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<blockquote data-quote="JSHKS" data-source="post: 1365387" data-attributes="member: 103581"><p>Well I will throw in here as well. Being as I was or maybe still am in the same boat you are. </p><p>R-E-A-D, then read some more. In between chapters, I suggest you do a lot of looking at options as far as schooling of basic machine shop work. </p><p>Nothing in the books are written in stone, there have been a lot of short cuts that work excellent compared to some of the older ways. And when I said read,meet a hard copy somthing you can hold in your hand and turn the pages, highlight things etc, use it, it is a tool. </p><p></p><p>I am done preaching;-)</p><p></p><p>On to me. </p><p>The world should be made of iron and steel. </p><p>I have been fooling with metal in some way shape or form since I was around 8-9. Dads buddy was a true black smith and it did nothing but amaze me from the get go. </p><p>My dad wanted a lathe for years in the worst way. I decided I wanted one and I was going to have one. I started a search about two years ago. Mind you I have a great friend that is a tool and die maker. He advised me on what to look for. I decided what I was going to spend. </p><p>I ended up with a very nice Sheldon lathe, that came from an old local gun smith. It has been well taken care of. </p><p>That is just the start. Tooling can be very expensive. I say can be, I am very frugal. I kept an eye out for auctions. At about 4-5 auctions I spent about 1k total. That netted me close to 6-8k worth of equipment. No junk, Starrett, Brown and Sharp, mitutoyo and a couple of others. Lufkin is looked over a lot but was high end in the day. </p><p>Before you ask yes I ended up with stuff I will never have use for. After my buddy looked at some of it, and we decided what was "cull" stuff I sold it. One piece at a time like Johnny Cash, that gave me darn near all of my investment back. Actually it did as I swapped into a real nice Kennedy box and another one. </p><p>Yes it will take some room. </p><p>Yes it is heavy, iron tends to be that way. </p><p>Yes it can be expensive, chances are it won't get cheaper. </p><p>The only female I have to worry about has four legs. </p><p>We could always be doing a whole lot worse with our dollar and be at a lot les desirable places than in the shop. </p><p>Remember we are not getting any younger either. </p><p>If you so desire to get into this get after it! Times a wasting!!</p><p>PM me and give a holler if you want. Easier to talk than type. </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JSHKS, post: 1365387, member: 103581"] Well I will throw in here as well. Being as I was or maybe still am in the same boat you are. R-E-A-D, then read some more. In between chapters, I suggest you do a lot of looking at options as far as schooling of basic machine shop work. Nothing in the books are written in stone, there have been a lot of short cuts that work excellent compared to some of the older ways. And when I said read,meet a hard copy somthing you can hold in your hand and turn the pages, highlight things etc, use it, it is a tool. I am done preaching;-) On to me. The world should be made of iron and steel. I have been fooling with metal in some way shape or form since I was around 8-9. Dads buddy was a true black smith and it did nothing but amaze me from the get go. My dad wanted a lathe for years in the worst way. I decided I wanted one and I was going to have one. I started a search about two years ago. Mind you I have a great friend that is a tool and die maker. He advised me on what to look for. I decided what I was going to spend. I ended up with a very nice Sheldon lathe, that came from an old local gun smith. It has been well taken care of. That is just the start. Tooling can be very expensive. I say can be, I am very frugal. I kept an eye out for auctions. At about 4-5 auctions I spent about 1k total. That netted me close to 6-8k worth of equipment. No junk, Starrett, Brown and Sharp, mitutoyo and a couple of others. Lufkin is looked over a lot but was high end in the day. Before you ask yes I ended up with stuff I will never have use for. After my buddy looked at some of it, and we decided what was "cull" stuff I sold it. One piece at a time like Johnny Cash, that gave me darn near all of my investment back. Actually it did as I swapped into a real nice Kennedy box and another one. Yes it will take some room. Yes it is heavy, iron tends to be that way. Yes it can be expensive, chances are it won't get cheaper. The only female I have to worry about has four legs. We could always be doing a whole lot worse with our dollar and be at a lot les desirable places than in the shop. Remember we are not getting any younger either. If you so desire to get into this get after it! Times a wasting!! PM me and give a holler if you want. Easier to talk than type. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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