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Gazz292:
Hello all,

i'm Gary, known as gazz tho,
always had an interest in making things, have build 2 motorhomes, a beach buggy, re-built a few motorbikes, added a tow bar to a scooter, made a scoot rack for the motorhome then a doggy trailer so the dog could come with us when we went out on the scoot,

got a few tools in me garage, had a wood turning lathe a few years ago, but sold it as it took up too much space, and i prefered to turn bowls rther than spindles,

but i'm now looking to buy a small metal lathe, probable one of the sieg C3's under one of it's guises,
money is extremely tight for me (medicaly retired) so i'm currently selling everything i can to afford a lathe... anyone want to buy a kidney, maybe a leg or 2.... also got a brain i guess i could sell, still in it's origional packing, never been used  ::)

Been reading through a few projects people have been doing, i abdolutely love the things 'bogstandard' does, given me a lot of inspiration.

one of the first things i want to do one the lathe when i get it, i build replicas of train control levers, for a train simulator drivers desk i'm making, i prefer to 'pretend to' drive diesel and electric loco's, and am basing the desk on a german class 120 loco,
been looking for real train control levers, but they go for silly money (1500 euro's for a power lever for a german train) so hoping to replicate one using some bits of delrin turned to the right profiles.

saw:
Hi and welcome.  :wave:

Stilldrillin:
Hi Gary.
Welcome to the Collective.  :borg:

All sorts of everything, made by all sorts of people here.....   :smart:

You seem to posses our type of humour. You'll do!  :thumbup:

Hope you soon acquire your lathe. Don't forget, we need pics.  :wave:

Enjoy!

David D

j45on:
Welcome Gaz  :beer:

Gazz292:
thankyou for tha warm welcome,

stuff i had on ebay went pretty well, i'm about 75 quid short of the seig C3 lathe at arc euro tools, who seem to be the cheapest for this lathe, and handily not too far from me.... tho whether one will fit in the back of a smart car remains to be seen.... i'll take me hacksaw with me just in case  :scratch:

i've actually got a tow bar to fit to the smart, but havent found a suitable circular tuit yet, plus the weathers not been nice, i could clear some stuff out of the garage, but who on earth put a car in them nowadays.

of course i need to budget for the tools to use on the lathe and some bits of metal/plastics to play with, but the first few days will be spent stripping it down, cleaning it up, and putting it backtogether properly, and adjusting it all up.
so that should keep me occupied for a little while,

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