Greetings,
> Well when I left for Providence, the Nova OT was still available. After
> demoing with it and giving it a good recommendation, I checked the Woodcr aft
> website a couple of days ago only to discover that it is now sold out and
> that they are accepting no new backorders for it. I have contacted their
> customer service dept. about it and here is their response:
>
> >> Thank you for your inquiry. This is the information I currently have
> >>about the Ornamental Turner:
>
> >> We were told by Teknatool that the OT has been temporarily withdrawn
> >> from the market. However, Teknatool still has them on their website.
> >> Our purchasing director emailed Teknatool several days ago, questioni ng
> >> them about this, and has not received a response.
>
> >> I believe there are a limited number of units available through our
> >> retail system.
>
> I really hate to see it become unavailable. I do however understand that it
> did not have the commercial success everyone wanted. To some extent, it i s
> the fault of the distributors. I can't say I ever heard about anyone doin g
> demos with it (besides me). I once suggested to my local Woodcraft store to
> let me demo it on a Saturday to generate some interest. The response was
> simply: "No, no one is going to want to spend the money on one of these
> anyway". Self fulfilling prophesy I guess.
>
> Don't get me wrong - this is not a bash against Woodcraft. I really like
> them guys at my local store, and at the corporate HQ.
>
> If someone is interested in one, contact your local woodcraft, and then
> Teknatool. Peace!
>
> -nick
Hi I live in Florida, Teknatool main repair about 2 hours from my home. hav e and ornamental turner I have used for about 2-2 1/2 years and love it. Pi cked up the last of the complete turners, have two in boxes. And also boug ht 4 units just indexing side, sorry no extra cutting heads. Will part with , my e-mail is snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com. The main repair shop still has some cutter inserts yet if needed.