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Hi Bryan, can't help you too much with where to find the belts. However, these being a well used school machine in the past means if you call up a few schools you might be able to get the contact of...

Wonderful response and gives me plenty of information to work with to getting this lathe back into top condition!

It's great that the nature of the lathe itself lends well to self cleaning with...

So after looking over this lathe all yesterday and this morning, it seems to be running (not perfectly though). Next up will probably be to clean everything properly and do whatever others suggest...

Thank you once again for a wonderfully thought out reply full of knowledge! It still amazes me how much information and help can be gathered on this forum!

It is indeed a 3 spindle Reeves. The...

Hey Lappa, I believe the belts are what is needed for this one, see the better photo below! Thank you for your reply!

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Hi everyone again!

I just did a clean up of the lathe - I DON'T think there are any electrical problems. Unless a small hum sound is abnormal?

Regarding the belt. I took them off, gave the...

Thank you everyone for such a vast amount of information in just a day!

Reading all of this makes me think it's a weekend job to have a proper look - this long weekend is now very convenient!
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Hi guys! I've finally made time to clean up a variable speed Woodfast lathe I've had sitting for months and am having trouble getting it started.

When I turn the lathe on, the motor fan and...

I'm in.

Not to worry, thank you for the friendly offer! How do you like your 6" Vari-speed lathe? :)

You're an absolute legend! This will help more than just myself, I can't thank you enough!

Thank you for the thought - even if not the same machine, if you have brochures/manuals of a similar machine, i'd love to know!

If you happen to get a copy, attach it on here for anyone with the same lathe to download :)

Uhhh, well that's a little discouraging!

Any place that may have the belt needed?

That's the way I see it too, i'm going to give her a clean up and see how things are. It's actually working well as is, but I like to make make things silky smooth.

Awesome idea, i'll be doing this :)

Yeah I figured, thanks anyway, i'll try them :)

Hmm, seems kind of weird that something could be mistakingly put there - I got this from a retired furniture maker. But given that, my guess is he's just chucked in whatever to clear junk and/or hope...

Further to the previous photos, I thought I might also add these - my lathe also came with a platform attachment for the outboard and a giant sanding disc attached to a faceplate.

The lathe...

Wow, I don't know where to start! Such incredible information. Thank you for taking the time to write this and help out!

Your instructions are awesome, i'll be sure to follow through them - I...

A lovely suggestion, i'll be sure to do this!

Firstly, thank you so much for a wealth of information, I greatly appreciate this!



It has the same profile as the bowl gouge just smaller -- would this basically be a smaller bowl gauge?

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Also, does Woodfast have any email to contact to see if I can get more information on my new lathe? I can't seem to find one online.

Thanks John! Would the stamp be between the tracks? I'm heading out to clean it a bit now!

EDIT: Found it where you meant - it is a VSL-424-70. I presume made in 1970? Awesome!

Does anyone have...

Thank you for your suggestion! That sounds like a good way to get started, and the linked club is only 25 minutes from me :)

Hi everyone!

This past weekend I picked up my first ever lathe for what I think was a good price - a nice Woodfast! Could anyone tell me what model this is and would anyone have a manual for it?...

I was given them when I recieved a waldown drill press. Are these worthwhile keeping? Thank you for your reply!

Hi guys, I was wondering, as I'm new to the whole big woodwork machinery, I was wondering if someone could tell me what these pieces are and how they are used. They were given to me when I got an old...

Thank you Ian for your response! They are definitely some good plans to do before finding out halfway through that I’ve hit a wall. I’ve been drawing different designs for the last few days, I want...

Hi guys, how is everyone going?

I plan on making a baby cot sometime soon for my brother and was wondering if we could collect some images of baby cots made by the people on this forum? I have...

I've used tas oak for a body, though I chambered it to reduce some weight. You can get lighter pieces though. Sounds similar to mahogany to me.

I've used Oregon/Douglas Fir for an electric guitar body - works fine, can dent easily if you're not careful.

But hey, if you didn't end up using it for anything, i'd gladly 'dispose' of it for...

Also chiming in to say i'm interested in a piece 360mm-400mm wide x 500mm long x 50mm thick if that was available for a one piece electric guitar body. I'm in Western Sydney.

Depends on price, and...

Thanks Crowie!
Yep i'll definitely post some of my projects as they're finished, I think I'd prefer starting a thread closer to finishing projects as I only get some spare time here and there, and...

I'm in, good luck everyone :)

Thanks guys!

Hey everyone, my names Josh, long time lurker, first time poster.
In case you're interested, here's a little about me :)
I'm a uni student doing industrial design, but in my spare time I love...