whats the best aussy lathe ???

[theyoungster]

i sw a video on youtube froma link from here and i came across a guy called blair davis i watched both of his videos of him turning a quite big piece of wallnut that he ended up turning into a 18 inch dia bowl .....

by the end of the videos i desided that i wanted one of his lathes ... which i found out to be a oneway .. i then saddly found that australia doest have oneway lathes..


so i was wondering what is the aussys next best thing next to the oneways ??


cheers
the youngster (bryce)

[ss_11000]

bryce.
two words:
vicmarc
stubby.

the vicmarc vl300 is a 3hp 600 by 1500 lathe. $6000 ish.

the biggest stubby is 3hp 1000 by 1000 and around $8000 ( not sure )

cheers

[DJ’s Timber]

Omega Stubby and Vicmarc would be the top lathes in Australia

[WOODbTURNER]

i sw a video on youtube froma link from here and i came across a guy called blair davis i watched both of his videos of him turning a quite big piece of wallnut that he ended up turning into a 18 inch dia bowl .....

by the end of the videos i desided that i wanted one of his lathes ... which i found out to be a oneway .. i then saddly found that australia doest have oneway lathes..


so i was wondering what is the aussys next best thing next to the oneways ??


cheers
the youngster (bryce)

Hello Bryce
If you want to turn big stuff the Vicmarc VL300 and Stubby should suffice.
Attached photo is an oil well pipe plug I made out of African Mahogany about two years ago on my Vicmarc VL300. It was 460mm dia. and took three blokes to lift it. The VL300 can turn 600mm max.
By the way, the shed is much more tidy these days.
Jeff

[La truciolara]

Not only the best Aussy lathe, but one of the best worldwide: VICMARC and Stubby

[Little Festo]

Omega Stubby and Vicmarc would be the top lathes in

Australia

Amongst the best in the world, we are very lucky to have two such fine lathes made here - BOTH are big sellers in the US, particularly the Stubby, why would an Aussie want/need to but a Oneway???.


Peter

[scooter]

Nice pic Jeff

[Toolin Around]

Amongst the best in the world, we are very lucky to have two such fine lathes made here - BOTH are big sellers in the US, particularly the Stubby, why would an Aussie want/need to but a Oneway???.


Peter

Good choice of words. "Amongst the best..." I'd say the reason why someone would want a Oneway is cause it's the best of all of them...


Now you know I'm only pullin yer chain...

[rsser]

... gurgle.

It worked Toolin ;-}

Bryce, it's horses for courses. All depends on your budget and want you want to turn. You can spend seven grand on a Stubby to do turning that an MC900 can cope with fine.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Good choice of words. "Amongst the best..." I'd say the reason why someone would want a Oneway is cause it's the best of all of them...

Oh, I dunno... I mean they must've named 'em that for a reason.

[theyoungster]

Hello Bryce
If you want to turn big stuff the Vicmarc VL300 and Stubby should suffice.
Attached photo is an oil well pipe plug I made out of African Mahogany about two years ago on my Vicmarc VL300. It was 460mm dia. and took three blokes to lift it. The VL300 can turn 600mm max.
By the way, the shed is much more tidy these days.
Jeff

first one .... how do you flaten off you blanks so you can put o your face plates and second does the virmarc vl300 have outboard turnig aswell if not what does


cheers the youngster

[WOODbTURNER]

first one .... how do you flaten off you blanks so you can put o your face plates and second does the virmarc vl300 have outboard turnig aswell if not what does


cheers the youngster

Bryce,
For really big stuff (see previous thread) I use a chainsaw then I use a Makita electric planer to clean up a flat surface for a face plate.
Yes the Vicmarc can be used in outboard mode. They sell an outboard tool rest post that bolts onto the lathe stand. The beauty of Vicmarc is that they use a locking collar to lock their chuck/faceplate to the inboard or outboard spindles. This means you should be able to cut clockwise or anticlockwise when using outboard.
The reason I bought a Vicmarc over the Stubby was the 50% price difference four years ago. I think the prices are now a bit closer. Check out Vermec for their version of the Stubby range.
Cheers, Jeff

[lubbing5cherubs]

Oh, I dunno... I mean they must've named 'em that for a reason.

yes named oneway because once you set them up they are oneway for life. You would not want to move that too often