New Pen Lathe Available
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gabarus
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King is well established as a power tool seller in Canada. They offer a lower price line of tools. I have had a couple. They are not the best quality but affordable.
jttheclockman
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Off the same line. If you want the King might as well buy the Wen.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1550875208...lid=20006&customid=4582283442931570_377866511
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1550875208...lid=20006&customid=4582283442931570_377866511
monophoto
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This looks remarkably similar to my first lathe - ShopFox 1704; adjustable speed with a single belt position, 1/3 HP motor, no handwheel on the headstock, and a knob rather than a handle on the tailstock. Fine as a starter lathe and for making kit pens, but seriously underpowered for anything larger.
King Canada lathes are made in China and often have specs similar to lathes sold by US suppliers with different names. For example, King Canada has a 12x18 lathe that looks just like my 12" Turncrafter except for the color of the paint and the fact that the King Canada variant has a built-in reversing switch.
King Canada lathes are made in China and often have specs similar to lathes sold by US suppliers with different names. For example, King Canada has a 12x18 lathe that looks just like my 12" Turncrafter except for the color of the paint and the fact that the King Canada variant has a built-in reversing switch.
Yes definitely entry level, I had just never seen it offered before.
RGVPens
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Don't know about the lathe...but I've been using a King scroll saw for several years and I think it's one of the best. In fact I've been told several of the top brands are based off the King design. But scroll saws are a different critter than lathes. My scroll saw is made at the Taiwan plant, not China.
My wife has the King scroll saw, pretty well built, and very stable and very low vibration.
walshjp17
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Such a huge faceplate (5 1/4") for such a small lathe. MT1 spindle and tailstock.
Woodchipper
Member
If it's a MT1, personally, I would avoid it as accessories are not as numerous as MT2. I do like the on/off switch by the headstock: turn it off and slow the headstock down with the same hand.