Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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Submitted for your reading pleasure...
Wood Lathe Listing
Comments (especially corrections) welcome. Any suggestions requiring me to go back through the entire list may or may not get acted on in a timely manner. 
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Never, under ANY circumstances, make the last cut.
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Scoots
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Registered: 12/08/04
Posts: 5675
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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Great list. You been bored? 
I think Powermatic made a 3520A, not sure though. Other than that, you had the lathes I had looked at in the past couple of years.
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Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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Yeah, I've been working on this list for a long time off and on. I've never seen anything close to a complete listing so I thought it might be useful for some.
I wondered about the 3520A. Is it still available new? I tried to limit the list to only those that are still actively on the market for sale new. Going back into older models would have taken forever!
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Scoots
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Registered: 12/08/04
Posts: 5675
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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Dunno if it's still available - it's not listed on their website, so maybe not. But I noticed you had one other discontinued lathe on the list already.
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Gordon Seto
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Registered: 12/25/06
Posts: 1940
Loc: Ohio
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Neal,
Nice work.
I suggest length of warranty should be part of the consideration. Some are 1 year, but some are even longer than 5. With that information, we can guesstimate the quality, how confident the manufacturer has on their products.
Otherwise, just reading the specifications, the clones who dare to lie with added bells and whistles win every time.
I also suggest distinguishing the mechanical (Reeves Drive) and electronic variable speed.
BTW, great site. I really enjoy the landscape photography.
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Gordon
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Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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Thanks. Didn't think of warranty but it probably should have been included. Maybe someday I'll take the time to go back through the list.
I did give some thought to distinguishing the drive types but unfortunately it was too difficult to glean from the info on the various manufacturer's websites. Even some of my "Non-VS" vs "VS" vs "EVS" designations were sketchy based on the info available.
For those who don't take the time to read the lead-in page let me repeat a snippet:
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It should be strongly emphasized that specifications alone are NOT a good indicator of the quality of a given lathe. I have made no attempt to rate or judge the design, build quality, ergonomics, etc of any of the lathes listed.... Potential lathe buyers are strongly encouraged to do their own research beyond the scope of this list. On-line woodturning forums are an excellent resource for information and feedback regarding a given make/model of lathe.
EDIT: In hindsight, maybe it would have also been a good idea to indicate whether they were constructed out of cast iron, stamped tin, or aluminum foil.
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Never, under ANY circumstances, make the last cut.
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rightuppercut
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Registered: 12/28/07
Posts: 651
Loc: St. Louis
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You know its guys like you that make the rest of us look bad. That goes for websites as well.
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Angus
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Registered: 03/19/04
Posts: 14389
Loc: S.E. Idaho
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General and General International?
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Neal Addy
Three Seasons Turner
Registered: 03/10/04
Posts: 5824
Loc: Foat Wuth, Texas
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Oh durn! How'd I forget them? 
EDIT: Dun.
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Angus
Clamp Head
Registered: 03/19/04
Posts: 14389
Loc: S.E. Idaho
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VB bowl masters and the Rikon woodfast series?
Should I stop now? 
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