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Default Opinions on Nova DVR XP

mountaintop wrote:
On Oct 13, 12:23 pm, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:37 -0700, mac davis wrote:
I found that once the newness was off my 1442 VS, I never slid the
headstock.. really no reason for me to..

In my case, I have a very small shop and a 72 year old back :-). I find
the pivoting head saves my back when hollowing. And by sliding the head
to the end and using the outboard tool stand, I can turn an 18" bowl on a
"mini" lathe.

BTW, my lathe sits on a floor cabinet with the left end up against a
wall. Naturally that's where the outboard tool rest was mounted. I was
going to mount it on the right end instead, but found there were no holes
for the bolts. I started muttering about having to drill and tap for it
until I realized that the lathe bed is symmetric - all I had to do was
turn it around. Sometimes it takes a while for the brain to wake up :-).

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw


I'm about ready to pull the trigger as I like the fact of this
pivoting also which may help to with my back issues.
The one remaining question is the stand and the weight of this lathe.
If I build a stand out of 8/4 maple and weight it down somehow should
this be as good as the case iron
legs they sell for it. I currently have my shopsmith anchored down to
the floor using 3" screws into the concrete floor to prevent
it from wondering.



I have my DVR mounted on 2ft x 5ft bench with drawers and storage shelf
under. It even has swivel rollers on the legs. I have a small shop and
have to move stuff around allot. I just turn out of balance pieces slow
till they are more balanced. You won't believe how smooth the Nova is.

LB