OneWay lathe (1018) advice sought

[Brandywine]

Hello Turners,

I have recently upgraded my Delta Midi lathe to a Oneway 1018, and would like to know what I can look forward to in my new(er) lathe.

I am wondering about the outboard turning capability, a bed extension, steady rest and other accessories worth having on the 1018.

This 1018 has the 1HP motor.

Mainly I turn small objects, and often spindlework is the majority of the design.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Owen Lowe]

I have recently upgraded my Delta Midi lathe to a Oneway 1018, and would like to know what I can look forward to in my new(er) lathe.

I am wondering about the outboard turning capability, a bed extension, steady rest and other accessories worth having on the 1018.

Congrats on the Oneway, Chris. As far as I remember, the 1018 does not have outboard capability.

 

[jdownie]

The Oneway lathe will likely be more rigid than the Delta lathe. You will be able to turn heavier blanks on it. With small spindles, however, the differences will be trivial.

John

 

[Brandywine]

Aww, I thought that with this fancy new thing I would be able to do backflips, and hang from a trapeze while turning.

Looks as if I will have to custom make a Steady rest for this lathe as well, because the Oneway Steady Rest does not fit the 1018.

We all have our challenges, and I am certainly glad to have variable speed, and reverse...plus a tailstock that slides without binding.

Thanks for your comments,
Chris

 

[Michael Armstrong]

Chris:
The 1018 is a great lathe. I have had one for about 6 years. I needed something that I could get into my basement workshop. Although you can't do outboard turning with it, there are lots of projects that it handles well. I highly recommend a vacuum chuck system for it to finish the bottoms of bowls etc.

Although I built a steady rest for mine, I think the Oneway will work you just need to order the correct size clamping block. I could be wrong in this since I never researched it.

Michael

 

[Brandywine]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the info.
I wouild like to ask you some questions regarding your experience with the 1018...

Did you find the size of the bed limiting or in the way...or did you get an extension to allow the tailstock to slide further away ?

Did you find the variable speed control easy to use ?

Would you recommend a specific chuck to use. I have been considering a Nova G3, as an upgrade from my old Nova with the tommy bars.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Michael Armstrong]

Chris:
I don't have a bed extension but I am not doing any spindle turning of any length. The size was right for my small shop. I had considered buying the extension because I have started turning hollow vessels and felt that I would need the extra length because I was going to use a captive bar system. Instead I purchased the Mini-Monster hollowing setup and have found that I don't need any extra bed length.

I use the Oneway Talon chuck on mine and find it great. I haven't had any experience with other chucks but I'm sure there are lots of threads on here concerning which chuck to buy. In my opinion some of the larger chucks would be overkill for the 1018.

The variable speed is something I wouldn't be without. I am experimenting with thread chasing also and so I need to be able to adjust the speed down low for that and also for starting to true up blanks. It is nice to be able to just turn a dial and increase the speed as the blank becomes more round.

Hope this helps and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions.

Michael