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28th May 2020, 04:18 AM #46SENIOR MEMBER
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These are back again at Aldi.
Did anyone buy one in the past, and if so what was the experience?
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28th May 2020, 10:59 AM #47Senior Member
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I did Ross. My first try at turning in many years. It did enough to tell me I wanted to be a turner before the motor gave up the ghost about a month after I bought it. Aldi were fine with it though and gave me an immediate refund. Just had to take it in to the store.
Now I have a bit of turning under my belt I would not recommend the lathe. The tailstock and banjo were flimsy and the locking mechanisms on them were too hard to use effectively and quickly. I can't remember what I paid for the Aldi but my recommendation would be to go straight to a reasonable midi. After I returned the Aldi I got the Hare and Forbes Hafco WL 14V with a scroll chuck for less than $700 delivered (a couple of years ago now). Been very happy with it ever since. In a way the motor failing on the Aldi was a blessing in disguise because, if it hadn't, I would have been stuck with the lathe not being able to justify spending the money upgrading to something better.
Chris
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28th May 2020, 04:58 PM #48Senior Member
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Well it can't be worse than what I made for a "lathe"... basically a old chinese bench grinder, some plywood and a bolt from Bunnings
and this is some stuff I made with it, which is all very basic as far as woodturning goes, but it's really all I wanted to make.
So yeah it all depends on what you want to make, sometimes a really basic tool might be enough.
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29th May 2020, 09:14 AM #49GOLD MEMBER
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Hold my beer!
(I love the work you have done on that home made machine, BTW).
I bought one of these ADLI lathes last time as you will know if you have read this thread.
Let me put together a video of my thoughts about it. I'll also show the unboxing and assembly so you can see exactly what you are getting.
I'll try to edit this and publish it as quickly as possible. Stay tuned.My YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2_KPRN6I9SE
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29th May 2020, 06:54 PM #50GOLD MEMBER
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OK done.
Is the ALDI Workzone wood lathe worth it?
You can watch the video here: YouTube
I bought one of these ALDI Workzone lathes last year. It has also been sold under different brands including Roybi. I share my thoughts about it from the point of view of an absolute beginner. For example I point out that there is more than the lathe that you need to tool up with. At the same time I show a sped up sequence of the unboxing and assembly.
Since I had to edit and publish is quickly it ended up longer than I would have preferred because the more editing it down to be shorter the more time it takes. Hopefully it's not to long and is useful to anyone considering buying one of these wood lathes.
Feel free to disagree and leave comments here or on the YouTube video or both.
Thanks for watching.My YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2_KPRN6I9SE
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30th May 2020, 05:45 PM #51Senior Member
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