kyaggie
Member
After looking, drooling over and reading almost every review available on the web, I finally pulled the trigger and got myself a Nova DVR XP lathe. I turned with it for the first time today and wow, what a wonderful machine!
My situation creates a few difficulties and this lathe takes care of them in beautiful fashion. Because of my MS I have to sit while turning and even though my Jet 1014 was variable speed, repositioning and leaning around to change the belt was not always a quick and easy task. Because of this, I would do things at a less than perfect speed just to keep moving along. The Nova DVR XP, with its direct drive spindle, speed variability from 100 to 3500 rpm is just a button push away. Now I can change the speed to perfectly fit the task at hand.
The other complicating thing for me is that I am left handed and from a seated position, turning the top of a pepper mill or the internal diameter of a bangle or ring was difficult for me and the only way I could reliably and somewhat safely do it was to reposition my Jet so it was sitting at an angle on my bench. The rotating headstock of Nova DVR XP makes this task so easy and safe… wow, what a huge difference!
The spindle rotation is so incredibly smooth and the motor noise is almost nonexistent. The tailstock is very nice with a large diameter quill advance wheel that makes drilling very easy. The lock handles on the tool rest and tailstock are long and move smoothly which results in quick, easy and rigid lock downs. Weighing in at 180 pounds, it will take a pretty out of balance chunk of wood to get it to dance around on my bench. Also, the 1.75 hp motor will more than keep things turning for me even when I get more aggressive than I should.
I'm really happy with the new toy and I already wonder how I turned anything without it!
Take care,
Mike
My situation creates a few difficulties and this lathe takes care of them in beautiful fashion. Because of my MS I have to sit while turning and even though my Jet 1014 was variable speed, repositioning and leaning around to change the belt was not always a quick and easy task. Because of this, I would do things at a less than perfect speed just to keep moving along. The Nova DVR XP, with its direct drive spindle, speed variability from 100 to 3500 rpm is just a button push away. Now I can change the speed to perfectly fit the task at hand.
The other complicating thing for me is that I am left handed and from a seated position, turning the top of a pepper mill or the internal diameter of a bangle or ring was difficult for me and the only way I could reliably and somewhat safely do it was to reposition my Jet so it was sitting at an angle on my bench. The rotating headstock of Nova DVR XP makes this task so easy and safe… wow, what a huge difference!
The spindle rotation is so incredibly smooth and the motor noise is almost nonexistent. The tailstock is very nice with a large diameter quill advance wheel that makes drilling very easy. The lock handles on the tool rest and tailstock are long and move smoothly which results in quick, easy and rigid lock downs. Weighing in at 180 pounds, it will take a pretty out of balance chunk of wood to get it to dance around on my bench. Also, the 1.75 hp motor will more than keep things turning for me even when I get more aggressive than I should.
I'm really happy with the new toy and I already wonder how I turned anything without it!
Take care,
Mike
