Need A New Lathe What Would You Suggest?

[jomlt9@AOL.COM]

sorry price went up old cat 309.95 go to www.Penn State Industries take a look they have Jet , Delta ,and a few others its whats u can afford and how deep in the addiction u are

[Charleston]

FWIW; Penn State Ind. has a Jet clone they sell under their name Turncrafter Pro. It sells for under $200 and is everybit as good as the Jet or Delta. The Vega mini dup will mount in the same manner.

I own the Jet variable speen mini. I have a vega dup on it. My bench is against the wall so I have to remove my dup when I want to turn manually. I have designed some fixtures that can be atached to the dup that will allow you to put it right back where it was so the changeover is very fast! I just need to make them

You can get a real nice lathe with a bed extension etc. for under $300.
Good luck.

[NIB]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...&Go.x=8&Go.y=7

This is the result of a search on amazon for lathes.

[NIB]

U don't need anything extravagant if this is a hobby.
The delta an jet mini's as stated are a good choice.
If u want a good lathe the grizzly 1495? on page 2 is a good one.or u can go with the full size jet.I would try to stay away from variable speed exta cost not needed.

[Nebe]

I run a Vega on a teeeney weenie fire engine red carbatech.

Im saving for a jet, as the carbatech struggles with hard maple.

I want numbskull's lathe

[nightfighter]

I scored a Shopsmith at a yardsale. Awesome combo machine. Have a jointer with it too. Worth a search in the local want advertiser, especially this time of year.

[Bay Stalker]

Originally Posted by NIB

U don't need anything extravagant if this is a hobby.
The delta an jet mini's as stated are a good choice.
If u want a good lathe the grizzly 1495? on page 2 is a good one.or u can go with the full size jet.I would try to stay away from variable speed exta cost not needed.

I got there catalog they are nice, maybe in the future

[justplugit]

BS if you do a search under Vega Duplicator there are instructions on how to do a rear mounting. I think Mac was the one who posted them.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by NIB

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...&Go.x=8&Go.y=7

This is the result of a search on amazon for lathes.

I have the Jet 1236 (shown in above link) It works pissa can't beat that price either

[justplugit]

This is a no name lathe. Too old to have a name but still drills true. Use the Jet for turnin.

[reelecstasy]

JPI with a pic of BF hanging in his cave......

[justplugit]

Ya Chris,if i can make the fest and plugnite this year, i'll have a collage of uze guys mugs.

[ProfessorM]

You don't have to have a new lathe. I probably have the crapiest and oldest lathe you have ever seen but I get by with it. Got it for nutin. Had to make several parts for it. I am a cheap bastard. Worse part is the tailstock and head only take a #1 morse taper which limits me as far as tooling goes. I took the motor off my planer I never use. Now that I think of it get a new one.

[humphrys]

I bought an old Shopsmith for $200 and love it. I bought it just for the lathe. I alreay have almost every other possible stationary power tool, and didn't need the versatility of the shopsmith.

Many folks critize the shopsmith when they are constantly going from one tool to another, and that may be true, but as a dedicated lathe, it's great. Speed is adjustable with a dial, it will handle both small and large pieces, and if needed you have some other tools. I wouldn't pay serious money for one, but if you can find a cheap one for 2-300, it's well worth it.

john

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by justplugit

This is a no name lathe. Too old to have a name but still drills true. Use the Jet for turnin.

Your the nuts JPI