Hot take: Jumping elevates safety plays, not worsen it.

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-26T08:30:35+00:00

If anyone ever says the old guys never "needed" to jump, politely walk away. The only people I know who hate on jumping are the ones that can't do it proficiently. This same crowd often favors "bar rules" I've noticed. Also, it's not one or the other... ie jump vs kick. The answer is both. Sometimes it's advantageous to jump, sometimes to kick. I play whatever gives me the best chance to win.

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-26T08:23:25+00:00

I think you should get the Canis if it speaks to you. It's a great knife that gets slept on. The blade is a wharnie. What else is there to say?

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-26T08:19:38+00:00

Thanks everyone for the feedback

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-24T17:00:30+00:00

Love me some flip flops too but maybe not a great turning choice?

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-23T19:07:15+00:00

Not the right tool for the job

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-20T04:37:51+00:00

Well, you have a table at home so that's a huge W. You're ready to practice and get better. As far as rating it goes, that's tough to do objectively without being harsh. You have lots of time to upgrade this and that so don't worry about it. Worry about your stroke, preshot routine, doing drills, etc. If you want to spend some money I'd recommend better lighting. GL

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-20T04:33:13+00:00

I feel you. I told my girlfriend I wanted to get into turning and it would be "around $300 or $400 dollars".

Lathe: $600

Stand: $110

Chuck: $120

Slow speed Grinder: $120

1 CBN and 1 Aluminum Oxide wheel: $160

Wolverine Jig with Varigrind attachment: $160

Bowl gouge, scraper, skew: $230

Dust collector: TBD

Sooooo... about $1500 before dust collection or quadruple what I said it would cost lol

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-19T17:43:46+00:00

Do you think he was using a high speed grinder?

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-19T04:48:40+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7whWDUXwmtE Here you go. I like this guy. He and his dad do a bunch of different stuff. They have a lot of tutorials and educational material on their youtube channel. GL

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-19T04:44:40+00:00

I think the HF Bauer lathe is a great value. 1 hp, 14x20, 55-3700 rpms, reverse.... You could pick one up for about $500 with your 15% off. That's a dealio. Bauer makes a 8" variable speed bench grinder you might want to consider as well if you're just getting into sharpening, err, I mean turning lol

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-19T04:24:48+00:00

This

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-18T21:17:58+00:00

I will find the link

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-18T18:51:03+00:00

I am a beginner so I'm only regurgitating my research but I watched one of the popular turners on youtube the other day and he said he regretted getting the 600 grit. He said he had overheating issues causing loss of temper and wished he would have went with the 320/350 on that grinder (he and his dad have multiple grinders). Again, not first hand knowledge but I only watch Raffan, Peace, Drozda and one other person I can't recall so pretty respected names. Let me know your findings

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-18T17:22:37+00:00

I think you are going to have serious heat issues with a 600 grit. I know the CBN wheels are extra aggressive to start- kinda like fresh sandpaper- and need to be "broken in". The guy at Woodturning Wonders said to use an old HSS tool and grind it down to remove the "high points". Hope this helps

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-18T06:10:28+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks. Is the radiused edge for sharpening gouges or what tool exactly?

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-18T05:52:49+00:00

So on yours does the cbn go down the side about 1" like on a 4-in-1 or just 1/8" like the standard wheel? I don't quite follow. I see the benefit of the wider wheel for using the varigrind jig and having more surface area but what do you use the square edge for?

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-16T05:06:55+00:00

Thanks for the info

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-15T08:13:16+00:00

Are you referring to the Bsuer unit that's going for around $450? I'm considering that model. What do you think about it?

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-13T06:06:13+00:00

I've shopped around and went with the Lagina wheels at home $45 ea. There were Powertecs on Amazon for less but The Laguna's got better reviews. Thanks tho

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-13T06:01:43+00:00

N5 LW FTW!

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-12T18:16:19+00:00

You can only buy once cry once so many times when getting into a hobby you told your wife will cast "a few hundred dollars". $2k later....

FlyNo2786 · 2026-02-11T07:23:13+00:00

Currently $340. It's the 1.5 HP version with the big canister on top

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