woodwzrd
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I'm watching a General International 25-200 on a local online auction. Does anyone here have one or have any thoughts on this particular lathe?
GENERAL INTERNATIONAL 25-200 MAXI-LATHE VS PLUS
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anthonyd
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I have one and it has worked well for years. It is no longer manufactured. I know some former owners who got rid of theirs because the electronics failed. Also make sure that the head stock and tail stock line up because mine did not and I had to shim it.
BULLWINKLE
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Finding parts down the road for a discontinued lathe may be difficult.
And it's not possible to check alignment etc
online. Might be worth a shot if you can get it at a good price.
And it's not possible to check alignment etc
online. Might be worth a shot if you can get it at a good price.
General are great tools - industrial quality and last forever - old school made-in-Canada beasts. General International was made overseas and capitalizes on that name and sells a lower-end product (which is still pretty good), and I'd say they are essentially in the same boat as King, Jet, etc. The issue is that I think they stopped selling replacement parts.
All that being said, it looks pretty identical to this lathe, so maybe you can see if parts from this fit that one:
www.cwimachinery.com
All that being said, it looks pretty identical to this lathe, so maybe you can see if parts from this fit that one:
Rivolver 12" x 20" Variable Speed Wood Lathe - CWI Woodworking Technologies
CWI-WL200 Rivolver wood lathes are built by CWI Woodworking Technologies to be best in class machinery with the features, performance and quality that serious woodworkers are looking for whether in the hobby, educational or industrial woodworking industries. Our wood lathes feature lots of cast...