Robust Tools Lathes

woods · 2006-11-22T14:54:29+00:00

There are some nice lathes at that are on the level of Oneway lathes. They offer 18x28 and 25x28 models and have some nice features like stainless bed ways, big sealed bearings, a sliding headstock, and a seven year warranty, plus they are made in the USA. As an option, Robust features a Tilt Away which attaches to the end of lathe and lets you slide the tailstock onto it and rotate it out of the way. It is what I categorize as a high end lathe in the 5K price range and certainly worth looking at. Are there any owner's opinions out there?

Nov 22, 2006 21 Replies

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Bill Rubenstein 19 years ago

If I were going to drop 5k+ on a lathe, I'd turn on all the competitors before I made the big decision. You wouldn't buy a car without test driving it -- would you?

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Darrell Feltmate 19 years ago

If I was going to drop 5K on a lathe (drool, drool, drool) my wife would drop me :-) The test drive is all I would get. One of these days though, the kids will all be finished college, and then...

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