Thread: New Lathes

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

So...did Santa haul any new lates to anybody?

Pics, please

Doesn't Santa keep a list of all the naughty boys and girls?
That, or the fact that most houses in Australia are built without a chimney, and those that have one, aren't big enough to fit a wood lathe through it, huh?

Cheers
RBTCO

Santa gave me a Sherwood HM1642 Variable speed lathe, but as RBTCO said we don't have a chimney so he delivered it just after the Working with Wood Show. At least thats what I told the Minister for Finance at the time.

I tried to get Santa to give me a Stubby or a Vicmarc but he said the sleigh wouldn't handle the weight. (or the price.) I am happy with what I have though

My last lathe, a Delta 1440 was okay and I think it was a great starter lathe but the new one has better variable speed (electronic) a bigger motor (3 phase) and is generally better constructed. And most of all it was within Santa's budget.

All in all I am a happy boy

I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and I wish you all a terrific new year.

Regards
Wayne

fortunately for me an old friend retired from woodturning , so he sold me his loved nova dvr xp , thats my xmas pressy for the next few years , so my beloved informed me

Ed, Santa is not so popular here in Holland, we love St.Nicholas, in fact the same person as Santa, but other dressed. St.Nicholas brought us a long weekend to a subtropic park with nice warm swimmingpools, sunbeds, good food, sauna and more.
Nice guy our St.Nicholas.
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Don't know about santa but SWMBO put this into my stocking { thanks to Mr Rudd and his economy injection}

Didn't realize how bad the old one was , have to get used to turning on peices that don't flex because of Crapped out bearings or to thin a shaft

Just need to save up and buy a new poopoo valve that I busted

Can't have a round the world trip and a new lathe in the same year!

Or so I'm told.

Originally Posted by robutacion

Doesn't Santa keep a list of all the naughty boys and girls?
That, or the fact that most houses in Australia are built without a chimney, and those that have one, aren't big enough to fit a wood lathe through it, huh?

Cheers
RBTCO

Not even a micro-mini?

Originally Posted by Ad de Crom

Ed, Santa is not so popular here in Holland, we love St.Nicholas, in fact the same person as Santa, but other dressed. St.Nicholas brought us a long weekend to a subtropic park with nice warm swimmingpools, sunbeds, good food, sauna and more.
Nice guy our St.Nicholas.
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Oh yea, I remember St Nicholas when I was just a tot in Germany...the only thing he gave me was a lump of coal, the b*****d! Ad the weekend sounds like it was fun...good deal!

Originally Posted by artme

Can't have a round the world trip and a new lathe in the same year!

Or so I'm told.

Couldn't even smuggle one out Art?