I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?

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I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?

I've turned several bats on my Jet 1442 (roughly $900), albeit smaller
versions (28") for youngsters. But it can handle 40" stock with ease. Both
Delta and Jet make 12x36 (approx.) lathes that price somewhat less. None of
the above are industrial-quality machines.

Max

Hi nerp1191,

You might want to look for a used Sears Craftsman, Rigid monotube,
Canadian Tire or whatever similar lathe might turn up in your community.
Lots of good work has been turned on them and I personally know of a
turner who makes croquet mallets on a second hand Sears. They sell for
astronomic prices so his purpose bought machine is no compromise.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

You might take a look at this one:

http://tinyurl.com/3coars

I know that some here have them and turn on them. It seem that if you
get a good one you are in pretty good shape as an occasional turning
machine. It is NOT a machine to use all day, every day.

But many here have also reported a lot of problems, some that might
make this machine more problems than it is worth. For the price it
might be worth a try.

I know you will get a lot of advice on finding a used lathe, but in my
experience, it doesn't happen. I looked for about 2 years before
finally finally giving up and biting the bullet to buy my Nova 3000.
There just aren't many out there, and the folks that buy them have so
much invested in them that they all want close to full price. So
close in fact that I opted for a new one so I could get a warranty.

Robert

Try looking at
http://aroundthewoods.com/beginningw...glathes01.html for
some ideas. The first and last lathes here will do the job you want and the
first, a single tube bed lathe, is often on sale for under $200.00

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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com

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I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?

On 30 May 2007 08:57:04 -0700, wrote:

I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?

Those midi lathess will do the job if you purchase a bed extension (or
possibly two- I'm not sure how long a baseball bat is offhand.)

The last time I checked (a few years ago) the exensions were going for
about $40.

wrote:
I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial.

I don't own a lathe (yet), but I've been following this group for
awhile to get familiar with things. While I can't make any meanful
suggestion as to what lathe would be appropriate, your quest to
make baseball bats reminded me of the Lathe 101 episode[1] of New
Yankee Workshop in which Norm goes through the process of turning
a baseball bat to demonstrate the use of a lathe. If you haven't all
ready seen it, that might be useful to you.

[1]: http://www.newyankee.com/getproduct3.cgi?0506

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Ebay and graigslist have them everyday. 10 inch and 12 inch by 36".

At ebay, type in "wood lathe"

At graigslist, type in "lathe"

Pete Stanaitis
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I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?

Cummins Tools, 48" lathe, $99.00. Just Google Cummins tools to find the
website. I own one and it works just fine.

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I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?

you don't specify your location - used small lathes are cheap, particularly
if they are old - if you are near a big city, try craigslist.org, if in a
small town, ask around


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I have reciently thought of the idea of making wooden baseball bats
myself. I love baseball but for somereason i havn't thought of this
idea. What i am looking for is a cheap lathe big enough to make a bat
(33'') but not industrial. I have been looking a lathes, but all i can
find a mini lathes that are to small, and industrial lathes that are
to big and too expensive. Does anyone know the prices of these
lathes?? And does anyone know where i can get a lathe of the size im
looking for, and relativly cheap?




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