nalmo
22nd May 2008, 10:19 PM
The time has come, time to invest in a new lathe while the family is away.
I've been tossing up between the Leady & Teknatool 1624. Both seem highly reputed, similar cost with good features. I will be using it predominantly for bowl turning, with a small amount of spindle work.
My prefeerence would have been for electronic variable speed, but I'd prefer to go for a quality lathe rather than poorer quality with all the bells and whistles. DVR etc is out of the question due to cost.
Would love to hear opiinions from those who have used the lathes.
I've been tossing up between the Leady & Teknatool 1624. Both seem highly reputed, similar cost with good features. I will be using it predominantly for bowl turning, with a small amount of spindle work.
My prefeerence would have been for electronic variable speed, but I'd prefer to go for a quality lathe rather than poorer quality with all the bells and whistles. DVR etc is out of the question due to cost.
Would love to hear opiinions from those who have used the lathes.