David Gunn
04-06-2011, 9:49 PM
I have a Jet 1014 mini lathe. I mostly just use it to turn pens and tool handle occasionally. About a year after I had it, I found that it wasn't running true. When I would turn a pen, I noticed that it wouldn't turn it perfectly round. My pens would end up slightly out of round. So I ordered a new pen mandrel think I had damaged the old one. Same problem, so I knew it had to be the lathe. So I called Jet and had it fixed under warranty. I had to drive an hour to the nearest place that could fix it, dropped it off, then had to drive back 5 days later to pick it up. Got it back and everything worked fine. Nice perfectly round pens.
Now, about a year later I have the same problem. My lathe is turning my pens out of round. Anybody know what could cause this problem to reappear? It is still under warranty, but I don't want to have to drive another hour, 2 times, to get it repaired again. Anybody else had similar problems with this lathe? I am kind of fishing for ideas here, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
Now, about a year later I have the same problem. My lathe is turning my pens out of round. Anybody know what could cause this problem to reappear? It is still under warranty, but I don't want to have to drive another hour, 2 times, to get it repaired again. Anybody else had similar problems with this lathe? I am kind of fishing for ideas here, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave