Oct 15, 2015 · Hello I am a young wood worker looking for some advice from the "Pro's". I am extremely interested in wood turning and am hoping to purchase a lathe in the next couple weeks. I am looking at a 12 In. X 33-3/8 In. 3/4 HP Wood Lathe With Reversible Head from Harbor Freight on the account that craigslist didn't have any promising lathes on the ...

Oct 26, 2018 · @gmercer_48083 (Gary) is considering a small, budget wood lathe. He asked about a chuck and probably is not interested in one that weighs more than 100 pounds. Here are my responses: The Harbor Freight lathe looks identical to the Excelsior lathes that I have seen. I know several people who have the Excelsior lathes, and they are all pleased ...

Mar 5, 2011 · I wouldnt say Im settling. Im currently turning on the HF mini. The Nova lathe is a HUGE upgrade and gets very good reviews. Theres multiple owners right here at WWT and they have no complaints. By dream lathe, I meant that its way more lathe than Ill ever need and its waaaay over budget at $4000 compared to $900 for the Nova.

Nov 20, 2010 · Buying a low cost lathe Dear Okiebugg, Under normal circumstances, I would agree with your strategy to buy a good product initially. In this case, however, I had no experience as a turner, except watching demonstrations of what looked to be fun. So I bought the Harbor Freight mini-lathe for $200 rather than the Jet for $400.

Feb 2, 2025 · I've learned the hard way that Harbor Freight Customer Service reps are not very knowledgeable about their wood lathe 10 x 18 mini wood lathe model[COLOR=rgba(80, 52, 16, 0.8)] 65345. I need a quill and a spindle for the tailstock. Harbor Freight does not carry these parts and doesn't know anyone who might.

Oct 15, 2012 · PSI adapter for Harbor Freight Lathe Ray, I just got the adapter and mandrel in from PSI. I enclose 2 pics - one with the setup not moving, and the other with it spinning. Although not a rigorous test, the amount of runout doesn't seem horrible to me (I'm sure others here can tell us more). Everything threads together very smoothly.

Oct 15, 2012 · Will and everyone else thanks for the tips on this subject I to also have the harbor freight 14 x 40 wood lathe model 45276 / . Thanks for all the info . Just ordered all on the pen sight you recommended. Made 3 pens for our troops at the woodcrafter store today and now have the pen making bug will be good x mas presents .

Mar 31, 2014 · The reason is that the small lathe has a higher top speed which you need for pen turning and the fixed pulleys on the mini lathe are much smoother running than the Reeves pulleys on the 12 X 33 lathe. Don't even think about the 14 X 40 lathe -- it is the poster child for junk tools. Same goes for the 14 X 41.

Feb 26, 2017 · Just got a new Central Machinery 10X18 wood lathe from Harbor Freight. It's an MT2 taper and looks like the head stock chuck is 1" 8TPI. Can someone confirm this. It may be 7/8 because I took the measurements from o.d. of the threads. I want to purchase a new adjustable chuck and I know they aren't all the same thickness and thread diameter.

Oct 20, 2010 · Long story short, the lathe wasn't on sale but since it was shown that way they did honor the sale price and never skipped a beat when I pulled out the coupon. I did buy the 2 year warranty which covers the lathe from stem to stern for $20 so the final price was $116 after taxes. I have to tell you, this thing is pretty stout for an $87 lathe!