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New (to me) lathe
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 |
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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? |
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On 10/27/2016 8:32 AM, 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 I have a General 160 (Canadian made) with a custom-made outboard attachment. I had to use it a few weeks ago for a salad bowl and hated it! It was like trying to write left-handed as a right-handed person. The Headstock casting is bolted to the base so I put in spacers and longer bolts, added links to the belt and finished it inboard. Graham |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:25:59 -0600, graham wrote:
I have a General 160 (Canadian made) with a custom-made outboard attachment. I had to use it a few weeks ago for a salad bowl and hated it! It was like trying to write left-handed as a right-handed person. The Headstock casting is bolted to the base so I put in spacers and longer bolts, added links to the belt and finished it inboard. Graham I've got the General "Maxi-lathe" where the headstock slides down the ways (and turns). It's mounted on a heavy bench. I moved the outboard attachment to the tailstock end. Now I just remove the tailstock and slide the headstock down. Then I turn from the end of the bench instead of the side. Works great for me. Caveat: I still consider myself a beginner, so someone with more experience (also known as set in their ways) might not agree :-). -- When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. |
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On 10/27/2016 11:36 AM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:25:59 -0600, graham wrote: I have a General 160 (Canadian made) with a custom-made outboard attachment. I had to use it a few weeks ago for a salad bowl and hated it! It was like trying to write left-handed as a right-handed person. The Headstock casting is bolted to the base so I put in spacers and longer bolts, added links to the belt and finished it inboard. Graham I've got the General "Maxi-lathe" where the headstock slides down the ways (and turns). It's mounted on a heavy bench. I moved the outboard attachment to the tailstock end. Now I just remove the tailstock and slide the headstock down. Then I turn from the end of the bench instead of the side. Works great for me. Caveat: I still consider myself a beginner, so someone with more experience (also known as set in their ways) might not agree :-). My lathe pre-dates General International that made your lathe. I have been seriously considering upgrading to a sliding headstock lathe. |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 07:32:32 -0700 (PDT)
"Dr. Deb" wrote: I wanted an outboard turning setup and can buy a direct bolt on from Rikon. Not too bad for an old lathe. ;-) thought i was having dejavu all over again sounds like a brag worthy lathe and looking online looks like a real nice lathe it sounds to me like they are iterating over the original design that is a good thing to do and seems to be one technique used often by the best |
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