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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. ;-)

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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?

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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.
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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 :-).


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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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