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    Hi Forrester, i have the same lathe. You have yourself a 6" Vari- Speed Lathe. it is a heavy duty lathe designed for wood turning and metal spinning along with the outboard activities, turning large diameter objects and using the sanding disc. I have the original Woodfast Brochure which I will scan at work as it is slightly larger paper format than A4 (old foolscap?) Just to excite you it is infinitely variable from 450 to 3,200 RPM. Be back with the scans soon but where do I attach a file?

    cheers

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    I have just moved to the next page and noticed that Bueller has done all the hard work for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forrester View Post
    Uhhh, well that's a little discouraging!

    Any place that may have the belt needed?
    Do not be discouraged. If yours are working you are good for a while and are not likely to wear out a set of new in your lifetime. Unless you turn pro and go in the shed at 8 AM and have roughed out 16 bowls by noon, 5 days a week. I read a statement by Richard Raffan some years ago where he said he had made about 30,000 bowls.

    I bought a shop made lathe from a guy who told me he made and sold 2500 bowls a year at the flea market. Thats about 7 a day, 7days a week. I asked him when he slept. He took me to his house and showed me bowls everywhere, in the kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom.

    They were pretty crude by my standards, not well sanded and painted with polyester floor finish. They sold, and seller and buyer were happy.
    So much timber, so little time.

    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forrester View Post
    Uhhh, well that's a little discouraging!

    Any place that may have the belt needed?
    Here is one place of many below: http://www.alltorquetransmissions.co...es-drive-belt/

    https://www.google.ca/search?source=....0.CNbpvL3MSyM
    So much timber, so little time.

    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by bueller View Post
    You’re in luck mate, I have a brochure for the same model and era [emoji846]=
    Apologies for the quality of the shots, the lighting wasn’t great and those were the clearest I was able to get.
    You're an absolute legend! This will help more than just myself, I can't thank you enough!

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    Not to worry, thank you for the friendly offer! How do you like your 6" Vari-speed lathe?

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