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Thread: New lathe selection
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7th February 2014, 04:29 PM #1Member
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New lathe selection
Good day.
I have a dilemma. I need to choses between the following two lathes (Vicmarc VL200 and a woodfast M910 incase the links don't work)
Vicmarc - Wood Lathes, Chucks, Jaws and Accessories - VL200 SM 6 Speed
W685 | M910 Heavy Duty Wood Lathe | machineryhouse.com.au
Both are great lathes but I just can't make up my mind. The woodfast has a bigger swing and a outboard attachment, but the vicmarc is a vicmarc and it is blue
Anyone care to help me out?
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7th February 2014, 04:54 PM #2
I have been using Woodfast lathes for more than 30 years and am perfectly happy with them. Really comes down to the ford/holden type discussion.
JimSometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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7th February 2014, 05:36 PM #3
Vicmarc hands down it's made in Australia
There after sales service is grate and so is the service from CWSDANGER!!!!I'm Dyslexic Spelling may offend!!!!!
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7th February 2014, 07:15 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Vicmarc, without a moments hesitation.
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7th February 2014, 07:46 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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I always say "If you want to buy your last lathe, buy a Vicmarc".
You are supporting Australian jobs when you buy Vicmarc.
Cheers
TimSome days I turns thisaway, somedays I turns thataway and other days I don't give a stuff so I don't turn at all.
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7th February 2014, 08:46 PM #6
Blue is a very nice color
Nuff saidJim Carroll
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7th February 2014, 08:57 PM #7Senior Member
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In the beginning there was Vicmarc and Woodfast but the last word in Australian woodlathes just has to be...Omega
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7th February 2014, 08:58 PM #8
Yellow is a good colour too, another vote for the M910. I've had mine for the past 4 years. 520mm inboard, 700mm outboard with auxiliary table, 2000mm outboard with a outboard tool rest.
Service from the boys at Woodfast is great.
Holden vs Ford, is the correct interpretation.Pat
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7th February 2014, 10:04 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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it's a shame about the tailstock on the woodfast, the vicmarc wins there but why have that hole in the vicmarc?! worst case flip a coin!!!! or Buy both?
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8th February 2014, 08:42 AM #10Member
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Thanks guys,
Going to have a look at both today. Maybe a closer look will make my mind up.
Still like the woodfast simply because the bigger swing, just wish it was not yello...
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8th February 2014, 11:49 AM #11Member
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Thanks for that guys.
I will go today and have a look at both. Maybe seen them will help me make up my mind.
Right now I am leaving towards the woodfast simply because the swing.
Lets see how I go.
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9th February 2014, 05:22 PM #12
Hi mark,
Firstly , chuckie what is wrong with the tailstock???
I guess the choice also comes down to how much cash
you have to spare,,,,,,,,, having said that there Is nothing
wrong with yellow,,,,,, I have had mine for 3 years with
no problems, but then I have never experianced blue!!!
Cheers smiife
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9th February 2014, 05:52 PM #13
Lathe Choice
The Vicmarc in my opinion for a heap of reasons. Yes, they are an Australian company, but the casting for Vicmarc lathes is done overseas (Taiwan, IIRC). Then they are brought into Australia and machined
Willy
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9th February 2014, 06:22 PM #14SENIOR MEMBER
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Thailand Willy, along with lots of other good things Phil
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9th February 2014, 07:02 PM #15Skwair2rownd
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MMy heart and head swing the needle to blue, my pocket would swing to yellow.
On quality I have never seen a lathe that matches the Vicmarc. I have bee to
the factory and the number of rejected bed castings is incredible. Obviously
QC is a top priority.
Also, While we were in Italy We dropped in to see Claude (La Trucilora) and have
a look at his workshop/school. Only Vicmarc!!!! Claude pointed out some of the
very fine features of their quality, including being able to rough down a square
blank while a coin the size of a 20c piece stood motionless on its edge on the
headstock!!! PBI!!!
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