SpiritFlutes
16th March 2008, 06:10 PM
Hi I'm new here and think its a great forum with loads of info.:)
I just bought a F & R Tough wood lathe (yet to pick up) on ebay to replace my Mc 900 that I let go of last year when I aquired a Shopsmith Mark V, the shopsmith has it's uses but however it has many faults as a lathe, like motor vibration and flex in the tailstock to name just a few.
The F & R is a great tough, as the name implies, HD wood lathe and was a bargain. I admit I jumped into this quickly as not to miss out. I tried to search for the supplier to find the true value and parts availability before I bought it with no sucess. I have still not been able to locate any info on google searches, I'm sure someone here should know a thing of two about this lathe.
I know this much from the seller, who was selling it on behalf of his son, which of course he was honest and helpful but a little vauge, that its made in WA and has a new motor and many ascessories like a bowl saver and chisel set, and tool rest set etc. I figure it must be old 10 years or more and the manufacturer is no longer in production. That or I either have a mis spelling in the name.
I am confident it is a quality machine that will serve my current and future turning interests well. I plan to get into bowl and ornamental turning down the track.
As I will be useing it in my business I need to be aware of reliability issues so I don't get caught out by it letting me down in the middle of an order, or just before a show or exibition.
It would help to know;
weaknesses.
parts availability, price and compatibility info.
Any usefull tips and information from users.Thankyou:):)
PS there is a pic attached to this post
file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/moose/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg
I just bought a F & R Tough wood lathe (yet to pick up) on ebay to replace my Mc 900 that I let go of last year when I aquired a Shopsmith Mark V, the shopsmith has it's uses but however it has many faults as a lathe, like motor vibration and flex in the tailstock to name just a few.
The F & R is a great tough, as the name implies, HD wood lathe and was a bargain. I admit I jumped into this quickly as not to miss out. I tried to search for the supplier to find the true value and parts availability before I bought it with no sucess. I have still not been able to locate any info on google searches, I'm sure someone here should know a thing of two about this lathe.
I know this much from the seller, who was selling it on behalf of his son, which of course he was honest and helpful but a little vauge, that its made in WA and has a new motor and many ascessories like a bowl saver and chisel set, and tool rest set etc. I figure it must be old 10 years or more and the manufacturer is no longer in production. That or I either have a mis spelling in the name.
I am confident it is a quality machine that will serve my current and future turning interests well. I plan to get into bowl and ornamental turning down the track.
As I will be useing it in my business I need to be aware of reliability issues so I don't get caught out by it letting me down in the middle of an order, or just before a show or exibition.
It would help to know;
weaknesses.
parts availability, price and compatibility info.
Any usefull tips and information from users.Thankyou:):)
PS there is a pic attached to this post
file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/moose/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg