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27th January 2016, 10:44 PM #1Senior Member
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Hi all has anybody seen the woodlathe In the states called Serious it is one mother of a lathe weighing in at 1580 pounds
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27th January 2016, 11:35 PM #2
Got a pic or a link
Dave TTC
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28th January 2016, 12:21 AM #3
The Lathe.
Hi All,
I Googled " Wood Lathe Serious ".
Sure is 1 Serious Lathe.
Could not see a Price.
Video is 8.30mins.Regards,
issatree.
Have Lathe, Wood Travel.
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28th January 2016, 02:09 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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I saw the price about 3 years ago, and the best I can recall is they were up over 8 thousand dollars. Maybe even about a dollar a pound. Can't put an exact price on it because I can't find it on the internet anymore. .......... jerry (in Tucson)
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28th January 2016, 06:46 AM #5
Are you guys going to make me do my own research. Looks like im just going to have to ask uncle google when I stop for smoko
Dave TTC
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28th January 2016, 06:53 AM #6Intermediate Member
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28th January 2016, 07:23 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Looks like a pretty good lathe, pity it does not come with an outboard turning attachment.
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28th January 2016, 07:26 AM #8
Its big
Dave TTC
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28th January 2016, 04:44 PM #9
Quoting from the flyer link above
"We recognize that some woodturners prefer to face the workpiece from the outboard side of the lathe, and for this reason we offer a heavy duty outboard turning kit. This will expand the swing of the lathe to 44 inches."
Base price from same flyer approx US$8K, US1K deposit to escrow account on placing order, balance due prior to delivery. Will dispatch invoiced for repeat customers, payable within 15 days of delivery.
I think my pair of ex TAFE Woodfasts will be enough of a challenge for me.I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was.
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Hmm,missed that bit on the flyer.
8 grand is not too bad for such a machine really. When I bought my big lathe I was told it cost 8 grand to make it. Must admit I was pretty chuffed to hear that as I paid 12 hundred for it at auction back in 87. The good thing about lathes is if you use them a lot they pay for themselves pretty quickly.
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30th January 2016, 09:24 AM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Here you go Paul. I have put a few pictures of this one up before some time ago.
It might not be as big as some of the tonkas that has but it is still pretty handy for bigger jobs.
It was made in house by a large foundry/engineering business.
The only thing I can fault it on is the length of the bed. It will turn 2.2 metres between centres but sometimes that is not enough.
I have put up a short video about turning a round window on you tube if you'd care to have a sqiz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7rWSl0koQw
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30th January 2016, 11:10 AM #13GOLD MEMBER
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Artful,
Vary nice lathe and video. For longer pieces you could build a free standing pedestal out of timber with angle iron on top to fit your tail stock and bolt it to the floor. Align it with a piece of string running down the bed of the lathe.
Turn the left half, then swap ends of the porch post and turn the other half if you did not want to make a 4 meter long tool rest.
If you needed just a little more you could use a center support and a "cat head".
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...dendview-1.jpgSo much timber, so little time.
Paul
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I watched that link, I now have a far greater appreciation of what my left handed brother goes through when turning normally. As you are turning on the other side, and when you were explaining the cutting regime you were intending, I suddenly realised the inner final few millimetres of cutting, would certainly be interesting for myself as a right hander. Which is something my brother has to deal with every time he does a deep bowl, or similar internal cut.
Mick.
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8th February 2016, 05:03 PM #15Member
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I was looking at all big lathes when I was looking , and got some info on the Serious. Its a big heavy mother,but didnt really turn me on. I heard it was being made in India, not sure if that is correcect. I wanted a Steinert, I asked in this sight about if there were any down under, and wound up with a Titan 400 that just kind of fell into my lap.
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