Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
10-14-2006, 3:58 PM
............ yep, I am.....................no, no, no......... not the DVR, but the old C-man lathe.....
I have not used it, the kids are only slightly interested, and I don't have the space to keep it around.
I dressed it up some, as I would like to get my money back out of it.
This is the lathe that a friend, Dalton sent me for the price of shipping, from the States.
It started out like this..........
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/making_chips.jpg
it needed some TLC to get it going, but I fixed it up.
It worked well to get me truly, and deeply into Abbys.....
Now I tried to sell it for my cost to a few guys, a couple were interested, one guy really wanted it, but in the end, as he was just getting into woodworking he decided on a tablesaw instead, good idea, for him, as he still has to build some cabinets for his newly renovated house
As I could not give it as a "Great Deal" to a friend, I decided to sell it on Yahoo auctions (no E-bay here!).
Here in Japan, the options for wood working lathes here are few and far between.
Here is what is available to a hobbyist.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/wt-100.jpg
This will set you back $200 plus about $25 for shipping
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/wt-300.jpg
This one is about $320. plus $40 shipping
For chucks, this is what they have.......
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/cheap_chuck.jpg
Yep, that is $100 to you, plus $15 shipping.............
Now the WT-300 is a cheap copy of the old C-man lathe, I've seen one in person, and the castings are about half the thickness of the old C-man, and the tube bed is split in two, and I under stand that is really vibrates a lot.
This is what I ended up with.........
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_overview_right.jpg
Some paint, and a lot of sanding, then polishing and the lathe don't look much like it did when I got it.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_closed_left.jpg
I also made a safety cover for the belt and pulley set up.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_open_left_close.jpg
Some upgrades are that I put a linked belt on it, made it run so much smoother!
I also made a stand of sorts for it, that is a torsion box under it, VERY solid and a touch on the heavy side, as there is a lot of plywood in that box!
I have also added a lot of accessories..........
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_acc.jpg
the original 12" tool rest
shop built 6" tool rest
a shop built bowl tool rest
two face plates
a new drive center
a new live center
the Grizzly chuck
I also made use of the tool rest handle from the DVR as I got a better one.
I really tuned this lathe up, and I doubt it ran this well when new from C-man.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_acc_bigger.jpg
Another look at the accessories I'm selling with the lathe.
I'm not selling any tools with it, as I don't really have any to sell, I use all the ones I have.
Anyway, I figure I have near $300 into the lathe, not counting the shipping from the US or the generous gift from Dalton.
This is what I'm up against on the auctions for a "set"............
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/the_lathe_set_competition..jpg
Everything you see in the pic, for a low low price of $1600..........
I think it should sell, I hope so, as I just put an $800+ order in at Lee Valley, for stuff I need for the upcoming Humidor project, and a bunch of stuff for Christmas presents, got to pay the bills somehow!
Well, what do you think?
Cheers!
I have not used it, the kids are only slightly interested, and I don't have the space to keep it around.
I dressed it up some, as I would like to get my money back out of it.
This is the lathe that a friend, Dalton sent me for the price of shipping, from the States.
It started out like this..........
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/making_chips.jpg
it needed some TLC to get it going, but I fixed it up.
It worked well to get me truly, and deeply into Abbys.....
Now I tried to sell it for my cost to a few guys, a couple were interested, one guy really wanted it, but in the end, as he was just getting into woodworking he decided on a tablesaw instead, good idea, for him, as he still has to build some cabinets for his newly renovated house
As I could not give it as a "Great Deal" to a friend, I decided to sell it on Yahoo auctions (no E-bay here!).
Here in Japan, the options for wood working lathes here are few and far between.
Here is what is available to a hobbyist.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/wt-100.jpg
This will set you back $200 plus about $25 for shipping
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/wt-300.jpg
This one is about $320. plus $40 shipping
For chucks, this is what they have.......
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/cheap_chuck.jpg
Yep, that is $100 to you, plus $15 shipping.............
Now the WT-300 is a cheap copy of the old C-man lathe, I've seen one in person, and the castings are about half the thickness of the old C-man, and the tube bed is split in two, and I under stand that is really vibrates a lot.
This is what I ended up with.........
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_overview_right.jpg
Some paint, and a lot of sanding, then polishing and the lathe don't look much like it did when I got it.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_closed_left.jpg
I also made a safety cover for the belt and pulley set up.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_open_left_close.jpg
Some upgrades are that I put a linked belt on it, made it run so much smoother!
I also made a stand of sorts for it, that is a torsion box under it, VERY solid and a touch on the heavy side, as there is a lot of plywood in that box!
I have also added a lot of accessories..........
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_acc.jpg
the original 12" tool rest
shop built 6" tool rest
a shop built bowl tool rest
two face plates
a new drive center
a new live center
the Grizzly chuck
I also made use of the tool rest handle from the DVR as I got a better one.
I really tuned this lathe up, and I doubt it ran this well when new from C-man.
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/c-man_acc_bigger.jpg
Another look at the accessories I'm selling with the lathe.
I'm not selling any tools with it, as I don't really have any to sell, I use all the ones I have.
Anyway, I figure I have near $300 into the lathe, not counting the shipping from the US or the generous gift from Dalton.
This is what I'm up against on the auctions for a "set"............
http://ablett.jp/workshop/images/lathe/c-man/the_lathe_set_competition..jpg
Everything you see in the pic, for a low low price of $1600..........
I think it should sell, I hope so, as I just put an $800+ order in at Lee Valley, for stuff I need for the upcoming Humidor project, and a bunch of stuff for Christmas presents, got to pay the bills somehow!
Well, what do you think?
Cheers!