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Thread: Lathe identification and help
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15th March 2018, 11:50 PM #31New Member
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Hi Forrester, i have the same lathe. You have yourself a 6" Vari- Speed Lathe. it is a heavy duty lathe designed for wood turning and metal spinning along with the outboard activities, turning large diameter objects and using the sanding disc. I have the original Woodfast Brochure which I will scan at work as it is slightly larger paper format than A4 (old foolscap?) Just to excite you it is infinitely variable from 450 to 3,200 RPM. Be back with the scans soon but where do I attach a file?
cheers
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16th March 2018, 12:12 AM #32New Member
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I have just moved to the next page and noticed that Bueller has done all the hard work for me.
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16th March 2018, 10:54 AM #33GOLD MEMBER
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Do not be discouraged. If yours are working you are good for a while and are not likely to wear out a set of new in your lifetime. Unless you turn pro and go in the shed at 8 AM and have roughed out 16 bowls by noon, 5 days a week. I read a statement by Richard Raffan some years ago where he said he had made about 30,000 bowls.
I bought a shop made lathe from a guy who told me he made and sold 2500 bowls a year at the flea market. Thats about 7 a day, 7days a week. I asked him when he slept. He took me to his house and showed me bowls everywhere, in the kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom.
They were pretty crude by my standards, not well sanded and painted with polyester floor finish. They sold, and seller and buyer were happy.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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16th March 2018, 11:07 AM #34GOLD MEMBER
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Here is one place of many below: http://www.alltorquetransmissions.co...es-drive-belt/
https://www.google.ca/search?source=....0.CNbpvL3MSyMSo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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19th March 2018, 06:34 PM #35Intermediate Member
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19th March 2018, 06:52 PM #36Intermediate Member
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Not to worry, thank you for the friendly offer! How do you like your 6" Vari-speed lathe?
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