not a bad deal compared with what 600 will get you for a new lathe
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/d/general-wood-lathe/6488944396.html
On 2018-02-08 12:19 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
not a bad deal compared with what 600 will get you for a new lathe
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/d/general-wood-lathe/6488944396.html
General was a great company making superb woodworking machinery at their foundry in Drummondville, Quebec. The only N.American competitor on
quality in those days was Powermatic - Delta was almost as good.
Now General is no more and the Powermatic foundry has also closed (AIUI).
General was a great company making superb woodworking machinery at
their foundry in Drummondville, Quebec. The only N.American
competitor on quality in those days was Powermatic - Delta was almost
as good. Now General is no more and the Powermatic foundry has also
closed (AIUI).
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 09:24:46 -0700
graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
General was a great company making superb woodworking machinery at
their foundry in Drummondville, Quebec. The only N.American
competitor on quality in those days was Powermatic - Delta was almost
as good. Now General is no more and the Powermatic foundry has also
closed (AIUI).
i recall your previous comments about general here
did not look closely at this one but from what you are seeing this is
a real good buy
On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 4:47:16 PM UTC-6, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 09:24:46 -0700
graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
General was a great company making superb woodworking machinery at
their foundry in Drummondville, Quebec. The only N.American
competitor on quality in those days was Powermatic - Delta was almost
as good. Now General is no more and the Powermatic foundry has also
closed (AIUI).
i recall your previous comments about general here
did not look closely at this one but from what you are seeing this is
a real good buy
The General 160 lathe for $600 is probably a great buy. Value wise. BUT, its still a 12" swing lathe. Is 36" between centers. Pulley speed changes. Maybe Reeves drive to get variable speed. Not sure.
advert. Apparently General used to age all the castings to allow
stress relief before machining them. The quality of their table saws
was legendary. I saw some ex-school shop ones in a local store
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:46:37 -0700
graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
advert. Apparently General used to age all the castings to allow
stress relief before machining them. The quality of their table saws
was legendary. I saw some ex-school shop ones in a local store
i saw on some vendor site future metal lathe parts
they season them outdoors for months and years before they finish
them and make them into lathes or mills etc
i doubt the stuff made in china is seasoned before they finish them
On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 7:46:40 AM UTC-6, graham wrote:
The General 160 lathe for $600 is probably a great buy. Value wise. BUT, its still a 12" swing lathe. Is 36" between centers. Pulley speed changes. Maybe Reeves drive to get variable speed. Not sure.
No, it's a 4-speed. If it had the Reeves drive, there would be a lever
on the front of the cabinet.
I'm faced with a similar problem regarding pricing. I have a 160 for
sale.
I hear you. Your problem is even though your 160 is undoubtedly a fine lathe, it really just isn't worth a whole lot today when compared to what you can buy brand new. For what you want for the 160, its possible to buy a brand new Chinese lathe withan extension bed and maybe variable speed and be able to do 120% of what the 160 can do.
On 2018-02-09 11:34 PM, russellseaton1@yahoo.com wrote:
On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 4:47:16 PM UTC-6, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 09:24:46 -0700
graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
General was a great company making superb woodworking machinery at
their foundry in Drummondville, Quebec. The only N.American
competitor on quality in those days was Powermatic - Delta was almost
as good. Now General is no more and the Powermatic foundry has also
closed (AIUI).
i recall your previous comments about general here
did not look closely at this one but from what you are seeing this is
a real good buy
The General 160 lathe for $600 is probably a great buy. Value wise. BUT, its still a 12" swing lathe. Is 36" between centers. Pulley speed changes. Maybe Reeves drive to get variable speed. Not sure.
No, it's a 4-speed. If it had the Reeves drive, there would be a lever
on the front of the cabinet.
I'm faced with a similar problem regarding pricing. I have a 160 for
sale.
way and built the base as I'm too tall for the cabinet-type in this advert. Apparently General used to age all the castings to allow stress relief before machining them. The quality of their table saws was legendary. I
saw some ex-school shop ones in a local store recently for very
reasonable prices but I have no room for one at the moment.
Graham
On 2018-02-10 3:35 PM, russellseaton1@yahoo.com wrote:
On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 7:46:40 AM UTC-6, graham wrote:
The General 160 lathe for $600 is probably a great buy. Value wise. BUT, its still a 12" swing lathe. Is 36" between centers. Pulley speed changes. Maybe Reeves drive to get variable speed. Not sure.
No, it's a 4-speed. If it had the Reeves drive, there would be a lever
on the front of the cabinet.
I'm faced with a similar problem regarding pricing. I have a 160 for
sale.
with an extension bed and maybe variable speed and be able to do 120% of what the 160 can do.I hear you. Your problem is even though your 160 is undoubtedly a fine lathe, it really just isn't worth a whole lot today when compared to what you can buy brand new. For what you want for the 160, its possible to buy a brand new Chinese lathe
I agree! My new lathe is a Nova Galaxi and although much more expensive
than the 160, is far more versatile.
However, I know some top-class turners still using the 260, which is a bigger version of the 160 and used to grace the workshops of
internationally known turners until the likes of Oneway and Robust came along.
Graham
On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 4:50:11 PM UTC-6, graham wrote:between centers. Pretty much identical to Oneway lathes today except Oneway is welded steel and not cast iron. All fine and good. But lathes have improved over the years. Sliding head stocks are far superior to the old time fixed head lathes. You
I agree! My new lathe is a Nova Galaxi and although much more expensive
than the 160, is far more versatile.
However, I know some top-class turners still using the 260, which is a
bigger version of the 160 and used to grace the workshops of
internationally known turners until the likes of Oneway and Robust came
along.
Graham
The General 160 and 260 lathes are fine, fine lathes. Just like the now non existent Powermatic 90 and Delta made one similar too. 3 HP with variable speed I think. Or maybe it was pulleys, not sure. All fine 12" or 24" diameter lathes with 36"
the table. These days the quality is much higher.
I agree! My new lathe is a Nova Galaxi and although much more
expensive than the 160, is far more versatile.
However, I know some top-class turners still using the 260, which is
a bigger version of the 160 and used to grace the workshops of internationally known turners until the likes of Oneway and Robust
came along.
can do. Think of cars. A fancy luxury car from the 1970s is the
same or maybe worse than a medium Camry, Accord etc. today. Camry
and Accord are not luxury cars, but they probably have better, more
powerful motors and nicer interiors today than what the 1970s luxury
cars had. Would you buy a 1972 Coupe de Ville for the same price you
can buy a new Camry? Most likely not. Unless you really want the
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:35:58 -0800 (PST)
"russellseaton1@yahoo.com" <russellseaton1@yahoo.com> wrote:
can do. Think of cars. A fancy luxury car from the 1970s is the
same or maybe worse than a medium Camry, Accord etc. today. Camry
and Accord are not luxury cars, but they probably have better, more powerful motors and nicer interiors today than what the 1970s luxury
cars had. Would you buy a 1972 Coupe de Ville for the same price you
can buy a new Camry? Most likely not. Unless you really want the
i get it and not disagreeing with your point
one thing about using a vintage car as a daily driver is that safety
was not as well baked in to cars then as it is now
crumple zones come to mind first
but the air bags and abs etc
lathes are as safe as the operator
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