I just took delivery on a set of Teknatool's legs for the Nova 3000/DVR.

THey have been discontinued, and neither Woodcraft nor
KMS tools had any, but I tracked down a dealer in West Virginia who still
has a couple of sets. If you're looking for these, give him a call:

Tim Geist
1-304-295-8166


` -- Andy Barss

A question...

What is the price of the legs. And, is there a market for a really first-class stand (US
made) for the Nova products? I think that a good stand can make the difference between a
lathe which is not fun to use and one which is. Is there a market out there for me to build
a really good stand? What would people be willing to pay?

Bill

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I just took delivery on a set of Teknatool's legs for the Nova 3000/DVR.

THey have been discontinued, and neither Woodcraft nor
KMS tools had any, but I tracked down a dealer in West Virginia who still
has a couple of sets. If you're looking for these, give him a call:

Tim Geist
1-304-295-8166


` -- Andy Barss

Bill Rubenstein wrote:
: A question...

: What is the price of the legs. And, is there a market for a really
first-class stand (US : made) for the Nova products? I think that a good
stand can make the difference between a : lathe which is not fun to use
and one which is. Is there a market out there for me to build : a really
good stand? What would people be willing to pay?

The legs are $265, plus shipping. I'm in southern AZ, and
the shipping was $124 (would have been $74 to a commercial address, or the
company's own landing dock).


Apparently the manufacturing cost for the legs went up to US $400, which,
according to KMS tools, "killed the market". That's why they were
discontinued.


-- Andy Barss

I have a hunch that the shipping is the bugaboo on why the legs are being
cancelled. They are probably over the weight for UPS and involve shipping
by freight carriers and more logistics since they are not as familiar with
all addresses. So in some cases shipping could match the cost of the legs.
If bought with the lathe and shipped together, the costs might be
acceptable.

Derek Hartzell wrote:
: I have a hunch that the shipping is the bugaboo on why the legs are being
: cancelled. They are probably over the weight for UPS and involve shipping
: by freight carriers and more logistics since they are not as familiar with
: all addresses. So in some cases shipping could match the cost of the legs.
: If bought with the lathe and shipped together, the costs might be
: acceptable.

Mine cost about a hundred dollars to be shipped, and I'm pretty far away
from West Virginia. If the carrier had a local dock, it would have been
$70.


What I heard from KMS Tools is that cast iron in general has gotten more
expensive, and the cancellation of the Nova legs was due to
that price increase.

-- Andy Barss