A couple years ago I bought a Delta 14 40 lathe. Have turned a lot of bowls, goblets and other various items with this machine but would like to move up a little. The two lathes that look good in my price range now are the Nova DVR and the Oneway 1224. Anyone have any thoughts on these lathes?
Thanks
You might also want to consider the Jet 1642 and the Powermatic 3520A. The Powermatic may be a bit towards the high end of your price range, but it should be considered anyway. With some careful shopping, you should be able to find it for about $2600.
Barry
14 minus 12 was 2 when I went to school. Of course that was a long time ago,and things might have changed since then. :-)
Of course he may have been refering to diameter rather than radius (swing).
Lyn
Dan Kozar wrote:
As nice as the oneway is. It is still down sizing by 4" I would think the Nova is the better choice. Walter
It all depends....
How big do you want to turn? The Oneway is a great, small lathe. The DVR is a great middle-sized lathe. Neither will do long spindles without extra parts, but the DVR will do much larger diameter bowls and larger diameter spindles. The DVR is no Stubby or Oneway 2436, but mine has handled everything I've ask it to do - pens to 18" burl bowls. The lack of a belt is nice, and the swiveling headstock is too - no more live center in the elbow when hollowing. Plenty of power, quiet, and sturdy. I'd say try them both if you can, then decide. Don't rule out the Nova
3000 (Non-DVR). Many turners like it a lot, and it will be very nicely equipped for the same price as a bare DVR - because as we all know - we never buy just the lathe.Just my $0.02
Mike
Both are very good lathes. But going from a Delta 1440 to a Oneway 1224 is a mixed bag. You get ALOT more quality but less swing. Personally, I think the DVR would be the choice, if you can't swing the price of a Oneway 1640. I have turned on a Oneway 1224 and
2436 many times. Top quality lathes, to be sure. I have a DVR which I use in production every day and really like it.Peter Teubel Milford, MA
Hi Lyn,
I think that 12 and 14 are the diameters, not the radius. At least I haven't been able to mount a 24" blank on my Oneway 1224. Sure wish that I could though.
Dan wrote: I think that 12 and 14 are the diameters, not the radius. At least I haven't been able to mount a 24" blank on my Oneway 1224. Sure wish that I could though. ^^^^^^^^^^^ Lyn is very smart. I am sure he knows that. Either he was just testing us, or he has decided to become a troll.
General appears to be launching two new lathes under their "General International" brand name called the 25-600 and the 25650. Capacity wise they seem to be the same, but the 650 model appears to have an electronic speed control. Both appear to have swivalling headstocks and distance between centres looks like the same as their other lathes. They will appear in the upcoming General catalogue and will be available in the November time frame. I don't know the quality comparisons amongst the General, Nova, and Oneway lathes, maybe others can comment. Hopefully General will be releasing some additional information on these new lathes. The 25-600 was apparantly demo'd at the recent IWF show in Atlanta (see the AAW Forums for additional details). I am personally looking hard at the Nova DVR 3000 lathe myself, mostly because of its small footprint and my limited shop space. The General lathes, however, seem to be priced quite competitively.
Doug D
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