toddler68 Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I can't seem to find any reviews of this lathe. There's one on eBay I'd like to bid on, but I don't know much about it. Wilton lathe on eBay I'd probably buy it based on the quality of their vises. Any opinions? Thanks in advance, Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 same people as jet and performax... ok quality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddler68 Posted April 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Cool. Cuz the price is less than half of what the Jet costs. The Wilton retails for $99 -$249 for the Jet. I did finally find a review on some woodworkers forum and they said it was a fairly good quality hobby/pen lathe, but not quite the quality of Jet. I'll at least bid on it. Thanks BigD for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I do a lot of turning for funiture parts and architectural details. I have a big cast iron W&H but I use a small Jet for small stuff. Nice little beast. $75 at a yard sale. All of the small lathes under $300 are great for small turnings. Chair legs, finials, rosettes, etc. You'll get an occasional lemon, more in the cheaper lathes, but you'll also get the occasional diamond. It's a crap shoot with anything made in China. Do yourself a favor and give the tools to someone you don't like. They don't hold an edge worth anything. Get a set of Robert Larsens or Sorby's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddler68 Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks for the info, Doc. It seems everybody is nuts about the Jets. Everybody uses them. I don't want to go cheap and end up with something that will fall apart in a couple months, but on the other hand I just can't see spending twice the money to turn a couple knobs for my guitar. I want to land somewhere between Harbor Freight and Jet and I think this may be the ticket. I just need some validation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 You can get a great deal on the Jets though if you watch out.. Woodcraft puts them on a big sale periodically.. They are awesome little machines. My friend has an extension on it so he can do almost anything.. Just not giant vessles or anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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