Give a little back, show your appreciation for a great member

Sucks to hear this….Subscribed.

Great idea. As one being unemployed for 4+ months, I can understand the frustration and stress.

I'd be happy to chip in what I can.

See, that’s the very reason why I have a problem with this. The very reason.

I absolutely never intended for anything like this to happen and I am Not special. I am no more special than anyone here, or anyone else in the world. Never have been, never will be. I'm just me, that is all. Others here and millions of others in the world are so much worse off than I. I count my blessings no matter what, because we, (my wife and I), have a home that is paid for and we are getting by best we can. I never for a moment thought of, or intended anything like this to happen. Giving to others in this forum has never been something I thought about. I just did it and never thought about anything in return, it was just my way. It's very humbling and very difficult to recieve instead of to give, I will let it run it's course for only one reason and that is because I do understand that others also feel the need to give. As RBD said, for his own karma. I guess that sums it up, but I just don't want it to get out of hand. I could not set up a big lather in my garage. For one thing, my lovely wife would never understand and she comes first. For another thing, I don't want issues in our small 50+ community, about others complaining about a guy working at home and a lathe sitting on the garage floor would be a dead giveaway, LOL. I need to keep the peace at home. It needs, no matter what, to be a table top sized lathe and one that will run on a 110v plug in source. That's all I will say, except to say that this is a very humbling thread and I'm staying out of it from here on.

Justin

We are working on a GIFT, something we can give to you, as a token of appreciation.
No bad feelings.No need to give anything back.
Justin to help you out, as well as your wife.. Give her the care she needs, and hopefully (when this succeeds) you can give her more than you could do without a lathe. (more time, better care)

I know its more humbling to receive than to give.

I hope we will never expect you to use the lathe for us. Just use it as you wish.

OK, OL is not reading anymore, so lets get this rolling

any close friend of OL that wants to help out, and receive the funds???.. even if we can`t get the desired amount to buy a table top lathe, it would be nice to send him the total amount to his paypal! and he can do with it whatever he wants. Buying a bunch of flowers for his wife (if she likes flowers). a new toilet seat, a cat, a hair dryer,toilet paper, nail clippers, pink underwear. uhmmm sorry.

I am in, let me know when and where…

I would say that tabletop sized is an ambiguous term. My 10x20 would easily mount to a well built 4’x2’ table with sufficient strength, but most people wouldn’t call it a tabletop machine. I think a quality 10x20, or 12x24 would be a good candidate. Go much smaller and turning bezels and heads would be a PITA.

I can kick in a bit for this. I think the value to us of keeping him focused on lights is easy to justify.

Im not doing it for OL, Im doing so his wife gets peace while hes out there. :bigsmile:

I’ve never bought a light from Justin, however as a relatively new enthusiast (I never got into incan/halogen/HID) I can see he is revered somewhat as a for-father for modding. With good reason too, I have utmost respect for someone that can turn out the pieces he does with hand tools. As for making money out of it?? I agree he needs a lathe. I will contribute :santa:

joking on:

oh, and for "members for giveaways", you are more than welcome to enter this GB twice ;)

joking off:

+1

While a “table top” lathe might not handle making heads, it will handle turning a head/body while OL uses a file to make grooves around it or polish it much faster than by hand and getting a straight cut through a body will be easy :stuck_out_tongue:

Cheers David

Edit

This is the very reason we all want to give something back, not ‘donate’ but returning some kindness

He needs a lathe big enough to make large copper pills.
Someone in Texas needs to step up and help find a lathe
and collect the money.

No doubt that bigger is better.

I’m in! Very nice thing to do! The people of BLF are way cool! :wink: The GODFATHER of BLF! I like it!!!

In!

Great cause.

Count me in.

I think they call it “paying it forward” right Old-Lumens?
I’m in.
One option would be a special price for those that donate, if he indeed decides to start selling things, so long as he makes a bit for his time of course.

Yeah, I don’t think a gift like this should have any requirements attached to it. This is being done because of what O-L has already added to this forum in so many ways. In my eyes, he has already earned this lathe. I’ll contribute a little bit to it. Thanks Old-Lumens for all you do! :party:

I know Krono (Steve) has been called upon a lot for various things (mainly group buys) here.
Then there is Dale who also has a lot on his plate to deal with, but I know both of these guys are great people and may be worth a check with one of them about collecting the funds and all.
I am neighbors with Krono (2 houses down) and I would be willing to help him out (if he took on the task) as I know most of you don’t know me from any other stranger and I am fairly new to the forum and all.
Also count me in for whatever I can give, as it may not be a lot but I will do what I can as I am on a fixed income myself.