On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:24:23 -0500, Steve Russell
wrote:

Hello,

I used a DVR-XP extensively when I was demonstrating woodturning at The
Woodworking Shows. I found it to be a very capable lathe, although I would
have preferred a dial to change the speed, in lieu of the buttons on the
controller (a minor nit pick).

My unit was mounted to a steel stand and I quickly found out that it was
difficult to clean under the bedway (in the centre of the rails) because of
the amount of clearance under the unit. If you have an air compressor, you
could easily just blow it out after each use, but when I was on the road
demonstrating it was always a problem (another minor nit pick).

The only other thing I noticed was the bedways... I would have liked to see
more mass in the bedways, given the capacity of this lathe and the amount of
forces that would be generated when turning items near the capacity of the
unit. Although the size and mass of the bedways were increased over the
previous Nova lathe model, I still would have liked to have seen some more
"beef" in the bedway section.

In turning, the XP had ample power for the pieces I was turning and it
performed very well, with very good torque - even when taking large cuts in
green wood bowls with an Irish ground bowl gouge. In its price range, it's
definitely worth a look. Take care and all the best to you and yours!

Steve.. I've been considering this lathe as a move up from my jet 1442vs..
I like the lathe on paper and appreciate the belt-less drive and all..

My question is on low speed.. the ads all say 100 to 3,000 rpm or whatever and I
was wondering why they'd limit it that way, when other digital lathes state low
speed at zero??


mac

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