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hey nice lathe for 20 bucks. wish it was mine. lol. nice.

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wow…

-- David, Charlotte NC (http://beechcreeknaturals.etsy.com)

Pretty good price, you should get hundreds of dollars worth of enjoyment with it.

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Nice lathe for the price. Heck, you can’t buy even one decent gouge for $20.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

awesome. Sure looks like fun

(re: pix, email Martin and he’ll catch the problem right away, I’m sure).

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Best thing about the pix is Randy using safety glasses. Hope he and you are having fun.

Cheryl,

I’m not trying to throw cold-water on your Lathe find; it’s decent.
The reason it was so inexpensive is the bed is flat steel rather than cast iron.
$20 is low; $50-60 for those isn’t unusual.
He’ll enjoy it but ya better start saving ‘cause when he gets the itch for bigger, heavier pieces he’s gonna need a lathe with a cast-iron bed.

Gary

-- Gary, Florida

Get off the pine and start on the exotic’s, the smell is breath taking.

Dont be shy, get a 1k jet.

20 dollars just bought you a ticket to the great slide called woodturning! Welcome aboard! Get a Nova DVRXP! LOL Kidding, good score and have fun. I’m a big fan of full face shields though. The first time you orbit something and it hits you in the teeth, you’ll wish the safety glasses were bigger.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Looks like a Harbor Frieght brand lathe. He might want to invest in a full face sheild in the near future. This will keep the shavings out of his mouth and from going down his shirt. It will also protect his face should a piece fly off toward him. It looks like his practice is already paying off.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Great find for $20.I have a small hobby lathe I spent $150.00 at Menards. Its 15”center to center and 6” from bed to center.Its good for small projects.I plan on getting a bigger lathe soon,turning is so addictive.Your always searching for new and different things to turn.LOL

-- Rick,Neoga,IL.http://www.myspace.com/sublime_4_life_40

Nice starter lathe for 20 bucks! Looks just like one I paid 70 dollars for about 15 years ago to do some basic spindles on a fire restoration job. Cool thing was, at that price I could job-cost it and not have to depreciate it for years to come. Have fun with it.

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