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After years of faffing about doing other things & becoming a 24/7 carer I decided to upgrade
Then
Now
And the New Charnwood is quieter than the old Cool Tool toy lathe!
Kits & wood for pens / bowls etc. all on order
:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
Mine have just given up on me left hand one really. My fault lack of lubrication.
Got in touch with Charnwood waiting time 2 months and 40 quid plus postage when they come.
Luckily they have a list of generic ones on other lathes. 2 are Axminster, email and for 26 quid 2 pulleys on the way. 20...
I am currently looking for a smallish lathe to add to my smallish shed!!
It will be mainly for pen turning but I will probably want to try turning bowls too.
Have looked at the Charnwood, Axminster and Record lathes and now am completely confused, so if anyone can advise me that would be...
One of the local suppliers now has Charnwood lathes on their website.
Over here you can get Nova, Jet at great expense and lots of cheap rubbish.
I am not in the market for another lathe but would appreciate comments about quality.
Nice to see another manufacturer but like to know where it...
Hi I'm looking into buying a new bandsaw and have found out Charnwood have an open day on 20th August 10-4 free entry and free bbq :drool:
Chestnut products are there along with a couple of woodturning clubs and a couple of people demostrating a few bits.
May be of use to a few people in the...