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    Default Wood fast M408S lathe manual Wynyard Community Men's Shed

    Gday all, our Men's shed has had a M408S lathe donated, ex a local college. We hadn't a manual and I am hoping someone might have one and are willing to photocopy it for me. I will cover all cost, thanks in advance. Darryl Dick

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    Hi Daggs,
    What does a woodfast M4085 look like?
    Just had a look and there is not much googleable about that model.
    Perhaps you could post a picture of the machine in question.

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    Dags,

    I found this:

    http://www.woodcentral.com/woodworki...woodfast-m408/

    This may help:

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...S+lathe+manual

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/messy-woodfast-photo-34116

    I have a 410S from Craft Supplies with a 20 inch swing. It is a wonderful lathe. I believe the 408 has a 16 inch swing. It is a very straightforward lathe and any bearings or belts should be able to be found at your local engineers or belt suppliers.
    So much timber, so little time.

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    Darryl, there are a few variants of the short bed M408 lathes about. I have seen photos of them with some sort of lever operated mechanical variable speed control. May help to post a photo. If it is the standard 4 or 5 speed belt change M408 any Woodfast M408 / M410 / M908 / M910 manual should be OK.
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    Yep a photo would help although the older ones a pretty straight forward, nothing really complex about them.

    Paul your 20" is fairly rare down here, I have been looking out for one for sometime, nary a peep of one.


    Quote Originally Posted by Paul39 View Post
    Dags,

    I found this:

    http://www.woodcentral.com/woodworki...woodfast-m408/

    This may help:

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...S+lathe+manual

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/messy-woodfast-photo-34116

    I have a 410S from Craft Supplies with a 20 inch swing. It is a wonderful lathe. I believe the 408 has a 16 inch swing. It is a very straightforward lathe and any bearings or belts should be able to be found at your local engineers or belt suppliers.
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    Default Woodfast 408S manual

    Quote Originally Posted by dags3777 View Post
    Gday all, our Men's shed has had a M408S lathe donated, ex a local college. We hadn't a manual and I am hoping someone might have one and are willing to photocopy it for me. I will cover all cost, thanks in advance. Darryl Dick
    Dags, I've sent you a PM with my email address. Send me your email and I will send you a PDF copy of the Manual - it goes about 3.5 Mb
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    I know this is quite an old post but if you still have a copy of the Manual for the M408S could you please email me a copy, Cheers Stu

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stubrown View Post
    I know this is quite an old post but if you still have a copy of the Manual for the M408S could you please email me a copy, Cheers Stu
    Manana hasn't been active since Feb 2019 according to his profile.

    Go to this thread - Woodfast MC908 manual (woodworkforums.com) - scroll down to post #7 - it has a copy of the 408 / 908 manual, however there are variants with mechanical VS.
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