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11th December 2013, 11:50 AM #1Senior Member
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Lathe upgrade at last.
I've been looking to replace my old MC1100 for a bit of a while with something with a bit more grunt, swing over the bed, quality, etc. I just happened to check out the Carbatec site to swoon and slobber over the lathe section and found that they has a price of $2700(ish) on the DVR 2024 down from about $4400. I rang Carby in a cold sweat and they knew nothing about it but verified that the website was correct. I couldn't place my order quick enough! They are shipping it down from Brisbane and it should be here late next week. Yee ha!!!
If'n you are in the same mind that I am (was?) and thinking of upgrading, they have 6 left at that price so you better get in quick if you're interested!
Os.
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11th December 2013, 12:07 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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A new lathe at a used lathe price. And you weren't even holding a gun.
Congratulations!!So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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11th December 2013, 03:37 PM #3Senior Member
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Yeah, but there goes my number one excuse for crappy turning.
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11th December 2013, 04:41 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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nice score! if I had not already bought shed stuff I may have joined you!
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11th December 2013, 05:39 PM #6
I'll swap you for my Nova 3000
Dave
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I know a better lathe helps and no doubt you will turn better but more and more practice and learning techniques is what makes an improvement.
Don't forget that I turn most of my stuff on the Hare & Forbes MC 900 or MC 1100 clones. I regularly check re alignments with the headstock and the tailstock using a special MT2 double edged alignment bar.
Peter.
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11th December 2013, 08:09 PM #10Senior Member
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11th December 2013, 08:20 PM #11Senior Member
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Yeah, I know what you mean peter. I was just getting so frustrated that it was hard to get motivated to go out to the workshop and get into it. Hence I get most of my turning on a Wednesday and Thursday arvo on the VL100s at the club. I know it's not the lathe that makes the turner (Jeez, it's all one of the club's open turners uses for his brilliant stuff). The MC was a great lathe to start off with but I want more power, accuracy, swing, stability, etc. so upgrade was the answer. I'd have loved to go to a VL175 or similar but the budget wouldn't stretch so had been thinking of a Nova DVR XP. Given the huge price drop the 2024 came in cheaper so it was a fait a compli.
I know it's not your cup of tea, but I've been getting a lot of good stuff out of the Monday night sessions but you have to have broad shoulders!!
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11th December 2013, 08:55 PM #12
I was able to adjust mine side to side to get the points to align. Was not till was here a couple of weeks ago that a simple solution for up and down (height) alignment was given me that did not involve re-machining bed and or headstock/tail stock
Hopefully yours will be sweet out the box. Haven't thought about coming to my woodworking weekend over Australia Day weekend at all have you. I'm only just over the Murray
Dave
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11th December 2013, 09:32 PM #14
That would be very tempting if i already didn't have the XP
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Nick
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11th December 2013, 09:36 PM #15
Very simple. If your tail stock is low just get som brass packing shim and cut a strip or strips to go on the weighs under the tailstock. Then just fold the ends up 15 mm or so at each end.
You can buy a multi pack of shims in a variety of sizes.
Mine lines up perfect now.
Dave
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