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23rd May 2020, 06:07 PM #1Woodturner with a shed
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New lathe, new shop
New lathe to play with in the new workshop (garage).
First job, replace the crappy rubber handles with wooden ones.
Work in progress but getting there.
Cheers
Redbeard
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Cheers
Redbeard
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23rd May 2020, 06:52 PM #2Senior Member
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I've had my Hafco for over a year now and I'm very happy with it except...I hate those damn rubber handles. I have been meaning to replace them sice day one and you have now shamed me into a replacement program. Enjoy the lathe.
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23rd May 2020, 07:00 PM #3Woodturner with a shed
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23rd May 2020, 07:52 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Good stuff.
That live centre on the tailstock looks the business.
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24th May 2020, 08:47 AM #5Woodturner with a shed
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24th May 2020, 10:02 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Readbeard,
The DC unit in the corner of your workshop intrigues me, particularly because of its size which would suit my own small workshop!
Can you enlighten me please?
Cheers Yvan
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24th May 2020, 09:21 PM #7Woodturner with a shed
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Yvan
It's a Hare & Forbes DC-2. It's only a 1hp unit so it's really a bit underpowered for most uses. I'm using it as a stop gap before I can get a 2hp unit. The 2hp unit has only a slightly bigger footprint but much better air flow. Plus there's a whole thread pinned in the Dust Collector forum about how to tweak the 2hp jobbie for much better performance.
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