lathes

Hi all, I may be late to the party on this but, Axminster tools are rebranding their own range of power tools and are selling off shop stock at good prices. I was looking for a 305mm disc sander and just got their £400 trade version for £230, the price of their hobby one. They also had lathes...

Well no doubt you will all be aware of the old saying "Patience is a virtue" (not going to mention "Patience" only has 1 "T" :whistling::whistling: ) Patience is a virtue that would feature very low on a list of traits that I am known for :goesred: It was only two days ago that I thought the...

As I was in London on holiday this week I was able to visit the Wizardry in Wood exhibition. There were some stunning pieces there. Had a chat with a penturner, Mr. Ron Caddy. He had some really lovely pens on display. There was an interesting demonstration by 2 people turning bowls on pole...

Hello folks new member here I already have been turning for a few years so good some bad stuff turned out,, the thing is I've never dabbled in pens and have been given a small Axminster lathes which came with a mandrill and I was wondering if all mandrills are to same size diameter wise? David

Hi Folks: I did search for the answer, but I couldn't find it. Does anyone know where Record Power lathes are made? I am not talking about where they were invented, designed, etc,, but where they are actually assembled. Thank you all vey muh.

Hi everyone Which one of these lathes would you choose ? Tia Jan

Not been around much lately started a new venture for our veterans setting up workshops by donating everything needed for veterans to do woodturning mainly pens from lathes and chucks to pen kits and these are some of the things I have been making to raise the funds to do this

Hi all, my annual trip to Woodfest at Belmont and another great show showcasing wood and all its associated trades. Today we had a little rain, right in the middle of the speed chainsaw carving, but they just carried on. I saw a couple of pole lathes in use, which is always good to see and met...

Micro mini Vintage Miniature Wood Lathe lot. 4 laths total | eBay Coronet Minor Lathe and Wood Machining Centre | eBay

:waver: As you can probably tell by my username, I'm Steve and I'm from carrot crunching Suffolk. (Skiving off work today.) I'm fairly new to pen turning and I love every minute of chilling out in the shed and spinning up all manner of random stuff on my small but competent lathes. The last...

Does anyone in uk know of any discounted lathes in the January sales ? Desperate to get started but always love a bargain!!! Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys, I'm new to both the forum and the world of pen turning and am looking to give pen turning a go. I have the opportunity of picking up a Flexispeed Mk1 lathe with motor and hardwood base for circa £50, all apparently in good (quiet!) working order. These lathes appear to be a very old and...

One of the local suppliers now has Charnwood lathes on their website. Over here you can get Nova, Jet at great expense and lots of cheap rubbish. I am not in the market for another lathe but would appreciate comments about quality. Nice to see another manufacturer but like to know where it...

Are you looking for a new lathe check this lot out. it looks like a club selling off there old ones tony1lynne | eBay

I Need help, Bought another lathe yesterday !!!!! I now have a Record DML 305 VS , Record DML 305 , Record CL3 and a Myford ML7. i have also bought and sold 3 other lathes in the past 2 years . Why do i keep wanting more ???????? When will it end ???????