And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Understand what you're dealing with. I have had the PennState version for more than 10 years. Wood latheing is highly addictive, more so than you can imagine. After about 3 months you'll be yearning bad for a larger capacity lathe. Changing pulleys to change speed get old immediately, instead, get a variable speed model and avoid the aggravation.
That motor is DC and has a built-in transformer to plug into 110v, so reversing the direction is very difficult. On-Off switch is in the wrong place, needs to be on the right. Unless you're left handed. If you are right handed you hold the chisel in your right hand. There will be times when you have to hit that on-off switch INSTANTLY if not sooner and that's not possible with a chisel in that hand. You'll find out the hard way.
Lastly, as with most hobbies, the lathe is just the down payment. You still need chisels (about $20-30 each), chuck ($100-200), and a long line of other things. In the past 10+ years I have spent thousands on wood lathe related stuff. And I love it and do it almost daily. At this moment I have at least 15 lathe projects in the works.
Ghostsniper, according to that picture, the power switch *is* on the right. The rest of what you've said I agree with.
Though if someone wants to start turning, and is of the "buy now, cry now" school of thought, for slightly more more than twice the price of this model one can purchase a much nicer Laguna (https://lagunatools.com/classic/lathes/revo-12-16/).
Thanks for the clarification. I need to get back out to my shop and do some turning. My lathe is a Harbor Fright generic, but I think the switch is on the left. Been too long since I played with it.
Understand this is a starter lathe, just like the PSI one. It will let you know if you want to do this. If you do, it's upgrade time. Craigslist, Marketplace or HiBid for a lathe and nearly any tools you're looking for to get going, then sell the one you have (LOL!) on Craigslist or Marketplace.
Kindly post a list of all benchtop lathes made in America. And if the castings were made some other place, and assembled here, that company is disqualified.
You'll have a short list, if there's anyone on it at all.
Understand what you're dealing with. I have had the PennState version for more than 10 years. Wood latheing is highly addictive, more so than you can imagine. After about 3 months you'll be yearning bad for a larger capacity lathe. Changing pulleys to change speed get old immediately, instead, get a variable speed model and avoid the aggravation.
ReplyDeleteThat motor is DC and has a built-in transformer to plug into 110v, so reversing the direction is very difficult. On-Off switch is in the wrong place, needs to be on the right. Unless you're left handed. If you are right handed you hold the chisel in your right hand. There will be times when you have to hit that on-off switch INSTANTLY if not sooner and that's not possible with a chisel in that hand. You'll find out the hard way.
Lastly, as with most hobbies, the lathe is just the down payment. You still need chisels (about $20-30 each), chuck ($100-200), and a long line of other things. In the past 10+ years I have spent thousands on wood lathe related stuff. And I love it and do it almost daily. At this moment I have at least 15 lathe projects in the works.
Ghostsniper, according to that picture, the power switch *is* on the right. The rest of what you've said I agree with.
ReplyDeleteThough if someone wants to start turning, and is of the "buy now, cry now" school of thought, for slightly more more than twice the price of this model one can purchase a much nicer Laguna (https://lagunatools.com/classic/lathes/revo-12-16/).
Thanks for the clarification. I need to get back out to my shop and do some turning. My lathe is a Harbor Fright generic, but I think the switch is on the left. Been too long since I played with it.
Delete... and don't forget the vast, incredible quantity of chips and dust you're going to generate. Get that big shop vac or dust collection system.
ReplyDeleteUnderstand this is a starter lathe, just like the PSI one. It will let you know if you want to do this. If you do, it's upgrade time. Craigslist, Marketplace or HiBid for a lathe and nearly any tools you're looking for to get going, then sell the one you have (LOL!) on Craigslist or Marketplace.
ReplyDeleteOr buy a metal lathe and increase the expenses (and possibilities) by orders of magnitude.
ReplyDelete$30,000 for a new 1334 Standard Modern metal lathe, made in Ontario. And remember that tooling is the same price as the machine.
DeleteHow about we not buy Chinese products, and buy American?
ReplyDeleteKindly post a list of all benchtop lathes made in America.
DeleteAnd if the castings were made some other place, and assembled here, that company is disqualified.
You'll have a short list, if there's anyone on it at all.