lookibg for a good lathe
lookibg for a good lathe
i ordered a grizzley hobby lathe several weeks ago and its back ordered.what another option to look at?
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I have this one....Rikon Mini Lathe
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?P ... ilyID=5508
You can go on the cheap and use a drill like this:
http://www.thomaspenrose.com/cork.htm
Instead of a V-notch drill a hole the size of your mandrel and just insert the mandrel in it.
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?P ... ilyID=5508
You can go on the cheap and use a drill like this:
http://www.thomaspenrose.com/cork.htm
Instead of a V-notch drill a hole the size of your mandrel and just insert the mandrel in it.
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I use basically the same drill set up as in the second link. For a mandrel I use a 1/4" steel rod from Home Depot. It has worked very well on the two grips I have turned on it. Since I only build about 4 rods a year, I'll probably never pony up for a real lathe. I'll try to post a picture of it and the grips.
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I have turned a lot of rods manually and think this is fine for rods without a lot of thread wraps. I have a Dale Clemens rod lathe that is probably 30 years old. My dad gave it to me when he quit building rods and it is a wonderful piece of machined equipment. It makes it a lot easier to do longer wraps for saltwater rods. I think Renzetti bought out his design because the Renzetti looks exactly like my Clemens. It would be hard to justify $600 for a power wrapper but I use it to shape cork as well as wrap.
Get used to wrapping by hand first and then decide whether you even need a power wrapper. You can do a cheap drill lathe for shaping cork if that is all you need.
Get used to wrapping by hand first and then decide whether you even need a power wrapper. You can do a cheap drill lathe for shaping cork if that is all you need.
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I dont have one yet but I have been looking at this one. Same model that Mud Hole sells but at a cheaper price
http://www.pennstateind.com/store/turnc ... 09-cattree
http://www.pennstateind.com/store/turnc ... 09-cattree
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