Harvey T60-S updade

[John Hicks]

I have had my Harvey T60-S lathe now for a couple of months. It is very smooth running and very heavy duty. I have found the remote style on off switch is great and I use it quite a bit turning large, sharp edged bowls. The quality of the cast iron is very good, with a few lumpy spots on the painted area of the outside of the bed. The tail stock is very smooth in operation and it came with a great live center.
The spindle lock is very useful, but wish it were visible on the front of the machine; as it is easy to forget it's locked.
The Banjo is kind of sticky on the ways; This may be due to the shear weight and my weak shoulder.
The provided tool rest is very good but I had to file the edges as they were sharp enough to cut my hand. I should have checked that before using it.
It has tons of torque for coring in the low range.
The swing away tail rest is great also. I swing it over and stick magnetic lights on the spots that the tail stock isn't covering.
I have used the sliding head stock several times to turn bowls. I like the extra maneuvering room and a bit of a better position for my old back.
I bought this lathe on sale for 4999, I see of course that now they have knocked another 500 off that sale price. Figures.

If you happen to live in the Western side of Washington State: I have the only T60 up here. Your welcome to come see it. Hoodsport area.

 

[odie]

I have had my Harvey T60-S lathe now for a couple of months. It is very smooth running and very heavy duty. I have found the remote style on off switch is great and I use it quite a bit turning large, sharp edged bowls. The quality of the cast iron is very good, with a few lumpy spots on the painted area of the outside of the bed. The tail stock is very smooth in operation and it came with a great live center.
The spindle lock is very useful, but wish it were visible on the front of the machine; as it is easy to forget it's locked.
The Banjo is kind of sticky on the ways; This may be due to the shear weight and my weak shoulder.
The provided tool rest is very good but I had to file the edges as they were sharp enough to cut my hand. I should have checked that before using it.
It has tons of torque for coring in the low range.
The swing away tail rest is great also. I swing it over and stick magnetic lights on the spots that the tail stock isn't covering.
I have used the sliding head stock several times to turn bowls. I like the extra maneuvering room and a bit of a better position for my old back.
I bought this lathe on sale for 4999, I see of course that now they have knocked another 500 off that sale price. Figures.

If you happen to live in the Western side of Washington State: I have the only T60 up here. Your welcome to come see it. Hoodsport area.


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Looks like a nice lathe!

One thing I feel would be necessary for a remote control box.....is RPM adjustment. Without it, it does seem a little self-defeating of the purpose to keep you out of the danger zone.....well, except for an emergency shut-down.......

-----odie-----

 

[John Hicks]

Update; now they have knocked off a thousand dollars. I guess most companies are not doing as well with this crazy virus.

 

[Raif Harik]

Hi John,. Where are you seeing it for 3999? I see woodcraft has it for 5299.
Thx

 

[John Hicks]

Hi John,. Where are you seeing it for 3999? I see woodcraft has it for 5299.
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Wow! that only lasted two days. It is a few hundred less from the Harvey site. They had it on sale for 3900!

 

[Raif Harik]

Yea they're all over the place. I have the Harvey site saying it's 5,999.00

 

[James Humphries]

Harvey T60 $3644.
https://harveywoodworking.en.made-i...-T-60E-Variable-Speed-24-X-48-Wood-Lathe.html

 

[Mark Jundanian]

It's interesting, that web page lists a price, but then has a clickable that says: "get the latest price". I wonder if they're trying to price lathes like oil and airline seats, according to demand.

 

[James Humphries]

I think the Made in China company is a general wed site that many companies use and some companies don't always put their prices there, so it's a general format question.

 

[Jerry Bochenek]

looking at the spec's on the china web site their unit lists a 3 hp induction motor instead of the servo motor.

 

[Raif Harik]

The made in china one does not have a servo motor in the picture and it's 1/2 the retail price, I don't really trust that site at all.

 

[John Hicks]

The made in china one does not have a servo motor in the picture and it's 1/2 the retail price, I don't really trust that site at all.

You may never get a lathe from those direct from china sites. Not to mention an answer when it gets there all messed up and missing parts.

 

[John Hicks]

Harvey T60 $3644.
https://harveywoodworking.en.made-i...-T-60E-Variable-Speed-24-X-48-Wood-Lathe.html

That is an older model and not really the T60-S that Harvey has made. Plus, they will never give you a real price that includes shipping,fees,taxes. I tried.

 

[James Humphries]

Hi John, Thanks for the info, so you have tried to be in contact with them, I thought it might be too good to be true, anyway i already sent them a bunch of questions, let's see what they say. There's probably no service here but then again I not sure what backup I'll get from the USA, i live in Bogota Colombia.

 

[James Humphries]

I just saw that the power requirement is AC 230V, 50Hz. Don't know if that makes a difference, it will change the speed a bit but I don't know if it will affect the electronics.