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Nova DVR 2024 questions

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Bob Comerford

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Question #1: What is the part number for the Outboard Turning Assembly that fits the 2024? All I can find are ads for Nova outboard assemblies that exclude the 2024 from the list of applicable lathes.

Question #2: What is the part number for bed extension for the 2024? Same problem as with the outboard assembly: The ads I find don't have the 2024 in the list of models that bed extensions advertised fit on.

Question #3: Does anyone have a DVR 2024 WITH the proper outboard turning assembly AND the appropriate 20-inch bed extension? If so, do they work well?

Question #4: Does the SwingAway hinge for the bed extension work on the 2024?

I've seen the Teknatool video on the 2024. In it there is a bed extension and outboard turning assembly attached to the demo lathe. But I can't find an ad for these accessories that includes the 2024 in the list of lathes the unit fits on. Even in the Teknatool catalog/brochure/manual, the bed extension explanation emphasizes that it only works on the 3000, 1624, and DVR XP and there is no mention of the 2024. I don't want to buy one of these things and then find out the outboard unit and bed extensions available in the market are only for the other models of lathe by NOVA.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
If you are coming to the symposium teknatool will be there.

I like to ask these questions with a machine in front of me and a company rep giving the answers and setting up delivery if I get the right ones.

The AAW trade show is the best place I know of to make lathe buying decisions.
The lathes are there, the company owners/ reps are there, expert turners are there...

If you can't come, you probably have a friend who is.


Al
 
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As I understand, the bed is the same as the DVR-XP and 1624, which would mean the bed extension and swing away are the same as the other two lathes.

The only difference on the outboard would be the height of the pillar.

I have the outboard for the other two and haven't really ever used it.

Me, I would call Teknatool and ask them the P/N
 
I'll be at the Symposium and won't buy a new lathe until after it. Add the cost of that to the cost of a 2024 and I could have bought an American Beauty!! Waiting is painful because there are some good sales on 2024s right now.

But I've heard that the shutdown time of the 2024 is excessive, that it doesn't have a brake. Is that true? I turn off and on a lot during a bowl. That would drive me nuts.
 
Bob
My understanding is that the 2024 has the same head as the DVR-XP, so it would behave the same as the DVR-XP.
 
Bob Comerford said:
.... But I've heard that the shutdown time of the 2024 is excessive, that it doesn't have a brake. Is that true? I turn off and on a lot during a bowl. That would drive me nuts.
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Not a problem, you can use MY METHOD for slowing the lathe down (J/K, of course). 😀

The handwheel could be used, but really braking is a bit over rated -- for small things you don't really need it and for large heavy pieces of wood, you really should not use it unless your chuck or faceplate is locked down with setscrews.

The braking on most lathes with electronic variable frequency drives is light duty anyway and is actually more like a programmed ramp down in commanded speed which is not the same thing as actual speed (angular momentum and friction account for the difference faster or slower than commanded speed). Besides that, on EVS lathes that use less-sophisticated inverters, the energy used to slow down the spindle load gets dumped into the motor windings as extra heat. For normal operation, that is not a big deal, but if you were to do frequent decelerations of a heavy load, it would warm the the motor a few extra degrees.
 
Yuh, Bill, I read your post. I've reached for the piece a few times over the years but so far have ended up with hand on wheel to stop it on my current small lathe. But this post of yours added to my resolve to not grab the piece. I've seen lots of videos of guys running their hand over a spinning piece to check smoothness, I guess. That gives me the eebeebajeebies, as Julian would say.
 
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