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Thread: Lathe to accessories cost ratio?
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3rd October 2012, 09:39 PM #16Senior Member
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Why don't we compare it instead to a newbie who wants to work wood and make something nice (eg a coffee table). Assume he/ she has a tablesaw but nothing else bar a lack of experience. What else would need to be bought? Jointer? Thicknesser? etc
Turning would be cheaper to make something nice.Graeme
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4th October 2012, 12:16 AM #17
Ditto...
As they are not likely to spend $6K on their first lathe, newbies will quickly get to 1:1, and should be warned so, especially if they don't already have a good bandsaw, a chain saw and safety gear, a suitable bench grinder & adequate dust protection.
My ratio of lathe to chucks cost alone are not far off 1:1, my dust extraction and filtering system about the same. Bandsaw + chainsaws + safety gear the same again. Grinder+ jigs + diamond & CBN wheels + power tools a bit under 1:1. And, then there are the abrasives, adhesives and finishes, that is before starting on the turning tools, rests and lathe accessories.
All up I would say at least 1:5. I do at times use some of the above for other things, but mainly for turning and could have done with lesser equipment for those other purposes.
But, should the VL600 eventually get released and be irresistible, I expect my ratio would be back much closer to 1:1...Stay sharp and stay safe!
Neil
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