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    Wood Lathe recommendations?

    Hi there!
    Anyone can recommend me a good wood lathe in a budget? Something that doesn't break the pocket and still works great for woodowrking.

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    Back when I bought standing woodworking machinery Powermatic and Delta were the top small shop machines.

    You want weight with a lathe (Along with quality build and machining of course.)

    If it was me, I would look to by one of these two brands used.

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    Quote Originally Posted by ducksfan View Post
    Back when I bought standing woodworking machinery Powermatic and Delta were the top small shop machines.

    You want weight with a lathe (Along with quality build and machining of course.)

    If it was me, I would look to by one of these two brands used.

    Robust Tools is another machine builder to look at, although they are on the higher side of the price scale. But their machine tools are just like their company name implies ...

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    I have a 12 x 18 Craftsman that has served me well. It is identical to the same Rikon model with different paint and badging. I found it "new in box" on Craigslist for about half of what comparable units were selling for new.

    Woodturning is not a primary focus of mine though some of my projects require "turned" components. It is for those cases that my lathe gets most of its use.

    I have found that many, if not most, home shop woodworking tools, regardless of brand, are all the same castings and designs. They then get painted and badged by various manufacturers.

    Have you looked at Grizzly? They have a decent quality/cost relationship.

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    Quote Originally Posted by 2black1s View Post
    I have found that many, if not most, home shop woodworking tools, regardless of brand, are all the same castings and designs. They then get painted and badged by various manufacturers.

    This is very true, and then the differentiator becomes the quality of drive motor and controls used.

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    Thanks for all the responses people! After all the research I find Delta 460 to be a great budget lathe to buy. I am still going through product reviews & forums & will make my final decision this week.

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    I agree this is one of the top budget lathes & I've found great reviews regarding it on youtube. I am also surfing through craiglist & hoping to stumble upon a good deal like this! Fingers crossed!

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    I just took a quick look at the Delta 460 and it appears very similar to my Craftsman. Like I said earlier, probably the exact same casting.

    One feature it has that mine doesn't is the variable speed function. That is nice and something I'd look for if I ever bought another. Mine has 6 discrete speeds and requires a manual change of the belt position to change speeds... kind of like a standard type drill press. Not that big of a deal, but the VS is a nice feature nonetheless.

    I think you're making a good choice.

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    Thanks mate! Really appreciate your input!

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    Re: Wood Lathe recommendations?

    No experience with wood lathes, but lots of experience with variable speed and step pulley drive setups and while the variable speed is a nice feature to have, it is expensive to fix if/when it wears out and often times isn’t really necessary for most applications. Speaking from a longevity standpoint, the manual speed adjustment pulley setups are the way to go. The most expensive repair for these will be a new belt.

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