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On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a
sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! |
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:04:06 -0500, "Kate"
wrote: ...sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. I resent the implication. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month. If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't care to correspond with you anyway. |
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Kate,
Try posting this on rec.crafts.woodturning. There is a wealth of knowledge there that should get you started. jc "Kate" wrote in message .. . On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! |
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"Kate" wrote in message
.. . On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! I'm sure you could put something together with a sewing machine motor. IMHO, I'm not sure it's worth the effort. You can buy a used mini lathe or pen lathe for less than $100. I see them come up on Craigslist frequently around here and there's always eBay. Unless you were only interested in faceplate turning, there's going to be a lot more hardware required for a lathe with a tailstock, headstock, bed, etc and if I was in the market for such a machine, I wouldn't consider building it. Now, if your goal is to build a small lathe rather than have a small lathe, by all means build it. I'm sure someone here or in the woodturning group can point you in the right direction. todd |
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on 8/19/2007 5:04 AM Kate said the following:
On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Dremel used to make a mini Moto-Lathe 700. I still have one from when I made doll house furniture some 20 years ago. Searching on the Dremel site for 'lathe', I get no results, so I guess they don't make them anymore. If you want to buy one, rather than build one for small work, Harbor Freight sells one for $170 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95607 From the HF picture, it looks more sturdy than my Dremel, which has no cast pieces at all, other than the plastic. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:38:14 -0400, willshak wrote:
Dremel used to make a mini Moto-Lathe 700. I still have one from when I made doll house furniture some 20 years ago. Searching on the Dremel site for 'lathe', I get no results, so I guess they don't make them anymore. If you want to buy one, rather than build one for small work, Harbor Freight sells one for $170 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95607 From the HF picture, it looks more sturdy than my Dremel, which has no cast pieces at all, other than the plastic. Proxxon also makes a "micro-lathe". Very good quality, but a little spendy. |
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Kate,
I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! You might also look at using a drill. Clamp it down on a bench or solid block and figure out a trigger and you might be able to do with something like that. Also a mini lathe might be good. In a class, we used drill presses and files to whittle down pegs as ornaments for model trolley cars. It worked. The early scroll saws where adaptations of sewing machines, I guess you might figure out how make a lathe from the same, but a mini-lathe is better because it will come with all the necessary parts like a bed, motor, chuck, etc. MJ Wallace |
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You might also look at using a drill. Clamp it down on a bench or solid block and figure out a trigger and you might be able to do with something like that. I was looking around Grizzly's web site earlier today and noticed they have a small lathe[1] that uses a drill as the motor for $45. I have no idea if it's any good or not. Also a mini lathe might be good. Grizzly also has some interesting deals on mini lathes[2][3]. Again, no idea if they're any good or not. [1]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/H2669 [2]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/G9247 [3]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/G8690 -- If you want to reply via email, change the obvious words to numbers and remove ".invalid". |
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"Kate" wrote in
: On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! If you care to spend about $20 on a toy, there's a "Real Power Tool" set out there. The wood and lathe are nice, but the rest is worthless. (Although, I have used the disc sander to sharpen the lathe tools.) It works pretty well as long as you don't ask the lathe to do more than it's designed for. I found mine at KB Toys. Here's a site that describes the set: http://www.smarter.com/real_power_to...pi-384186.html Caution: Turning is addictive. If you get hooked because of this kid's toy, it's not my fault! Puckdropper -- Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 4:04am (EDT-1) er (Kate) doth wander
in and puzzedly query: On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made snip Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Oh, for the Gods' sakes, don't "any" of you google any more? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...OD+LATHE+PLANS That took all of about 10 seconds to find. JOAT I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do them. - Picasso |
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"J T" wrote in message news:12499-46C9323B-738@storefull- On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made snip Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Oh, for the Gods' sakes, don't "any" of you google any more? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...OD+LATHE+PLANS That took all of about 10 seconds to find. Why should she Google and waste 10 seconds when you'll do it for her? |
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"J T" wrote in message ... Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 4:04am (EDT-1) er (Kate) doth wander in and puzzedly query: On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made snip Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Oh, for the Gods' sakes, don't "any" of you google any more? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...OD+LATHE+PLANS That took all of about 10 seconds to find. JOAT I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do them. - Picasso JT, Lighten up. Not everyone is a google master like you. Your 'inspiration' posts are great. I'm often left wondering how you find half the stuff you do. cj p.s. She did admit to being b.l.o.n.d.e., so lighten up x 2. |
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:51:14 GMT, "Joe" wrote:
p.s. She did admit to being b.l.o.n.d.e., so lighten up x 2. But blonde isn't a color, it's a state of mind... or lack thereof.... mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Oh hush now, play nice.
"J T" wrote in message ... Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 4:04am (EDT-1) er (Kate) doth wander in and puzzedly query: On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made snip Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Oh, for the Gods' sakes, don't "any" of you google any more? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...OD+LATHE+PLANS That took all of about 10 seconds to find. JOAT I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do them. - Picasso |
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Ya know...
That might be a good start. I could let my grandson learn on it, I think he might really get a kick out of it. I saw one in the Rockler catalog for under $200 that looked like a good idea too. Thanks for your help. K "Puckdropper" wrote in message reenews.net... "Kate" wrote in : On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! If you care to spend about $20 on a toy, there's a "Real Power Tool" set out there. The wood and lathe are nice, but the rest is worthless. (Although, I have used the disc sander to sharpen the lathe tools.) It works pretty well as long as you don't ask the lathe to do more than it's designed for. I found mine at KB Toys. Here's a site that describes the set: http://www.smarter.com/real_power_to...pi-384186.html Caution: Turning is addictive. If you get hooked because of this kid's toy, it's not my fault! Puckdropper -- Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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Thanks JC, I think you fellas here have given me enough info to get me going
for now. Kate "Joe" wrote in message . net... Kate, Try posting this on rec.crafts.woodturning. There is a wealth of knowledge there that should get you started. jc "Kate" wrote in message .. . On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! |
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Thanks Todd..
I have been looking at all of these replies and see that there is definitely an easier way. You're absolutely right. Kate "todd" wrote in message . .. "Kate" wrote in message .. . On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! I'm sure you could put something together with a sewing machine motor. IMHO, I'm not sure it's worth the effort. You can buy a used mini lathe or pen lathe for less than $100. I see them come up on Craigslist frequently around here and there's always eBay. Unless you were only interested in faceplate turning, there's going to be a lot more hardware required for a lathe with a tailstock, headstock, bed, etc and if I was in the market for such a machine, I wouldn't consider building it. Now, if your goal is to build a small lathe rather than have a small lathe, by all means build it. I'm sure someone here or in the woodturning group can point you in the right direction. todd |
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Hey Bill,
I did look for the Dremel model a few months ago. I too found it unavailable. It looked like a great idea and I even found one on Ebay, but it went for enough money that a better quality mini lathe could have been bought for the same price. Kate "willshak" wrote in message ... on 8/19/2007 5:04 AM Kate said the following: On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made from a sewing machine motor with a foot pedal control. Do any of you have an idea how something like that could be made, or perhaps a link to a layout? I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Dremel used to make a mini Moto-Lathe 700. I still have one from when I made doll house furniture some 20 years ago. Searching on the Dremel site for 'lathe', I get no results, so I guess they don't make them anymore. If you want to buy one, rather than build one for small work, Harbor Freight sells one for $170 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95607 From the HF picture, it looks more sturdy than my Dremel, which has no cast pieces at all, other than the plastic. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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Hey You...
I am quite familiar with Google... the blonde version, of course. ;¬D I would have never thought to have done the search exactly the way you worded it "HOMEMADE+WOOD+LATHE+PLANS " Actually, I thought that the folks here in the group would be a better resource for hands on experience, without having to wade through all of the commercial bullsh*t that often comes up on Google. Your search did in fact provide some good results, after looking at the links on the first page but nothing that really interested me. I think that the suggestions of others that just purchasing a mini lathe are a bit more up my alley. I have to admit, I don't have the foggiest idea what the hell I'm doing, so I hope to get the guidance of you pros.. Thanks again JT, the search DID show me that I would be in over my head by trying to build such a thing and that's the information I needed. -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! "J T" wrote in message ... Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 4:04am (EDT-1) er (Kate) doth wander in and puzzedly query: On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made snip Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Oh, for the Gods' sakes, don't "any" of you google any more? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...OD+LATHE+PLANS That took all of about 10 seconds to find. JOAT I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do them. - Picasso |
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"Upscale" wrote in message ... "J T" wrote in message news:12499-46C9323B-738@storefull- On the ABPW group it was suggested that a mini lathe might be made snip Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! Oh, for the Gods' sakes, don't "any" of you google any more? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...OD+LATHE+PLANS That took all of about 10 seconds to find. Why should she Google and waste 10 seconds when you'll do it for her? Oh, now see what you've done, you got me in trouble! I'm tellin mom that you're picking on me! -- Kate ______ /l ,[____], l-L -OlllllllO- ()_)-()_)--)_) The shortest distance between two points, can be a lot more fun in a Jeep! |
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"Joe" wrote in message JOAT I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do them. - Picasso JT, Lighten up. Not everyone is a google master like you. Your 'inspiration' posts are great. I'm often left wondering how you find half the stuff you do. cj p.s. She did admit to being b.l.o.n.d.e., so lighten up x 2. *scratching her head* .... hmm... not THAT blonde..... something about that remark just feels a little funny..... ... thanks.... I think :¬D Kate |
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Hubby tried the drill trick.
I didn't like the bulk of it. I wanted something with a foot rheostat. He quickly showed me up with how fast he could make the little dowel shaped blanks, so, I did what any self respecting woman would do... I ignored his success and went on my stubborn little way LOL (he's sitting here watching me type this and laughing) Kate wrote in message oups.com... Kate, I like making little things, cribbage pegs for instance, sometimes little things not any longer than say seven inches. Any ideas or suggestions or idiot (spell that b.l.o.n.d.e) proof instructions would be greatly appreciated! You might also look at using a drill. Clamp it down on a bench or solid block and figure out a trigger and you might be able to do with something like that. Also a mini lathe might be good. In a class, we used drill presses and files to whittle down pegs as ornaments for model trolley cars. It worked. The early scroll saws where adaptations of sewing machines, I guess you might figure out how make a lathe from the same, but a mini-lathe is better because it will come with all the necessary parts like a bed, motor, chuck, etc. MJ Wallace |
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I wonder if I could use this with my Foredom or a dremel, with a foot pedal
for control... hmmm... good idea! Their mini lathes are sure reasonable too. It's not as if I am looking for soemthing heavy duty to get my feet wet with. Thank You Kate "Michael Faurot" wrote in message ... wrote: You might also look at using a drill. Clamp it down on a bench or solid block and figure out a trigger and you might be able to do with something like that. I was looking around Grizzly's web site earlier today and noticed they have a small lathe[1] that uses a drill as the motor for $45. I have no idea if it's any good or not. Also a mini lathe might be good. Grizzly also has some interesting deals on mini lathes[2][3]. Again, no idea if they're any good or not. [1]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/H2669 [2]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/G9247 [3]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/G8690 -- If you want to reply via email, change the obvious words to numbers and remove ".invalid". |
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"mac davis" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:51:14 GMT, "Joe" wrote: p.s. She did admit to being b.l.o.n.d.e., so lighten up x 2. But blonde isn't a color, it's a state of mind... or lack thereof.... mac Only when it's convienent, thank you. :¬Þ Here I thought I was going to get away with it too. LOL Kate |
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In article ,
Kate wrote: Hey Bill, I did look for the Dremel model a few months ago. I too found it unavailable. It looked like a great idea and I even found one on Ebay, but it went for enough money that a better quality mini lathe could have been bought for the same price. Kate May George Devine rest in peace: If you are only interested in very small turnings and own a drill press you might try looking up "vertilathe" -- Make it as simple as possible, but no simpler. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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Kate wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:51:14 GMT, "Joe" wrote: p.s. She did admit to being b.l.o.n.d.e., so lighten up x 2. But blonde isn't a color, it's a state of mind... or lack thereof.... "When I put on the blonde wig I felt my IQ drop precipitously"--Sigourney Weaver talking about her role in "Galaxy Quest". -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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"Larry W" wrote in message ... In article , Kate wrote: Hey Bill, I did look for the Dremel model a few months ago. I too found it unavailable. It looked like a great idea and I even found one on Ebay, but it went for enough money that a better quality mini lathe could have been bought for the same price. Kate May George Devine rest in peace: If you are only interested in very small turnings and own a drill press you might try looking up "vertilathe" I'm not sure I make the connection between Mr. Devine and the topic... Sorry Larry, no drill press either. But lots of good suggestions from all of you. Kate |
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Kate wrote:
May George Devine rest in peace: If you are only interested in very small turnings and own a drill press you might try looking up "vertilathe" I'm not sure I make the connection between Mr. Devine and the topic... Sorry Larry, no drill press either. But lots of good suggestions from all of you. Kate George Devine marketed the "Vertilathe" and was frequently trying to sell them on this news group. If you had a drill press something similar is simple to make. -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA |
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"Nova" wrote in message news:R2ZBi.15$pm2.4@trndny08... Kate wrote: May George Devine rest in peace: If you are only interested in very small turnings and own a drill press you might try looking up "vertilathe" I'm not sure I make the connection between Mr. Devine and the topic... Sorry Larry, no drill press either. But lots of good suggestions from all of you. Kate George Devine marketed the "Vertilathe" and was frequently trying to sell them on this news group. If you had a drill press something similar is simple to make. -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA Ha ha ha ha ha... Ok, now I get it. I googled George Devine and came up with an actor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Devine So much for the power of the search engine. Thanks Jack, for clarifying. Kate |
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"J. Clarke" wrote "When I put on the blonde wig I felt my IQ drop precipitously"--Sigourney Weaver talking about her role in "Galaxy Quest". -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) c'mere, so I can poke you. LOL Kate |
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Nova wrote in news:R2ZBi.15$pm2.4@trndny08:
Kate wrote: May George Devine rest in peace: If you are only interested in very small turnings and own a drill press you might try looking up "vertilathe" I'm not sure I make the connection between Mr. Devine and the topic... Sorry Larry, no drill press either. But lots of good suggestions from all of you. Kate George Devine marketed the "Vertilathe" and was frequently trying to sell them on this news group. If you had a drill press something similar is simple to make. That looks interesting... I'll have to try to make one some time soon. Puckdropper -- Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:20:10 -0400, Maxwell Lol wrote:
I think the Jet and Rikon are considered best of the mini-lathes. I don't own either. I work part-time at Woodcraft and we stock both the Jet and the Rikon. My experience has been that the pen turners prefer the Jet with the electronic variable speed because they like to change speeds a lot. The bowl turners seem to prefer the Rikon because of its 12" swing. I've got a perfectly good mini-lathe (an old Nova Comet with a gap bed) but I'm really considering the new General mini with the swivel head. I haven't seen a mini with a swivel head since the old Record ones. Of course it costs about twice what the Rikon does :-). |
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