I a hoping to buy a new Stubby or Robust. I am have a hard time which way to go. Please give me some input on this. Also has anyone ever modified a PM3520 to be able to turn larger diameters?
I a hoping to buy a new Stubby or Robust. I am have a hard time which way to go. Please give me some input on this. Also has anyone ever modified a PM3520 to be able to turn larger diameters?
...has anyone ever modified a PM3520 to be able to turn larger diameters?
I a hoping to buy a new Stubby or Robust. I am have a hard time which way to go. Please give me some input on this. Also has anyone ever modified a PM3520 to be able to turn larger diameters?
I a hoping to buy a new Stubby or Robust. I am have a hard time which way to go. Please give me some input on this. Also has anyone ever modified a PM3520 to be able to turn larger diameters?
I have used several of the afore mentioned machines.In the nature of full disclosure, I am a Robust dealer.
If you want to buy a new stubby pull the trigger quickly. If you can find one.
Brent from Robust here. If you stalled the AB taking big cuts, you probably had it on the wrong belt speed range. Any of the lathes you've mentioned can certainly be stalled, and if you run on the high speed pulley, you will stall them easier with a big cut. I've had customers own their machines for years and not know to change the belt position to the slow-speed, high torque position. When they did, they were pleasantly surprised by the extra power. Nothing unique to the AB in this regard.
I am curious if any else has had an issue with the AB and stalling it.
I am back to looking at the VL300 again, as Sergio mentions, because the new models have two extension lengths available for the headstock side. These can also be used on the tail stock end for bed extensions. With proven torque and the ability to be used hard and keep on going are really important to me. I recently priced one with an extension and swing away for the tail stock and it still came well under the other models I priced. Now just need to save a little more and then who knows.
Sergio, I really don't want to switch lathes but I have a VL300 long bed. I only turn bowls and I mainly rough out bowls for bowl blank business. I have been entertaining a sliding headstock or short bed lathe (with out board attachment) for streamlining my roughing operation. I need a lathe that will hold up to hard use. When I say hard use I mean a lathe that has 50 to 100 pound out of round blocks of wood loaded one after the other. Then switch sides for coring one after another. There is a lot of torquing not only on the motor but also the bed in this type of turning. I must say I have these thoughts and then I go to my shop and turn on my vicmarc and say what are you thinking. This one works fine but it would be nice not leaning over the lathe bed some times. Oh maybe someday. It is still between the new vicmarc and the Robust AB if I ever actually buy anything. I am leaning vicmarc since I know it will hold up from past experiences. Vicmarcs don't have some of the modern bells and whistles but it is a lathe that just works and works hard.
Curious about the comments about things vibrating loose with sliding headstocks. In over 15 years, the only problem I have had was forgetting to lock it down.
robo hippy
Curious about the comments about things vibrating loose with sliding headstocks. In over 15 years, the only problem I have had was forgetting to lock it down. robo hippy
Sounds like a Stubby is a perfect fit.
Brian,
Check my post #13. You can't buy a new Stubby, none available in the United States. New corporate owners, no idea if or when they will be available.
I knew they are forming a new company. I was working with Vickie Jordan trying to buy a new machine. You would think that Bill would have mentioned to her or me that new ones were going to be coming soon, if they were. He knew I was trying to buy a lathe. With the following statement from their website, I would say that machine is pretty much dead.
From the A.M.P. website;
OPORTUNITY --- The USA patent for "OMEGA STUBBY LATHES" remains for immediate sale to the best reasonable offer.
This offer would suit either a current USA
machinery manufacturer, or company wishing to manufacture off shore and sell in USA , UK and Canada .
Please submit offers to: rod@ampengineeringsolutions.com.au
I have been using my John Jordan Stubby 750 for over 12 years now and really enjoy using it. I have no need to turn anything over 14" so this is not a problem for me. The machine is very versital due to the fact that the ways (bed) can be positioned in various configurations. The only thing I was a little disappointed with wer that it was difficult to align the tailstock with the spindle center. Another point is that it did not come with a speed display. I had to rig up my own.
I have heard rumors that the newer versions did not perform as well as the older lathes.