AnthonyYak
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Registered: 10/13/03
Posts: 7009
Loc: Collegeville PA
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Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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So, has anyone had a chance to eyeball the new Steel City granite bed lathe yet? For a new lathe with a "Spring '09" release I'm not hearing much chatter on the grapevine.
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PedroOhare
Dome poster in Swap + Sell
Registered: 08/22/05
Posts: 4734
Loc: Madison, WI
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Neal Addy said:
So, has anyone had a chance to eyeball the new Steel City granite bed lathe yet? For a new lathe with a "Spring '09" release I'm not hearing much chatter on the grapevine.
I just saw one in the Madison, WI Woodcraft yesterday. I was pretty impressed but I don't know a lot about lathes. It seemed pretty decent and its price ($320 as I remember) seemed pretty reasonable. THe only issues I could see (and the guy at Woodcraft showed them to me) was that they don't have a bed extension available, you can't do outbourd turning and it only has a 1/2 HP motor.
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AnthonyYak
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Registered: 10/13/03
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Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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The new granite bed lathe specs are now on their website.
Steel City
I'm very disappointed to see the same gaps in the speed range that plague their 5-speed model.
500, 1350, 2200, 3000, 3600 
Come on, Steel City. When are you going to ask turners what they need in a lathe?
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Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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Well, it looks like Steel City has put all their eggs into the granite basket. The've released their EVS mini in a granite bed version and discontinued their two non-granite lathes.
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Brian McInturff
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Registered: 05/23/05
Posts: 1160
Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC
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I wonder if I could get my Stubby in Granite. At no additional charge 
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Cape Cod
Seagull Heathcliff...updated
Registered: 02/14/05
Posts: 14005
Loc: (see above)
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Great list!
Hey since you seem to have so much time on your hands... 
How about putting it in a searchable database so we can plug in our specs and it will tell us what lathe to buy!!!  
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Kevin77
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Registered: 04/10/09
Posts: 3
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Wood turning can be a satisfying and addictive experience, it is in itself a complete unit capable of producing finished work. You can duplicate parts to repair chairs, dig into a burl to make a bowl or make your own custom candle sticks. Wood lathes come in many sizes, from small pen lathes to huge bowl turning machines. They are designated according to the maximum diameter of material that can be swung over the bed. A lathe capable of turning an 11-inch diameter disk is referred to as an 11-inch lathe. The other dimension to be concerned with is the center to center measurement, this determines the maximum length of material that can be mounted between the headstock and tailstock.
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DrMatt
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Registered: 08/28/06
Posts: 526
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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Hey guys, long time no post. Neal, Scoots, glad to see you are still whacking at it. Same here, just not as frequent but still turning some of the good stuff.
Matt
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