anybody turn on one.......1 HP ???????, How much ₽$$$$$$$$
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I've seen one. It looks like a nice machine.
The re off bar would not work for me. I hit my remote with my hip all the time when I work new the head stock and don't remember to park it somewhere else.
The re off bar would not work for me. I hit my remote with my hip all the time when I work new the head stock and don't remember to park it somewhere else.
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It looks like it might work to take the place of the Independence in some cases because of the tilting bed feature. Apparently there wasn't a market of the Independence.
I have Carl Jacobson in my booth with me at the Oregon Woodturning Symposium this weekend. I will have my Liberty, and he will have the Scout. I saw Tim Yoder turning on it last year in Atlanta. Looks like a nice little lathe. I will report back in next week. Being a Robust, I am sure it isn't cheap.
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The base price is $3475, but there are quite a few options.
Isn't it marketed as not having any pulley speed range changes? Just variable speed? I wouldn't like it that way. I don't change speed ranges a lot on my Delta Midi, but I occasionally do find the need to keep the torque curve where I like it.
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It depends. Torque is only half the story in producing work. With the right motor and VFD you could have a design where shifting gears isn't necessary. Using the 1.5 HP option there is more than enough low speed torque for a lathe of this size. If the motor is designed for VFD service, it might also be rated for operation above base RPM. When operating below base RPM the VFD operates in constant torque mode and above base RPM it operates in constant horsepower mode.
You're right Bill, it does depend. But if I paid a premium price like this, for a lathe of this size class, it better haul the mail in any way I want to use it.
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If you're seriously interested, I would recommend going to the symposium in KC. Is there any particular operation that you're concerned about the lathe being able to handle? My experience is that Brent English is very approachable, gives straight answers, and doesn't BS.
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Ditto! The symposium is the place to evaluate lathes. See them up close
The trade Show will have Jet, Powermatic, Vicmarc, Robust, Oneway....
You can see the lathes demonstrators requested: Oneway, Powermatic, Vicmarc and Jet 1221vs in use in the demo rooms.
You can talk to the demonstrators talk and to the sellers.
Sellers will not mis represent a lathe. Not because it would kill their busssiness, but because that is the type of people they are.
Brent is a great guy with a great product. The Kevin & Cindy Clay are wonderful people with great oneway products, Christian B. Is a terrific guy with a great Vic Marc products. The jet powermatic team are terrific too.
I bought my oneway at the AAW in San Antonio. I was considering the powermatic or the Oneway.
Ended up with a Oneway 2436. In my estimation there is not a better lathe on the market 20 years later.
There are several excellent lathes out there and several more pretty good ones.
The field is full of good choices. The Sympsoium is about the best place to get firsthand information to make the decision.
Well, just talked to Carl, and he couldn't get a Scout here in time for the Symposium. On the one speed range, that is what is on the Liberty. Since I turn mostly bowls, no problem, and 2700 is fine for the spindles I turn. It does not need a slow speed range for coring.
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