Thread: Is this any good?

Nope.

Elaborating.

It has #1morse tapers. Hard to get normal accessories.

The 3/4 x 16 spindle nose limits other accessories. The standard is 30x3 in Australia.

Twin bed bars will limit fitting jigs to it without a lot of trouble.

Motor is too small for that size lathe.

Speed range is too high for size of bowl that can be turned.

Sorry.

Evanism
Go and visit your local woodturning club and see what they are using then you will have a much better idear of what to look for.
Ted

I've purchased a great deal of gear with recommendations from this fabulous group of forumites.



There are the rather nice looking mini and midi lathes from Carbatec and H+F. Each makes a very nice looking lathe but as per my first post and those recommendations AGAINST the English one, I keep running into brick walls.

Every time I see one that I might like, there's a blockage... Wrong morse taper, bed too low, rickety, underpowered.... You know the list!

Perhaps the fine men and women of the forum can guide me?

I'm thinking I need a lathe for small jobs. No big bowls (but I KNOW this will be the 3rd thing I'll want to do...). I have a dozen projects listed that need parts that are turned. I have one project in particular that needs many many parts turned the same (so maybe a copy mechanism, I've watched a few videos).

Sorry to be so needy. I went through the same agonies choosing my TS, thicknesser and jointer and I've been very happy with the recommendations. Store sales guys are OK, but the experts/enthusiasts here are more honest.

Budget? $500 ish or less is my target. I'm willing to go higher, I'm a skilled woodworker, but beginner lathe turner (?).... My budget is only as tight as SWMBO and my conscious will allow... So maybe $700 (????)

(I'll reiterate that I have had out the feelers for a second handie for about 2 months with very little success. I don't mind tidying up a machine, but those I've seen so far are in need of more than a "tidy up")

Don't buy a copy attachment. The finish is generally from bad to really really bloody awful.

For good ones you have to sell the wife and the house.

Depending on what size between centres you need a Woodfast 305 Midi is an excellent lathe that is reasonably priced.

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Don't buy a copy attachment. The finish is generally from bad to really really bloody awful.

For good ones you have to sell the wife and the house.

Depending on what size between centres you need a Woodfast 305 Midi is an excellent lathe that is reasonably priced.

I agree,2012_1008my_machines0006.jpg2012_1008my_machines0007.jpg and better still with an extension bed.

Cheers Tony.

For that sort of budget you could get the generic MC900/1100, its bigger but it would mean you could turn bowls as well. I think I saw one recently on sale for about 550 so money left over for chisels and chucks

I think was saying that's no. I have a woodfast that is the earlier model of the m305 still going strong after 10 or more years or buy a vicmarc vl100? and enjoy yourself. Mick

Just had a chat with on the phone. He should be a woodfast salesman

The 305 was on my list, but I think it's now at the top.

BTW canberrans, is coming up for the show, so we can get together for more beer and bangers! Will contact you all.

Ev

[QUOTE=;1664688]Nope.

Elaborating.


The standard is 30x3 in Australia.

Cough! Cough! M30=30x3.5 please.

I just love it when I can correct .
Cheers Tim

Oh, the shame.

[QUOTE=Tim the Timber Turner;1665452]

Originally Posted by

Nope.

Elaborating.


The standard is 30x3 in Australia.

[B]Cough! Cough! M30=30x3.5 please.

I just love it when I can correct .
Cheers Tim[/B]

Bugger I was too slow. I go for the small Woodfast as well.
Jim

There's a little jet for sale in Melbourne - maybe that's a reasonable start

But all this is good.
I have a large record lathe which gives me no troubles at all.
I don't like that I can't put a push rod thru the motor end of the lathe.
I usually need to order mt1 stuff when I need it.
I'll be able to get the stuff at H&F now.

Isn't a major issue the chisels work on both.....
It came with rests and chucks and extension.

And Morse Taper 1 parts are ALWAYS orderable. Pops shed have got in for me anything MT1 I needed.

But would I order another 3/4 x 16 tpi lathe?

Peter

Don't worry sold me on the wood fast 305
Till I got a go on the 305x with has EVS and bigger bearings in the head stock and its got a lot of wight to it