New Teknatool products

[duncanh]

Teknatool announced some new prodcuts at the AAW...

Details in their 2011 pdf catalogue

Highlights include:
DVR2024 lathe - 2HP, 20" swing over bed,100rpm - 5000rpm
CometII midi lathe which will take attachments to fit grinder, sanding disk and more on outboard,
Titan2 chuck (similar to Titan which was sold as Supernova Deluxe in UK - my favourite chuck)
Wireless remote which can be worn as a watch or held by magnet. Comes as standard to 2024, can be used with more recent DVRs and retro fitted to older ones

The only price I've seen is about $100 for the remote (so guess at £100)
On sale from Autumn I think

Duncan

 

[Blister]

Teknatool = Nova DVR XP = the only lathe I have ever put in a skip = never again

 

[duncanh]

Teknatool = Nova DVR XP = the only lathe I have ever put in a skip = never again

You tend to go through lathes at quite a rate don't you

What was wrong with it?

If I had to replace my lathe I probably wouldn't go for another Teknatool. You get quite a bit for the money but I have a few issues with it

 

[Blister]

What was wrong with it?

It was supposed to be a lathe

But the one I have was a fault code producer

One fault after another , When I contacted Record Power they did not have a clue how to help and repeatedly sent emails to Canada 3 day later I get a email saying " Tecknatool said try this " I tried and nothing so got back to Record who said we will email Canada :roll:

This went on for about a month when I said its not 5 years old and would like it repaired / replace under you 5 year guarantee , I was then informed very quickly " THE 5 YEAR GUARANTEE DOES NOT COVER ELECTRONICS " :roll: But were more than happy to sell me a new headstock for near on £1k , yer right

I then got in contact with Haydock converter and explained my problem , sent the headstock to them to see if they could fix it , Received a phone call saying yes it FUBARED , and also commented how bad the design was with all the electronics built directly under the motor subject to HEAT / VIBRATION / Dust etc , not good . Most other manufacturers put all the electronics in a separate box away from the lathe , I wonder why

At that point I told them to lob it in a skip and I personally took the bed and stand to my local council tip and deposited it the the scrap metal section

 

[myturn]

This went on for about a month when I said its not 5 years old and would like it repaired / replace under you 5 year guarantee , I was then informed very quickly " THE 5 YEAR GUARANTEE DOES NOT COVER ELECTRONICS " :roll:

It shows how much confidence they have in their product to exclude the part that is most likely to go wrong from their guarantee.

The main issue I have with the Nova is the stupid electronic control panel which is a pain to use. Why couldn't they have used proper start/stop buttons and a speed control knob instead of some daft programmable soft-touch interface? Surely they know all turners are dinosaurs and will prefer "proper" controls?
At one point I was considering the Nova for it's size and capabilities but the electronics put me right off, even before I tried it and found them as annoying as I'd imagined they would be.

 

[Harlequin]

At that point I told them to lob it in a skip and I personally took the bed and stand to my local council tip and deposited it the the scrap metal section

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oh why oh why :shock:
would have been most grateful for a bed extension to mine :wink: