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<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 1821670" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>Avoid that gummy crap they sell at the box stores for practicing on. You'll waste lots of time turning out awful finishes. Both of the suggestions above are excellent. I wish I would have listened as that's the same advice i received starting out...but i didnt.</p><p>Not sure if you're planning to start on your buddies grizzly or wait till you get your own, but my grizzly I have to leave the half nut engaged and just reverse the motor after taking a cut, if I try to go off the thread dial it will shift on me .005-.010. I can thread just fine on my other lathe using the thread dial but not on the grizzly...so it takes just a bit longer, but I'm only working for myself so no big deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 1821670, member: 29632"] Avoid that gummy crap they sell at the box stores for practicing on. You'll waste lots of time turning out awful finishes. Both of the suggestions above are excellent. I wish I would have listened as that's the same advice i received starting out...but i didnt. Not sure if you're planning to start on your buddies grizzly or wait till you get your own, but my grizzly I have to leave the half nut engaged and just reverse the motor after taking a cut, if I try to go off the thread dial it will shift on me .005-.010. I can thread just fine on my other lathe using the thread dial but not on the grizzly...so it takes just a bit longer, but I'm only working for myself so no big deal. [/QUOTE]
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