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One of my reasons for going to the IWF show in Atlanta this year was to get a close up look a the General lathes (I learned on a General some 30 yrs ago).
If I had my pick, I'd get the Powermatic 24" swing or the top of the line VicMark, but with turning as a hobby, $3k for a lathe isn't an option.
The Canadian General has a model that has an 18" swing that is a remake of thier 12" swing model. It's the old style and is capable of outboard turning for larger work. (problem with outboard turning is you have to pull the lathe away from the wall to work from the "back").
I was impressed with thier new Tiawan (International) model 25-600 which is a 16" swing, but the head rotates to accomodate larger turnings and it slides all the way up and down the bed like the Powermatic. Thus larger turning are done at 90 degrees rather than "from tha back"
I was really impressed with the design and had not seen any literature on this model and still can't find any on the General site.
My reason for posting is to ask if any of you have seen this lathe (or bought it and used it) and what is your opinion of it?
Thanks
~dave
If I had my pick, I'd get the Powermatic 24" swing or the top of the line VicMark, but with turning as a hobby, $3k for a lathe isn't an option.
The Canadian General has a model that has an 18" swing that is a remake of thier 12" swing model. It's the old style and is capable of outboard turning for larger work. (problem with outboard turning is you have to pull the lathe away from the wall to work from the "back").
I was impressed with thier new Tiawan (International) model 25-600 which is a 16" swing, but the head rotates to accomodate larger turnings and it slides all the way up and down the bed like the Powermatic. Thus larger turning are done at 90 degrees rather than "from tha back"
I was really impressed with the design and had not seen any literature on this model and still can't find any on the General site.
My reason for posting is to ask if any of you have seen this lathe (or bought it and used it) and what is your opinion of it?
Thanks
~dave