Hi, My club, The Long Island Woodturners Association, is considering getting a new club lathe. As part of the decision process, it was suggested to see what other clubs are using. Please answer the following questions:
Your Club Club Lathe Comments from visiting/outside turners on club's lathe. Your comments
You can either post here or email me at rostmartin at hotmail dot com
Thank you Martin Long Island, New York
Northwest Woodturners
Oneway 1224
All positive - many pros turn on large Oneways and the small one performs, adjusts and has the same operating feel as the big ones. A few have expressed their pleasure and comfort upon learning they'll be demo-ing on a Oneway.
I've only turned on it once but really liked it. Excellent quality and should last as long as the club does. I think the members are very proud of it and take excellent care for it's security between meetings, cleaning it up afterwards, etc.
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Cascade Woodturners - perhaps Neill will see this and provide the info on the Woodfast we have there - if he doesn't in a few days I'll try my best.
Martin,
The San Diego Woodturners has had a 16" Woodfast shortbed for a number of years. A club member made a nice stand that includes drawers for chucks, accessories and a grinder. It was a self-contained turning center.
For the last 5 years, we have held our meetings at the San Diego Woodturning Centre and we use their big lathes: Vicmarc 300, Stubby
1000 or a Oneway 2436. Since we have not had much use for the big Woodfast, we just sold it and are in the process of buying two or three JET minis for our occasional road shows.Joe FLeming - San Diego
Tennessee Association of Woodturners has a Jet 1642, which replaces a Nova
3000.Barry
Hi Martin, The Lehigh Valley Woodturners has a Nova 3000, which nobody seems to like. We are currently saving for a Oneway. Tony Manella Tres.
The Tudor Rose Woodturners here in the UK use a Vicmarc 100. Everyone loves it but it does restrict you to only being able to turn small items
Regards
Paul
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