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On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 6:38:01 PM UTC-5, Electric Comet wrote:
never seen one of these

cheap
it is 220 and not sure if it need to be rewired

https://newyork.craigslist.org/stn/tls/6070613495.html

good for pool cues i guess


Looks good and the price seems reasonable. Only $600 for a quality spindle lathe. 16" swing. Only potential problem is the motor. 1 hp and I bet its 3 phase. Uses pulleys for speed. Plate says 50 hz. So European motor of course. Europe uses 3 phase. $600 plus a new single phase motor and you end up with pulley variable speed. Maybe not a bargain for a home woodturner in the USA.

[Electric Comet]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 14:44:48 -0700 (PDT)
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Looks good and the price seems reasonable. Only $600 for a quality
spindle lathe. 16" swing. Only potential problem is the motor. 1
hp and I bet its 3 phase. Uses pulleys for speed. Plate says 50
hz. So European motor of course. Europe uses 3 phase. $600 plus a
new single phase motor and you end up with pulley variable speed.
Maybe not a bargain for a home woodturner in the USA.

yes it is an oddball for sure but it is an interesting lathe

maybe outfit it with a vfd and that would be enough