Glynne
Established Member
After the trials and tribulations around my old Axminster M900, I bit the bullet and bought an 1416 from Axminster @ Nuneaton - and got a 10% discount on both lathe and stand as it had been used for 1 weekend demonstrating.
As I tend to like higher a work surface, I decided to raise the lathe and, as I had a load of bricks from weighting down my old lathe, I decided to re-use these to make the very stable base even more stable.
I also decided to try and make cleaning up a little easier so I enclosed the base to use as storage.
So after all of the housekeeping, my first project
Yew with ebonised African Blackwood.
On the basis of one project (!), I have to say I really like the lathe. The lack of a rotating headstock takes a bit of getting used to but the bed is so short that once you remove the tailstock, you can easily reach, although I am having to adjust how I present the tools.
The lathe is unbelievable quiet, to the point it can be running and you don't notice it - note to self to turn the radio down!
And the variable speed.....amazing. Why I didn't upgrade to one years earlier I've no idea but I can recommend them as almost being an essential.
As I tend to like higher a work surface, I decided to raise the lathe and, as I had a load of bricks from weighting down my old lathe, I decided to re-use these to make the very stable base even more stable.
So after all of the housekeeping, my first project
On the basis of one project (!), I have to say I really like the lathe. The lack of a rotating headstock takes a bit of getting used to but the bed is so short that once you remove the tailstock, you can easily reach, although I am having to adjust how I present the tools.
The lathe is unbelievable quiet, to the point it can be running and you don't notice it - note to self to turn the radio down!
And the variable speed.....amazing. Why I didn't upgrade to one years earlier I've no idea but I can recommend them as almost being an essential.
