. Made many bowls vases goblets, ornaments. I also tried segmenting, that was a lot of work, but turned out great. I haven't turned anything since i got Cancer. Kemo and radiation took care of the cancer, but left me with no ambition to return to woodworking.. I tried several times but no luck, I hope I can get it back, if not, I will be selling all of my woodworking tools.

[@jasonm.7358]

I hope you get it back, man. I lost a dear friend this year that chemo and radiation did not help. If it’s something you love, it deserves some of your time. As I was reminded this year, we can save time all we want, but in the end, there won’t be any left.

[@chiblast100x]

This is one of those things I've been considering getting for a while, to the point I've looked at both out of box and various DIY solutions including treadle lathes. When I finally get there I'm not sure whether I'll go electric or treadle, but I feel like Rex will have taught me enough in this series to get going regardless.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Might suggest you consider a treadle that's convertible to electric... OR at least how to make such a conversion easier on you if you do build a treadle type... Nothing against either version, but there are situations where you can appreciate either one over the other for different reasons... AND being convertible (or hybrid) would allow you the relative safety of a treadle that isn't rated in HP, but you can "grow" into the bolder world of heftier work, depending on your otherwise intentions and available motors or power-sources. If it seems confusing or intimidating at first, just look up some of the older Singer Sewing machines... In the early years of electricity there were TONS of them converted from treadle to electric... It involved a "bolt on" electric motor and taking a single bolt or screw out of the treadle mechanics on most models... Others involved replacing a large "belt" from the treadle mechanic with a much smaller one to the motor once installed... It really doesn't have to be difficult at all. ;o)

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

Turning my own fountain pens and roller ball pens from local wood. ♥🙏

[@leaveswalker1]

Wonderful Video Rex, great starting point, I wish I had this resource when I started on an old ShopSmith I had collecting dust in my basement. Here’s to a new year of great opportunities, I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us.

[@allenwc]

How timely! I just got my new lathe Monday, a Rikon MIDI 220. Broke my first cup! :D

[@RexKrueger]

Rikon lathes seem to be getting very good. I remember when they weren't.

[@allenwc]

So far, it seems quite good. All the lathe elements are standard parts, Morse Taper 2, 8x1 threads. The belt is very easy to change and the lock very positive. The centre line is indeed centered, no wobble.

[@amareshpereira]

Thank you Rex! Looking forward for the future videos on wood turning!

[@LoosiuFlying]

Rex You turn us on 😂! Super topic to cover on Holidays

[@kendonow]

Hi Rex, you should do a giveaway on the lathe. Bet someone who is thinking about turning would enter. Happy Holidays to you and all. Aloha

[@richs5422]

Thank you Rex!

[@wiseoldfool]

Great intro Rex, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@doughackett815]

I have been using a lathe for many years and it has been my favorite tool since I was introduced to it in Grade 5 shop class. That said, I am really looking forward to your upcoming videos as I know I am going to learn tons. Merry Christmas to you as well.

[@SteveBelongie]

Great video as always Merry Christmas!

[@socketwench]

I made everything so much more complicated for myself with this because I started with a Shop Smith from 1947.

[@adrianabshire]

Btw you didn’t mention waxing the heck out of the base and metal parts to prevent rusting

[@RexKrueger]

I run a duhumidifier in my shop and I generally don't have trouble with rust. But yes, wax is cheap insurance.

[@thomasarussellsr]

That is good practice with any tool with iron bases or ways. Drill presses, band saws, table saws, lathes, etc... .

[@kdr5935]

I was thinking about getting a small lathe... Gonna take this as a sign and get one

[@TomBuskey]

A 20" box fan with a MERV 13 filter on the other side of the bed will capture dust. Wet sanding (coating the piece with mineral oil) will also help.

[@CSGraves]

I confess I've only used machining lathes. There was something simultaneously tedious and fascinating about using a dial indicator to fine-tune a four jaw chuck.

[@mariohenriquez4339]

Ok, so I get angry when Wednesday rolls by and there is not Rex Krueger video, but I realize that you are a small team and have other obligations so I let it go. That said, thank you for keeping me entertained and learning throughout the year. I wish you and your whole family a very happy Christmas and new year and I look forward to more content in 2022. Thank you.

[@SirTools]

First tools needed for a wood lathe is a broom and dust pan :)

[@gfsimmons1]

Thank you for a year of great content and encouragement. I enjoy your style of presentation.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Ditto.

[@kellanaldous7092]

perfect considering im probably buying this same model :)

[@freddiedoyle472]

I was unaware you had a book on turning .. Add that to the christamas list !

[@MohsinExperiments]

Thanks for this awesome information. Keep up the good work 👍

[@pcicchin]

I use a face shield from Trend (air shield pro} that has a respirator built in. It's saved my face several times.

[@3232groundhog]

This is fantastic stuff. I’ve learned a ton already.

[@evashiker12]

How about a treadle lathe tutorial Rex?

[@peterfairhurst8892]

Another great video, I must say though, I bought that tiny Wen lathe you showed at very start of the video and a year one I still haven't outgrown it, it's a great little thing!

[@BradsWorkbench]

Just remember for every adapter you add, you add inaccuracy. I tried a cheap $20 spindle adapter and had to send it back the runout was so far out. Don't go cheap if you HAVE to use a spindle adapter 👍

[@RexKrueger]

I've had adaptors that were HORRIBLE!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Amazon, among other sources, offers a double ended MT2 alignment tool so you can make sure your head and tail stocks are perfectly aligned, as many lathes have head stocks that rotate for outboard turning. That way when you come back to over the ways turning you can make sure the head stock is aligned correctly/straight.

[@SteveC38]

I'm looking forward to round 2... 👍

[@GCaF]

Gosh I hope you'll feature the "old" lathe that you made yourself in some of your videos. Not as a main piece, I get that you're showing the new one you bought... but as a versus or comparison or something.. I'm really curious what became of it. And I can't wait for the woodturning videos!! Love that stuff... I just have to get used to "less than $300" being a small amount - still sounds expensive to me :)

[@ronniestanley75]

Thought I was on the wrong channel when I saw an electric lathe.

[@lhtd]

That intro: Let's get started, we're not even turning it on ! I got all eager about reading the manuals xD

[@sc0ss3tt3]

Wonderful video as always. Speaking of lathe, revisiting the DIY lathe would be great. I followed this project with interest and was a little sad that ot was abandoned.

[@Aard-Vark]

6 inches is really 12 inches; I'm gettin' a lathe!

[@JoeBob79569]

My first thought when I saw this video was: _"Goddammit, I'm going to go out and buy a lathe now, aren't I?"_

[@RexKrueger]

Yes, you are. This is the way.

[@demastust.2277]

I like wen tools. So, if you push all the furniture making bits and bobs aside, would the wen lathe there be good for making handles? Just plain old chisel handles and things like that.

[@heddaacevedo]

Thank you so much…❤️❤️❤️

[@Someguy14159]

Hey Rex! I have had a leathe and I just can’t find a good way to make a bowl black or even to turn one because well frankly I am only 12 and need a good tutorial on the hole process and all the tools I have are a bench grinder a good set of chisels, planers and saws and I also have a leathe and then there is the chainsaw witch is wellll not perfect but it will get the job done.

[@davanders2006]

I got the same lathe that you bought and I got the case with different live centers and two different chucks. I opened the box and that is when I realized that I got to clear an area in my garage to put it in. We're going to have good temperatures for the next few days so I'm going to set everything up. I ordered a slow wet grounder from Facebook Market place to sharpen the lathe tools which I ordered from Wen also. I for some reason thought that the grinder was coming from an American store, not China. I should have ordered to slow grinder from Wen instead of trying to save money using Facebook Marketplace. I'm hoping the grinder shows up here today or tomorrow, I ordered the grinder Dec. 12. The grinder had a tracking code and it showed that the tool got loaded on a some sort of transportation from China. This morning i checked the tracking code said that it was in transit from California since 12/21/2021, so I am hoping to play with my new toy really soon. I mentioned this part just because it was coming from China and the media has been showing all of those cargo ships were backed up and they also mentioned that it could be Aug. - Sept. before we could expect the shipping will be caught up. I saw that the grinder was coming from China and all hopes of having a system to sharpen the turning tool was going to be getting to me near March or April. I decided to get the grinder to save time to sharpen the chisels instead spending twenty to thirty minutes to sharpen. Apparently the Chinese companies are going to ship by air until the harbors back to normal.

[@jhubble5152]

Did I miss the Christmas wooden weapon video?

[@claysholar3483]

So Rex, did you catch that work bench and hand tool action in the 2nd episode of Boba Fett ?

[@williamh123456789]

Nice video

[@mikeplunkett2041]

Great video. Very informative for somebody like me who knows pretty much nothing about wood turning. BTW, I’d like to buy that USED lathe off of ya. 🤭😂

[@Lagromance]

Can't wait for the rest of the series, just got a lathe from my wife for Christmas! (The tiny one you said not to get, haha) But I plan on turning pens and little accessories, so I think it'll serve me well for now.

[@traviesolee72]

Still jealous of you! First you got a lathe, Second you have a Wife who gets it ;-)

[@marcusceti2820]

I bought the same WEN 3241 lathe a while back. It has some usability issues I addressed..I got rid of the silly plastic cone used to turn the tailstock and put a proper wheel on it ( I have a lathe, so I turned a new one out of Spanish oak.) I also removed the headstock cap and added a handwheel on that side. It has a DC motor, and has a spot on the switch area you can add another switch, so I rewired it to reverse (useful for smooth sanding). I've used it for pens, ornaments, bowls, goblets, and various doodads. I live in an apartment, so my shop area is tiny, as are the projects I can do in it. The lathe fits what I can do perfectly.

[@pacco205]

It`s true it`s all true

[@DenyTheZeitgeist]

Ha! Jokes on you. I operate on stressed-and-exhausted mode 24/7 so the holidays have zero effect on me! Now if you’ll excuse me, I am very busy. I have a crying session booked in my work shed for the next half hour and I know my Tandy computer wife would be upset if I don’t go.

[@thischarmingmothman7962]

Great video but missed opportunity to not open on "Lathedies and gentlemen"

[@thomasarussellsr]

🤔 😂😂😂🤣😂🤣😉

[@ramwoodburns2225]

Turning is pretty funny and easy. I've turned 1 chair leg so I'm no pro but if this video was out a year ago it would have been super helpful. What really confused me was using only steel normal turning tools then having to turn my friend a leg for a chair. He has them fancy bits that attach to the tool rod. And trying to turn normal was sketchy then he tells me oh yeah supposed to scrap from underneath. Then is was ez and a barely sanded it. Point being if ya want to get into turning just do it to it.

[@robertlunsford1350]

Can't start turning without any chisels. Those are even more confusing than the lathe itself. Not going to lie, I got that Wen mini lathe (Same casting but HF branded) like 18 years ago. It is still my go to for pens, finials and other fine turning. Admittedly, I now have two of those, two 12"x 15"s and an 18x47. But that first lathe worked for me for years. Of course , at the time it was 99 bucks plus 20% off at the ol' hf.

[@nickdarbenzio3073]

Very informative! Thanks. Wen should at least comp that lathe for you. I’m considering it based on your recommendation

[@RexKrueger]

I appreciate that, but I don't take free stuff. I pay full retail for everything you see.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@RexKrueger Exactly, no indebtedness to anyone so there is no appearance of prejudice in reviews. Whether you like or dislike a product, you can be honest and not appear favored because of sponsorship. I get that 100%.

[@Possimpablee]

Is this available in the eu? Do you think these modern lathes are as good as the old cast iron 3 phase ones?

[@andrewbarber4006]

BREWESTER CHAIR! Recently found out my wife's family created the brewester chair and after looking I found it had interesting joinery. Could you please take a look and explain the joinery?

[@RexKrueger]

I'm off to Google!

[@andrewbarber4006]

Thx rex you are the best

[@noahwpeters]

any chance you can link to the lathe you bought? i can’t seem to figure out exactly which wen device that is?

[@teelrwson3185]

I didn't know Pete Davidson turned wood. Lolol jk great vid very helpful

[@gfsimmons1]

It has been 4 weeks and I have not received a new video. What an I doing wrong? I am subscribed. Help please.

[@graysontaylor6673]

So far how'd you rank this against the Harbor Freight offerings? Seem to remember you mentioning your old green lathe was from there.

[@RexKrueger]

This is better made but the motor is smaller.

[@timhorton8085]

Is that a minil a the?

[@hosocat1410]

You caught a chunk in the forehead? Hmmm...that explains a lot...😉 thanks for your vids!!😀😀

[@AndrewDrapper]

Turn green wood vertically dust and mess free.

[@anthonyray5515]

Rex, you're my guy but you didn't wax it or put any metal protection?

[@RexKrueger]

I did not. Dehumidifier. Shrug.

[@GavrielFleischer]

Why do you need to degrease everything? And what would you use to "re-grease" them? I have my workshop in the attic and unfortunately in the past some new (and expensive) tools got rusty after a few months.

[@RexKrueger]

The grease is really messy, smells bad, and I don't know what it is. Unknown chemicals tend to be not great for your health. You can put a little wax on the bed and it won't rust.

[@kingquesoIV]

Laying here with my girlfriend and she says “Rex looks like a model, he doesn’t even need hair”

[@TomasKempny]

Basics are ez. Wouldnt say it is easy in whole, there is quite a few technics that are definitely not easy, look up petr hromek, for example.

[@sandybutt9898]

I can vouch for the dangers of wood dust. My father was a carpenter all his life and his lungs were full of wood dust. In the end, the wood dust wasn't what killed him, but the constant, extreme coughing made the last 15 or so years of his life miserable. DON'T GO CHEAP ON DUST EXTRACTION.

[@jasonm.7358]

So… I’m kind of a spaz. No wrist or upper body strength, like, at all. Yes, if I start doing hand woodworking that will improve. Having watched Blondiehacks’ awesome series introducing metal lathes (a very different beast in some ways) I much prefer the way that metal lathes hold their tools. I was thinking about working with a friend with a mill and lathe to adapt a wood lathe to use a tool holder similar to a metal lathe. Since you know a thing or two about lathes (ha!), I was wondering if you see an obvious flaw in that. While one could argue I could fix my strength issues, folks with say, neuromuscular issues might NOT be able to, and I’m always looking for a way to add adaptive technology to allow more folks into the joy of woodworking. Thanks.

[@michaelsnell4034]

I will tell new turners this. Spend some money on turning tools. The cheap harbor freight ones are junk. They don't hold an edge. They also look to lose temper just from turning. Spend a little more and get tools that work better and last longer. You will save money by not buying bad tools.

[@jh9903]

Rex whatever happened to that monster wood lathe you had a whole series on… the series seems unfinished.

[@RexKrueger]

I finished it but I didn't love the final product. I've slowly gotten rid of it.