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Anyone have one of these, or any experience with one? While made in China, it does seem to be a lot of bang for the buck. Any comments would be appreciated for someone who is in the market for a new lathe. Thanks as always...
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The woodturning club here has the one hp model. Most here don’t like it. They say it’s “weak”.
What do you expect from a 1 Hp lathe?
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Thanks EF. In our woodturning club, we have one guy who is a retired Lockheed Martin aerospace engineer, and he loves his 1 HP Harvey. I am in the market for new lathe, want to buy a little above my pay grade, and Harvey's bigger of their two lathes has IMO a great deal of bang for the buck. I would feel better about spending a few thousand bucks if it wasn't made in China. Thx again.
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just throwin' it out there, but i recently got a record power coronet herald, and i love it. got mine from highland woodworking.
"stratos" makes some really nice stuff too . . . not sure how difficult it'd be to get in the US.