I saw the Rikon at Woodcraft. I didn’t get to use it but the guy ran it through all of the speeds and bed extension. It was impressive.
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I saw the Rikon at Woodcraft. I didn’t get to use it but the guy ran it through all of the speeds and bed extension. It was impressive.
I can see that being a lot easier than the laser.
Thanks Grant. That was pretty cool.
I’m confused, it isn’t hard. I understand you will be able to see the finish on the inside but how is that going to tell you the thickness?
Between the Jet and PM I would probably go with the PM. It is two inches larger over the bed, will get you down to 15 rpm’s if that is important to you and the main feature that attracts me it the...
Just pulled the plug and ordered the Record Power.
That is what I have heard also. The one thing to remember is curing time and drying time are not the same.
I just checked the speed range against my Rikon and they are the same. For some reason when I read 250-750 the 750 sounded low. I very seldom have to move the belt now so that shouldn’t change. I...
I got vibration on my Rikon 70-220 VSR lathe once. It seemed like a bearing was going out. I ended up discovering that after I changed the belt on pulleys I tightened the belt too tight. I loosened...
Harold, Highland is where I was looking also. For me there was an added $230 shipping fee. It does look like a nice lathe. The only thing the Record has over the Nova it looks like to me is the...
David I live in West Virginia. There are a few places in the states that carry Record Power. Record Power looks like they are trying to get a market here. The spindle is 1.25 - 8 tpi instead of...
I guess not.
You can sharpen the carbide cutters very easy with a credit card size diamond sharpener. They are only around $12.
Does anybody have one of these or know much about them? I am looking to upgrade and this one has really caught my attention.
I also use the Wolverine with the Varigrind. Very easy to use and does a great job.
I am still fairly new. Been turning for 2 to 3 years. I started with a cheap set of HHS tools. I still haven’t used half of them. I bought some carbide tools and liked them better. A couple of weeks...