mac davis wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:45:10 -0500, "RonB" wrote:


Mac:
I have had one of these for about two years and love it. I use it as a
general woodshop tool and it has served me well. This was my first lathe
and it has been a good teacher. The only problem I have had is a sticky
speed control. At JETs advice I disassembled it, cleaned it out and lightly
burnished the pin. Seems to work fine now.

Someone mentioned JET noise and this certainly hasn't been a problem for me.
Unloaded you can hardly hear it run. Loaded noise depends on what I have
mounted but mostly air noise until I start cutting.

Have fun with it.

RonB


I read several reviews that said that the speed control loosened up with a
little use.. I guess not, since yours is a couple of years old...
I guess that after cranking the shopsmith speed dial, this is heaven, so it
doesn't bother me..
I have noticed that if, when going from lowest speed (where it seems to stick a
bit) that if I pull the handle up (unlock) and then put a little pressure
towards slow, it comes up very smoothly...

The 1442 is louder than the Mini, but at 800 rpm, the wind noise of the talon
chuck is almost as loud as the motor... and compared to the shopsmith or most of
my sanders, this lathe is damn near silent.. lol



mac

Please remove splinters before emailing
I have had a Jet 1442 for about two years now and been very well
pleased. I my opinion it is the best lathe in it's price range.
There was originally a little problem with the speed control but with
use it went away. I try to turn somethig everyday, large bowles to
garden dibbles, so it gets a lot of use and I have had no problems. My
first lathe was Delta 1440, it was pretty bad, not even in the same
ballpark as the Jet. If I upgrade it will probably be PowerMatic 3520.
Enjoy your new lathe..

LB