Thread: Wanted Woodfast Manual

Woodfast in Aust will only supply technical support to owners of machines that they actually sold, not to the many who purchased them through other suppliers.

I Googled a picture of it and one answer showed it's made my Qingdao in China. It looks like a generic type lathe that might have been badged by several companies - any idea that an equivalent might be please.

The easiest manuals to come by are Rikon in the states - they have manuals on their site. They sell woodfast under the name rikon. Whether they do an exact equivalent to the c1000 is a different matter but it's worth going on their site to see. Also you have to remember they may use different threads as well as voltages. Here's the link:
RIKON Power Tools

Thanks Jimbur,

that looks like the answer to me - I'll pass on the information and please accept my thanks for your knowledge.

Bryan

Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly

I Googled a picture of it and one answer showed it's made my Qingdao in China. It looks like a generic type lathe that might have been badged by several companies - any idea that an equivalent might be please.

Just another case of a local brand of quality locally made gear hitting hard times then the design & development being snapped up at a bargain price.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

Just another case of a local brand of quality locally made gear hitting hard times then the design & development being snapped up at a bargain price.

If the quality can be maintained close to the original, at least the machine is still available. The future of the Stubby is a bit shaky. Rather than disappearing, I could accept that it be made elsewhere and kept on the market.

My first wood lathe was a used made in USA Delta with a pot metal headstock and bent sheet metal bed. The pot metal flowed and would twist in relation to the bed. The bed flexed and everything vibrated .

The much maligned "generic junk Chinese lathes" made of machined cast iron are far, far, better than that Delta.

I will agree that the Chinese $99 sheet metal head stock, square tube bed, lathes of various colors and brand names are awful. About the quality of the Delta above.

You're welcome Bryan.
I wonder if it is possible to have a library of manuals on this site. I have a few of the older Woodfast and some others in pdf. I suppose copyright might be a problem.

Hello Dr4gOnfly,

Suggest you try Hare & Forbes, Northmead. They sell the lathes that I understand
are now made in china. Drillit.

Originally Posted by jimbur

You're welcome Bryan.
I wonder if it is possible to have a library of manuals on this site. I have a few of the older Woodfast and some others in pdf. I suppose copyright might be a problem.

Jim,

I have a 1995 short bed, 20 inch swing Woodfast. Mine has had a DC variable speed added by Craft Supplies here in the USA, but the mechanics would be the same. Photo below.

If you have a manual close to this model, I would like a copy.

My email: [email protected]

I don't think that Woodfast would have an issue about posting copies of old manuals unless they were selling them. It might be a good idea to get permission from the current owners of the Woodfast name.

Thanks.

Done Paul.

See if this helps:

Barden,

thank you. I'll forward it on, if he's not found the Manual for the 1000 this should cover most of the same information.

Bryan

Hi Dragonfly

I believe this is the manual you have been looking for.

Stephen

Stephen,

many thanks from myself and the person who wanted it,

Bryan (Dr4g0nfly)