Gabriel
23rd September 2017, 08:12 PM
Hey folks,
Searching eBay early this week and a vl100 popped up within 'reasonable' driving distance. It was starting very cheap so I thought I'd get in at ground level and see how my luck went. I don't bother with the last minute hustle of eBay - if I want something I put my idea of a fair price in, if I win great, if not then people have deeper pockets than me.
I was in luck! Picked it up for a reasonable price.
I picked it up, it's ex school so it's had a hard life in not being dusted regularly and missing a couple of bits and bobs, but an easy life in that it wouldn't have been pushed to its limits.
It's a 1999 model, manual speed change and I was pleasantly surprised to find it has a 10 X 1 TPI headstock and 5/8 banjo/tool ready size. This means that all my jet 1220 extras will slot right in. (Not so great when I sell the jet as there won't be so many extras)
I purchased it with the thought of building it up to a variable speed as a dedicated pen lathe. I feel bad turning pens on the stubby, and whilst the jet has been a perfect learning lathe, it wasn't worth spending big bucks on it to add a few bells and whistles.
After a bit of wd40 and cleaning, everything seems to be in reasonable knock, and the centres still line up perfectly!!
I have emailed vicmarc in hope they have a digital copy of the manual/parts list so I can list specifically what needs to be replaced. Also if they still stock replacement parts. I haven't received a a reply yet, but it's the weekend so hopefully by the end of next week someone will get back to me.
Does anyone here have a digital copy of the manual and/or an exploded diagram of parts for the vl100?
Is the vicmarc vs unit available at Carroll's my best option (I'm not very electronically minded)
Anyways, a couple of shots of my good fortune, and I'm looking forward to giving this little baby a birthday and get it back to its former glory.
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Searching eBay early this week and a vl100 popped up within 'reasonable' driving distance. It was starting very cheap so I thought I'd get in at ground level and see how my luck went. I don't bother with the last minute hustle of eBay - if I want something I put my idea of a fair price in, if I win great, if not then people have deeper pockets than me.
I was in luck! Picked it up for a reasonable price.
I picked it up, it's ex school so it's had a hard life in not being dusted regularly and missing a couple of bits and bobs, but an easy life in that it wouldn't have been pushed to its limits.
It's a 1999 model, manual speed change and I was pleasantly surprised to find it has a 10 X 1 TPI headstock and 5/8 banjo/tool ready size. This means that all my jet 1220 extras will slot right in. (Not so great when I sell the jet as there won't be so many extras)
I purchased it with the thought of building it up to a variable speed as a dedicated pen lathe. I feel bad turning pens on the stubby, and whilst the jet has been a perfect learning lathe, it wasn't worth spending big bucks on it to add a few bells and whistles.
After a bit of wd40 and cleaning, everything seems to be in reasonable knock, and the centres still line up perfectly!!
I have emailed vicmarc in hope they have a digital copy of the manual/parts list so I can list specifically what needs to be replaced. Also if they still stock replacement parts. I haven't received a a reply yet, but it's the weekend so hopefully by the end of next week someone will get back to me.
Does anyone here have a digital copy of the manual and/or an exploded diagram of parts for the vl100?
Is the vicmarc vs unit available at Carroll's my best option (I'm not very electronically minded)
Anyways, a couple of shots of my good fortune, and I'm looking forward to giving this little baby a birthday and get it back to its former glory.
420822
420821
420820
420819