Need your lathe input

12/26/04, 10:01 PM #1

Capt Skip
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Capt Skip

>For an introduction I will start with a story. A year ago a freind advertised he has some Apple chips and if anyone wanted some to ask. I use my grill and smoker year round and called him to get some. Well when I saw his work I got addicted. I just had to turn something.

Thanks to Mike Schwing I owe you.

Anyway I have been using my Rockwell spindle lathe for the past year and now feel I have some technique issues I can't get around and want a new lathe. Proverbial champagne taste with beer budget. Have drooled over the DVR3000 but with my 1k budget I am thinking just the std 3000. Would like to get some opinions and your thoughts.

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12/26/04, 10:50 PM #2

Stuart Johnson
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>I have the standard Nova. I can be a pain to keep switching the belt but really doesn't take any time. Someday I'll have the extra bucks and buy a VS motor for it. I think it is a great lathe.

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12/26/04, 10:55 PM #3

Bud
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Bud

>Skip,

Not sure exactly what your question is, but if I got it right, should you get a Nova 3000 now, or wait for the DVR. Although I am not really that familiar with the DVR, I am with the 3000. I personally feel it�s one of the best lathe out there FOR THE MONEY. It�s also versatile, that you can add low cost bed segments & the swivel head is a plus. BUT keep in mind that I do have the a Leeson Variable speed motor on the lathe. I believe (you will have to check on this) since the DVR, the 3000 now comes with a motor that is NOT a variable speed. The variable speed motors are such an asset, I personally in NO WAY would want to turn on a lathe without a variable speed motor. If the variable speed motor is still an option to you with the 3000, that would probably put you somewhere now about $1200- $1300. Although the 3000 served me well for several years, I am now waiting for a delivery on a Oneway, should come sometime in February. Can�t wait!

Good luck and turn safe

Bud

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12/27/04, 1:28 AM #4

Charlie Anderson in Southern Maryland
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Charlie Anderson in Southern Maryland

>You could sell the boat and get a real lathe, Capt.

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12/27/04, 1:37 AM #5

Richard Allen
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>The Nova 3000 and the DVR are interm lathes for many woodturners. That means that you will likely want to sell the lathe at some point. It also means that someone else will be selling those lathe at a fair saveings.

I would let people know that you are in the market for a used Nova 3000 with VS and some tooling which you are willing to pay $750 for. Actualy contact Barbara Gill to see what she sold her Nova 3000 for early this year to get an idea of what a fair price is.

Figure that the lathe will satisfy you for a several years. At that time you can buy Mike's powermatic when he moves up to a Oneway ;->

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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12/27/04, 1:50 AM #6

Mike Schwing from Md.
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Hahaha!

Mike Schwing from Md.

>I accept that it is inevitable, probably. LOL!

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12/27/04, 2:27 AM #7

BubbaBob
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Mike, you want to...

BubbaBob

>...step up twice? Gonna make a Oneway stop before you get a VB?

BubbaBob

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12/27/04, 10:12 AM #8

Barbara Gill, Remlik VA
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Barbara Gill, Remlik VA

>I sold my 3000 with 1 1/2 hp motor plus lots of extras for $1500. Do a search in Classifieds to see what they were.

It was my entry level lathe. Now I have a wonderful Oneway 1640.

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12/27/04, 11:20 AM #9

Capt Skip
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Capt Skip

>Possible but then what would I do all summer?

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12/27/04, 1:06 PM #10

Mike Schwing from Md.
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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Funny funny... I need to see where my turning is heading before I choose lathe direction. As I have yet to even make my 3520 wiggle, much less rattle and roll, I figure I've got some time left.

The one thing I try to keep in mind about other "big" lathes is that I absolutely LOVE the sliding headstock. I really do not like bending over the lathe bed at all, and with the 3520 I just slide the headstock all the way over and work at the end of the lathe. I know some of the really big iron is situated thusly in a fixed position, and that the fixed headstock Oneway allows outboard turning with a few additional purchases, but I really like that sliding headstock. I'll go from a piece requiring tailstock support to one that doesn't with no apparent rhyme or reason. It is so easy to do with the sliding headstock! Just doesn't seem quite as easy otherwise.

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12/28/04, 2:58 AM #11

Duane C.Leach
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Duane C.Leach

>Do an archives search about this question or similar lathe question.Study the replys. You will find that most but not all turners love what ever lathe they have. This isn't bad. WE just want to help you in any way we can.

Therefore I urge you to try to turn on different lathes. Turn on store models, friends,or club members lathes. As many different lathes as posible. Just because a lathe fits me or Joe Blow dosen't mean it will fit you.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

Duane

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12/29/04, 12:59 AM #12

Robert Cox
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Robert Cox

>Well, Skip, That's 3 of us he has infected!

AKA BluesFan

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