Wood lathes

[AdrianF]

I would like to "have a go" at wood turning. Only small jobs not huge ones.
Can anyone suggest a reasonable brand of wood lathe. Or maybe someone knows where there is a "cheapy" for sale.

Adrian

[torana68]

dont buy a new one until you know what you want to do. DO NOT buy cheap tools, they dont hold their edge for more than a few minutes. ebay/classifieds or your local tip recycling place, lot of cheapie machines about after the fad wears off (50 -100$). Cheapie will give you something to play on before you get something better

[AdrianF]

OK I have found a couple of cheapies but they are too far away from here and the will not post.
I have used a wood lathe at work but they are not designed for small work they have a bed arounf 1.5 meters long and are not tooled for small work (chuck etc)

Adrian

[M54]

Hi Adrian,
This is a fantastic Australian site for getting info on all aspects of woodwork.

Like IIS it is a great place to learn and ask questions.

I've cut and pasted the specific woodturning forum, but there's every other kind of woodwork and carpentry too.


http://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/

Oh, and one place to look at lathes is http://www.carbatec.com.au/woodturning-tools_c300 My fave shop besides Bintel.
They have a Brisbane store.


Hope this helps.:)

[M54]

Or you could try building a pole lathe, my goal before Christmas.:D

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.millennia.f2s.com/lathe2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.millennia.f2s.com/settlement.htm&usg=__iGxCNeZe3SvPLsSrWT0HT6YGka4=&h=525&w=320&sz=34&hl=en&start=15&sig2=6ws9vm7hF1XsSh5Q_I8wLg&itbs=1&tbnid=f31rZ4JJJPCzoM:&tbnh=132&tbnw=80&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpole%2Blathe%26hl%3Den %26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=XHRCTODkNYawcc-PkaoP