speed change

I am new to pen turning. I purchased the Turncrafter Commander 10" VS from PSI. I turned 12-15 Slimline pens with no problems. However, now my lathe will not maintain a constant speed. Even with nothing on the lathe the speed fluctuates a great deal. Could this be a bad speed controller? Any...

Hello all, I am new to turning, but have been interested for some time. I recently got a used 46-250 midi lathe with a set of tools and a bunch of pen kits and blanks. I am very excited to start turning out some pens. However, after turning my first two pens (which turned out really well), I...

Hi all, I am looking to purchase a new lathe and of course money is tight so I am going to be looking for a lathe in the $300-400 range. I have my eye on the Turncrafter Commander 10" and 12" Lathes, but I need to see an image of one from both sides. More specifically, I am trying to determine...