[Woodworkers] Floor Lathe

[gcw804 at aol.com]

I had a Harbor Freight Floor Lathe in old shop.. Gave to a friend only because I didnt have any room for it on the trailer. I'm thinking of upgrading.. I enjoy turning but concentrate on WWingLooking at Grizzly or another HF..They look the same except for the price..Any comments???

I've got a Delta 1460 from the late 40's or 50's, with cast iron legs.. These are great spindle lathes.

I buy and sell these all the time. I just sold one to a neighbor with cast iron legs and new bearings for $350.00.. He got a real deal..
You see the cast iron legs on Ebay all the time for $200-$300.
They are considered a 12" lathe but if you take into consideration the height of the tool banjo, you really turn something about 10: in diameter.

They are readily available on Craigslist and Facebook Market place if you are patient.
I have paid as little as $125.00 for one and as much as $400.00.
They are easy to replace the bearings and the bearings are cheap.
I've turned legs, spindles, a two part newel post, bowls and platters on mine.
I can't say enough good things about them.
If you would like to discuss it further, reach out to me on the back channel and I'll give you my cell number.
I hope this helps.
Gary Williams




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From: Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
To: Sawdusters <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
Cc: Steve Bigelow <sbig333 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 22, 2022 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Floor Lathe

I have a little Jet 10x14 lathe with a lathe extension that works great for small pieces and stores away easily. I had a Jet 12x36 for a long time and made a lot of pieces on that. Sooo much better than the HF lathe I had for a few months. I now have a Grizzly G0733 lathe (18x47). Unfortunately, it is still sitting in the packing crate. Sometimes life happens...
Regards,
-Steve

On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 2:08 PM John McCaskill via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

Grizzly is much better than HF is build quality and durabilityWhat size lathe are you looking for? What swing? Distance between centers? electronic variable speed or change belts? You can get a really good mini-lathe for under a grand, or a mediocre floor lathe for the same. I've got three right now. 
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 4:00 PM Ron Odum via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

I had a Harbor Freight Floor Lathe in old shop.. Gave to a friend only because I didnt have any room for it on the trailer. I'm thinking of upgrading.. I enjoy turning but concentrate on WWingLooking at Grizzly or another HF..They look the same except for the price..Any comments???
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