Not over kill.22" x 46"If you check the footprint it's not a huge lathe.
Not over kill.22" x 46"If you check the footprint it's not a huge lathe.
I don't know for sure but I think that might be (might mind you) just a tad over kill for a guy who only turns pens. That completely aside from the possibility of having to tear walls down to get it installed.....
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF....IN OUR 48 YEARS OF MARRIED BLISS, MY WIFE HAS OFTEN ACCUSED ME OF BEING "TOO DAMNED GOOD LOOKING FOR MY OWN WELL BEING.BECAUSE HAVING TOO MANY LATHES IS LIKE BEING TOO RICH OR TOO GOOD LOOKING! None of those things has ever happened to anyone I know!
I don't know Smitty... you can make little things on a big lathe, but it more difficult to make big things on a little lathe....:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
I second or third or whatever position I am in line on the Jet 1014 or 1220... I have an older Jet 1014 (Not VS which I would love to have and may get the conversion someday... my friend has a VS and I may switch with him and seeeee if he really notices..:biggrin::biggrin but I love the little lathe... it's been a real workhorse and have had little or not trouble with it in over 5 years of use.
I also have a Jet 1442 and the little lathe gets almost as much usage as the bigger one.
"I came into a couple of bucks and wanted to get a new lathe that will be used strictly for pen turning. "
I'm not meaning to be a naysayer, and this is an interesting thread, but I just keep reading the original post over and wondering. Do any of you with the huge machines use them strictly for pens??
I could hunt squirrels with a Barrett light 50 but overkill is overkill.
Before anyone shoots me for being ugly, I'm swear I'm really not meaning to.
I'd LOVE a Powermatic, or Oneway, or even an Oliver or Stubby etc. But for pens, and strictly pens I'd also suggest the Jet 1014vs.
There are three lathes in the shop, the 'baby' jet, a 'mama' delta (my first 30 years ago), and the 'papa" jet. One day..... I'd love a robust or PM, etc for a 'Grandpa' to round things out. It gets interesting with 3 of us turning in there but it happens at times. Its funny how often the 'baby' Jet seems to be just right. If only one lathe is going, over half the time, that's the one. limited in size yes, but still versatile.