New Lathe!

[twoofakind]

I picked up my new JET lathe yesterday. I went to the Wood show over the weekend and a store had the old model for $179, but they were sold out of the ones they brought for the show. I called the showroom the next day and purchased one over the phone. I went to pick it up yesterday and they gave me the new indexing lathe for the same price. I will say that I like the indexing feature on the Rikon better though, but for the price I can't argue. It is a huge improvement over the Craftsman pen lathe I was using in my garage.

Andy

 

[alamocdc]

Congratulations, Andy! You can't argue with a deal like that.

 

[BigRob777]

Now that's good customer service. I like my jet mini, even though it doesn't have the VR function. Now it's going to become my buffing center, until my "apprentice" starts turning.
Rob

 

[stevers]

I'll be your apprentice, just send the lathe to 5745,,,,,,,, OK you got me, I'm just looking for one of your left over lathes. Now that you are all upgrading. Throw a guy a bone gang.

 

[PenWorks]

Congrats on the new lathe. New tools are fun.
I can't wait till I get a new one. []

 

[DocStram]

That's great Andy. Nothing like a new lathe ......

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by PenWorks
<br />Congrats on the new lathe. New tools are fun.
I can't wait till I get a new one. []

Don't worry, Anthony. If you work hard and save you lira' one day you will not have to buy used lathes anymore! [][][]

 

[twoofakind]

I was using a Craftsman pen lathe. I was afraid to turn too many pens on that thing as I was afraid it wouldn't hold up to the abuse. I was using my brothers JET at his shop for most of last year and decided it was time for my own true mini.

Andy