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Woodworkers Hate This Weird Trick (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] Heavybell 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

God damn I wish I had a lathe, the space to put a lathe, and the money to buy a lathe, plus also the expertise to safely use a lathe.

[+] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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[–] Heavybell 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That'd solve maybe two of those problems… :P

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It honestly probably solves all 4. The one in my city (unfortunately nowhere near where I actually live) has plenty of lathes and will happily teach you how to use them safely and effectively. Also, there's really not that much that goes into safely and reasonably effectively using a lathe at a beginner level.

Edit: well, I guess actually the money for a maker space membership can be non trivial depending on the space, so maybe it solves 3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If the makerspace has a lathe, it probably has several people who can't wait to explain you how to use it.

[–] Heavybell 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just realised the person who responded to me said makerspace and not marketplace; that they were not suggesting I find a bargain on a used lathe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

haha, yeah, that's a very big difference.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The more HP and revs, the cooler the bowl.

Bonus cool if your lathe makes super excessive noise and rolls coal.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I love pranking my neightbour by rolling coal on his backyard barbeques. Best part is he can't tell me to turn the lathe off cause it's too loud 🤣🤣🤣

[–] Downcount 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

~~Burning coal just for a prank. There ~is a word~ are several words for people like you.~~

Edit: I'm an idiot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think people registered that this was a joke lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah man, sadly I don't actually have black smoke firing lathe that I use for obnoxious pranks🤣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I read Hobbits on the top at first and was really confused

[–] AnUnusualRelic 1 points 11 months ago

For the finishing touch, let's fire up the cyclotron to burn a nice motif in the wood grain!

(Lights dim visibly, humming intensifies)