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Sorry about the manners folks - and thanks again for the warm welcome! A certain medicaltypeprofessor took an interest in my body a while back ::) "You have ORIFICES, my son" he said, with a strangely worrying smile. "I shall use great lengths of tubing, and insert them into those chappies...

Hi again Pat :) Thanks for the nice compliments!! Co-incidentally I was teaching some of my "Advanced" students (I teach some night classes in turning) how to strike and chase threads in bone last night. Very amusing to see their faces when I produced a plastic bag full of well boiled shin...

Should have mentioned there's a ton of other stuff there, but nothing private - so feel free to have a good old poke about :) R

Thanks Pat Here are a few quick snapshots I took (mainly to remember where to put things back!) - http://picasaweb.google.com/rstjmurphy/StringerLathe# Didn't bother to tidy up the pics so please excuse :) Regards, Ruaidhrí

Hi from warm sunny Dublin >:( As mentioned elsewhere I've been turning wood since the world was still flat, but only about two years with metal - Myford Super 7 (stuck on a gearbox and taper turning attachment etc). Lately a buddy gave me a pressie of a Stringer EW lathe. Not actually bashed...

Delighted to stumble across this thread! I am one who, in a completely unjustified burst of confidence, bought the bits for the Potts. Amusingly(??) - bear in mind that I am Irish ::) - I thought I had ordered the Potts Milling and Drilling Spindle. Kirk in Hemingway kindly offered to take it...

Go raibh maith agat Ian, táim an mhaith ar fad :) Prob best to stick with the oul Béarla though - don't want to be kicked off as a newbie for using unintelligible language :D Cheera, Ruaidhrí

Thanks for the welcome guys. Please forgive the manners, but for the last year we have been going to far too many funerals. Lost Dad, 2 bros-in-law, 2 uncles, an aunt and four friends. Been a black period, but finally getting back to form. Anyoldhow, finally back into the workshop lately and...

Hi, and first of all THANKS for sharing the info! 61 yr old, retired Customs Officer. Woodturning for about 30+ yrs. Bought a Myford Super 7 when I retd. as I'm getting more into OT type turning. Little did I know that a metal lathe is even more addictive than a wood lathe ::) Only done a few...