Help Buying a New Wood Lathe (Carbatec or Sherwood?)

squeeze on 01/12/2019 - 15:57

Hey woodworkers,

I'm upgrading my tin-box Ryobi wood lathe (and by upgrading I mean part of the steal literally snapped under load)

I've narrowed down a few options, hoping anyone could advise on any of these of others I should consider

Any advice much appreciated,

Cheers!

Comments

Seeyounexttuesday on 01/12/2019 - 16:17

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Have you checked out Hare & Forbes https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W385. Seems like a good unit though it's been over 2 decades since I've used a wood lathe.
toristo on 01/12/2019 - 19:01

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Depends what you're turning on it… Personally I'd look for something a little bigger and check Gumtree/Facebook Marketplace as lathes come up reasonably often and tend to be kept in reasonable condition too as the people who use them have a passion, rather than tradies who have to use them for every day work.
Stewardo on 01/12/2019 - 20:29

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https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W385

https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W382
brendanm on 01/12/2019 - 21:23

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Buy a good quality used lathe
Elppa8 on 02/12/2019 - 00:39

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Try asking over at the Woodwork Forums there has been a few posts on this subject.