William Young
Member
I have been looking at different price ranges of mini lathes and it makes me wonder if a person can spend a lot of extra money by buying a brand name like Delta or Jet.
As I beleive that this is an American based site, there may be many that are not familiar with the Mastercraft line of Tools from Canadain Tire stores across Canada. They come with a three year warranty and in the past I have found many of them came out of the same factory than their brand name counterparts except for color and name. A case in point here was the full size lathe that I previously owned was absoloutly identical (although some dont like to admit it) to it's Jet counterpart and out of the same factory but at a much lower price and better warranty.
Here is a link to a picture (which can be enlarged by clicking on it) and specifications.
I am wondering if this lathe would be suitable for a beginner pen maker.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortme...CT<>prd_id=845524442989223&assortment=primary
W.Y.
As I beleive that this is an American based site, there may be many that are not familiar with the Mastercraft line of Tools from Canadain Tire stores across Canada. They come with a three year warranty and in the past I have found many of them came out of the same factory than their brand name counterparts except for color and name. A case in point here was the full size lathe that I previously owned was absoloutly identical (although some dont like to admit it) to it's Jet counterpart and out of the same factory but at a much lower price and better warranty.
Here is a link to a picture (which can be enlarged by clicking on it) and specifications.
I am wondering if this lathe would be suitable for a beginner pen maker.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortme...CT<>prd_id=845524442989223&assortment=primary
W.Y.