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New (to me) lathe

I had a Jet 1442 for a number of years and, while it was a decent enough la the, it had some limitations I was finding more and more frustrating. I lo oked at a Robust, liked what I saw, but had sticker shock. Then a man in t he woodturner's club in Birmingham (Al) put an older Woodfast M910 up for s ale. It had the features I was looking for and the price was right.

I am still learning it unique aspects, but have learned one thing. Every t ime I think the lathe is coming up short, its the nut with the gouge in his had that has made an oops.

A testimony as to just how good this lathe is is that it is still being bui lt under license in Europe (Holzprofi) and here in the US (Rikon 70-500) an d in Australia, 18yrs after the date my lathe was built, and with only mino r cosmetic changes.

I wanted an outboard turning setup and can buy a direct bolt on from Rikon. Not too bad for an old lathe. ;-)

Deb

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Dr. Deb
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Sounds like a nice lathe. I am on my third lathe and have never tried outboard turning. So far 16 inches is the largest I have tried turning and that is fine with my present lathe. Is there something other than bowls you want to use the outboard for?

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G. Ross

I have a General 160 (Canadian made) with a custom-made outboard attachment. I had to use it a few weeks ago for a salad bowl and hated it! It was like trying to write left-handed as a right-handed person. The Headstock casting is bolted to the base so I put in spacers and longer bolts, added links to the belt and finished it inboard. Graham

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graham

I've got the General "Maxi-lathe" where the headstock slides down the ways (and turns). It's mounted on a heavy bench. I moved the outboard attachment to the tailstock end. Now I just remove the tailstock and slide the headstock down. Then I turn from the end of the bench instead of the side. Works great for me.

Caveat: I still consider myself a beginner, so someone with more experience (also known as set in their ways) might not agree :-).

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Larry Blanchard

My lathe pre-dates General International that made your lathe. I have been seriously considering upgrading to a sliding headstock lathe.

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graham

thought i was having dejavu all over again

sounds like a brag worthy lathe

and looking online looks like a real nice lathe

it sounds to me like they are iterating over the original design

that is a good thing to do and seems to be one technique used often by the best

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Electric Comet

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