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RE: Good for a beginner lathe? - chips ahoy - 10-13-2016
(11-07-2015, 12:53 AM)robo hippy Wrote: For me, the biggest problem with this lathe is that it is a reeves drive. While I have never had one of them, I have turned a time or two on one, and while okay, I found a 4 speed pulley to work better. There are many stories about reeves drives needing to be worked on.... The tools are fairly good quality, probably better than the lathe.
robo hippy
My first lathe had a reeves drive and it was nothing but trouble. If it was me I would run as fast as I could away from it. Not a good lathe to start with.
Mel
RE: Good for a beginner lathe? - Arlin Eastman - 10-15-2016
Mel
You know this is over a year old.
RE: Good for a beginner lathe? - chips ahoy - 10-15-2016
Arlin
Even if it was new and had a Reeves drive I would not buy it.
Mel
RE: Good for a beginner lathe? - GaryP - 11-07-2016
I am sensitive to the stuff so stopped using it as a finish. why not use one of the water-based ones rather than the cyanoacrylic.