Thread: New toy in time for 's visit

He with most lathes wins!!

I missed out on one of them at auction a few months ago. I was distracted. It went for $50 with chisels.


Dave

The Turning Cowboy

hi chuckie,
looks like you have done very well,now you can bring your work
home
cheers smiife

Originally Posted by chuck1

just bought 2 secondhand lathes both teknatool
the one in the the photo is tl1200 with out rigger came with scroll chuck and drill chuck.
unfortunately the 2nd lathe won't be here for a few weeks also a teknatool but 3 metres long,double tool rests / and stocks!
I have alot of reshuffling of my shed to do!
l know they are old lathes but the bearings etc are all ok!

They were very good value for money. The bearings are standard off the shelf bearings. I found the allow cast banjo and black handles fairly brittle.
Jim

Hi Chuck1,
Yes, I agree, a Great Lathe, & 1 reason is that it goes from 3000 down to 178 RPM.
Great for outboard Turning.
Sometimes, there is a little bit of mucking around, to get both Tail & Head Stock to meet.
It was a clever Idea, putting the Bed on that angle, + the shavings all fall off.

good to know bearings are easy to source! I liked using them years ago and don't recall any comming back when we sold them!
that tail stock alignment was time consuming!
the tally is 4 lathes and 5 scroll chucks

Originally Posted by chuck1

the tally is 4 lathes and 5 scroll chucks

I only have 3 scroll chucks, all GPW. Would love a Vicmarc or three

I have a few more lathes, only 5 at home and then another 7 down the street including 1 metal lathe & 1 treadle lathe.

Lacking space to set them up


Dave

The Turning Cowboy

Originally Posted by chuck1

just bought 2 secondhand lathes both teknatool
the one in the the photo is tl1200 with out rigger came with scroll chuck and drill chuck.
unfortunately the 2nd lathe won't be here for a few weeks also a teknatool but 3 metres long,double tool rests / and stocks!
I have alot of reshuffling of my shed to do!
l know they are old lathes but the bearings etc are all ok!

Nothing wrong with old I had a 1987 400 Woodfast, great lathe.

Good buying there Chuck!

I have a Teknatool TL1200 but it has 2 lengths of pipe for the bed.
The main problem I find with it is that the locks for the banjo and
the ttailstock are no cam locks. Mus t see if I can find some smart
soul to help me out with that.

we had a awesome day with tips and tricks! couple of forum members now will have tame skew chisels love the sound of a dig in!