Dabar lathe

[Enfield Guy]

Gidday all.
What is known about Dabar lathes. I know they were made in Hobart. I understand they were only made for a relatively short time, patent issues apparently. I am more interested in thread size of the spindle, does it have indexing. Most importantly, is this a good lathe. Seems to be quite heavy duty, all clean heavy castings. One has been on E-Bay and I might have a chance to negotiate with the seller post auction end. Sorry, don't know how to post a link.

I am going to arrange a viewing in the next couple days. I know to check that the centers line up and how to check bearings. Is there anything else in particular I should be looking for? I like the fact that this one has an extension bed to allow 2.3 meters between centers.

Any comments for or against would be appreciated.

Over to the learned ones!!!

Cheers

[Big Shed]

This the one?

Dabar Wood Turning Lathe VGC - eBay, Turning, Woodcrafts, Crafts. (end time 17-Jan-10 20:00:55 AEDST)

[Enfield Guy]

yep.

[Big Shed]

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/dabar-lathe-88531/

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/dabar-lathe-59619/

[Enfield Guy]

yep thanks for that. I did a search earlier and found those posts and a couple of others. I certainly won't be offering him the sort of money he is asking. I have a Nova TL 1500 at the moment but am looking to upgrade at some stage soon. The larger available diameter would be useful, as would the length from time to time.

A VL300 second hand would be nice, but................