Dr. Deb wrote:
I had a Jet 1442 for a number of years and, while it was a decent enough lathe, it had some limitations I was finding more and more frustrating. I looked at a Robust, liked what I saw, but had sticker shock. Then a man in the woodturner's club in Birmingham (Al) put an older Woodfast M910 up for sale. It had the features I was looking for and the price was right.

I am still learning it unique aspects, but have learned one thing. Every time I think the lathe is coming up short, its the nut with the gouge in his had that has made an oops.

A testimony as to just how good this lathe is is that it is still being built under license in Europe (Holzprofi) and here in the US (Rikon 70-500) and in Australia, 18yrs after the date my lathe was built, and with only minor cosmetic changes.

I wanted an outboard turning setup and can buy a direct bolt on from Rikon. Not too bad for an old lathe. ;-)

Deb

Sounds like a nice lathe. I am on my third lathe and have never tried
outboard turning. So far 16 inches is the largest I have tried
turning and that is fine with my present lathe. Is there something
other than bowls you want to use the outboard for?

--
GW Ross

Is it really true that there are no
dumb questions?