I worked out a deal with unclefess a while back on this NIB Nova 16-44 wood lathe. I had been kicking around the idea of getting one for a while, but I had held off cause its sort of a whole 'nother woodworking ball park requiring a whole bunch of other tools I didn't have. But Unclefess had my back there too - he also included a set of specialty wood turning chisels and gouges, and various other lathe parts I might eventually need. Tons of great extras too - some exotic hardwood turning blanks, a book on making rustic furniture, couple Stihl pinup calendars, "caution logging ahead" sign, and more. This was way more lathe than I was thinking for a beginner, but at least this will save me from thinking about getting a larger one if I really get into it. There's 2 lathe bed extensions as well if I ever need them. Thanks Unclefess! I don't really have a clue what I'm doing yet but I think I'm really going to enjoy this.
Yeah, plus the parting tool and the larger spindle gouge. I was trying my hand at sharpening as well with my grandfathers Japanese slip stone.
Working a wood lathe is something I've always wanted to do. Looking forward to updates as you get comfortable with it.
I looked at the specs and that is pretty nice. Lots of nice features on it. I'm sure you'll find lots to work up before long. It looks like you will need another leg off the dust collector? I have my lathe apart so I can make a new base for it. I want to make one of those waffle cookie wooden cone forms that was posted on another thread.
Good deal Shawn. You'll be turning out cool stuff in no time. You could probably make some really neat legs for a slab bench?
Yup. I ended up using some of the 2" parts to run another line out to the drill press and lathe. I can plug my 2-1/4" shop vac hoses into it. I made up a couple of blanks to play with too, but then my sister and BIL stopped by. They had a porcelain top table they wanted to use but one of the leaves had a broken guide rail, so I made them a replacement. But then they wanted to see the lathe in action so I made this. I'm not done with it yet - I think I'm going to actually try to lay out a pattern for it. But it didnt take me very long to get it round this time. I think I'm starting to get a feel for using the gouge. I'm glad I went with the big lathe. Thanks again for the new hobby and tool obsession unclefess . Thanks a lot.
let me know when you need more turning tools ,chucks ,worverine jig ,lamp auger ,hollow ctr. etc. its all in stock and ready for shipment . glad you are enjoying it.
In mid 90's I was looking for a bigger heavier lathe to upgrade from my Craftsman/AMT basic lightweight model. Wanted something that wouldn't have to be replaced in 4-5 years as my skills improved.Also wanted the heaviest bench top model I could find.Since floor space is very limited in my small shop. Settled on this - Record Coronet CL3 48 (company in Sheffield England had recently changed name to Record Power,but same model as from the 1970's. Capacity 12" over bed,30" (yes that's right) with outboard bowl turning attachment.48" bed length for long table legs,baseball bats,lamp posts,columns etc.Bed bars are solid 1.5" x 6 foot hard chrome plated round stock. I believe Record is still in business,though the color is different now & they're not made in Sheffield anymore unfortunately. Total weight is 250 pounds.Even a 30 pound chunk of green Honey Locust some years back didn't shake you to death lol.In stationary power tools & especially wood or metal lathes the more weight is better.
I was a patternmaker for several years, and got my initial training in Akron where a fair fraction of the foundry work was for the tire industry, making tire mold blanks. One shop I worked for had an old Oliver lathe that could turn 6' over the bed, 12' outboard (faceplate going into a well in the floor after removing a panel) and 11' between centers. The bed ways were around knee level, the spindle at chest height, and it had a 20HP motor that you probably couldn't have gotten your arms all the way around. That was a heck of a machine. I never turned anything on the outside, but I did see the 12' faceplate used once. The turner has to move his tools very slowly across the work, because the RPMs have to be so low at that size. The shop I help run now has a very nice modern Powermatic, with a variable speed DC motor. Whereas pattern lathes have a cross feed, compound rest and tool post like a metal lathe, the Powermatic just has the basic tool rest associated with everyday wood lathes, and I am only recently starting to feel competent to run it. Here's a red maple bowl that I finished turning yesterday, still soaking wet. I'm feeling remorse over having made most of the tree into firewood.
12100 CL3 Professional 5 Speed Lathe With today's exchange rate of 1.43 pound/dollar this'll run you around US $830 with the Outboard Bowl Turning Attachment for the swiveling headstock - that's before shipping. I don't even know if Record still has any American distributors like they did years ago.... IIRC mine was around $1200 total back in April '96.Purchased from a tool distributor warehouse back in MA,some smaller parts/accessories were available at local Woodsmith Store franchise here for a while. Same company I guess,but it looks to be not as stout compared to the older models (like everything else made nowadays. Plus they reduced the standard bed length to 24" versus the 36" or 48" available like the previous models. Though ''bed extensions'' can be purchased separately at an additional cost.. This seems to be the ''updated'' version of my CL3 48,with variable speed electronic motor (only option I wish mine had) MAXI-1-M33 Heavy Cast Iron Swivel Head Variable Speed Lathe (M33 x 3.5 Thread, 2MT)
