Laguna Tools - Laguna Revo 18/36 Lathe (Rating: 3)
One month ago my Laguna 18/36 lathe arrived and I was excited. My previous lathe was from General Tools. It did not have any bells or whistles, but it was a dependable workhorse and I wish I had that lathe now.
These are the problems I have experience so far with the Laguna:
1. If dust or small chips get wedged in the banjo clamp handle it will not lock in place. Take the time to brush off the dust and get the dang thing to hold in position on the bed. Really?
2. Same problem with the tool rest handle. Today, for the first time, the tool rest dropped down while I was turning a spindle. For all their bragging of these great locks, my General lathe never lost grip on the banjo handle or the tool rest handle. Never!!
3. If dust or small chips can get into the shut off switch, so you can't turn it off without using the emergency shut off switch, which resets the on and off switch. This is a design flaw.
4. The machine at times decides what speed it thinks you should run. I don't want to go faster than the speed set before I chuck my wood in place!
5. Biggest pet peeve is you cannot work on the lathe, except for spinning wood. It will not hold the LOCK position. This is awful and it is the one failure that would have turned me against this lathe in the first place.
I wish I had not purchased this lathe and I hope I have saved one of you from making the same mistake.
Cathy
One month ago my Laguna 18/36 lathe arrived and I was excited. My previous lathe was from General Tools. It did not have any bells or whistles, but it was a dependable workhorse and I wish I had that lathe now.
These are the problems I have experience so far with the Laguna:
1. If dust or small chips get wedged in the banjo clamp handle it will not lock in place. Take the time to brush off the dust and get the dang thing to hold in position on the bed. Really?
2. Same problem with the tool rest handle. Today, for the first time, the tool rest dropped down while I was turning a spindle. For all their bragging of these great locks, my General lathe never lost grip on the banjo handle or the tool rest handle. Never!!
3. If dust or small chips can get into the shut off switch, so you can't turn it off without using the emergency shut off switch, which resets the on and off switch. This is a design flaw.
4. The machine at times decides what speed it thinks you should run. I don't want to go faster than the speed set before I chuck my wood in place!
5. Biggest pet peeve is you cannot work on the lathe, except for spinning wood. It will not hold the LOCK position. This is awful and it is the one failure that would have turned me against this lathe in the first place.
I wish I had not purchased this lathe and I hope I have saved one of you from making the same mistake.
Cathy