jet 14" mini lathe on sale at rocklers

[Mango Bar]

For those in the market, Rocklers has the jet mini lathe on sale for $249 (regular price is $349). It comes with the extension, a jet/rockler apron and a $20 rockler gift certificate.

[Mike in Mystic]

do you have a link for this? I looked at their site and only find it listed at the regular $350 and without any of the extras you mention.

Woodcraft has it for $350 but you get the stand ($120, IIRC) free. The rockler deal sounds great, but please point us in the right direction.

[Woody]

I can't find it either on their site?? Was it an online special or perhaps just a single walk-in store special?

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[Rick]

Don't get really excited. Next month you should see it from a number of vendors for $199.99.

As soon as the new VS version is shipping Jet is going to heavily discount the present lathe.

Hold your cash for a month or so if you can.

Rick

[Jim Pugh]

It is listed in their september sales flyer and the sale starts today.

Jim

Woody wrote:

[Andrew Barss]

In rec.crafts.woodturning Mango Bar wrote: : For those in the market, Rocklers has the jet mini lathe on sale for : $249 (regular price is $349). It comes with the extension, a : jet/rockler apron and a $20 rockler gift certificate.

Woodworker's Source will be selling it next month for $199.00.

-- Andy Barss

[jpro54]

I picked one up on saturday for $179 plus tax. It was at a woodworking expo in Michigan. It didn't have extension or stand, but I don't want/need them anyway. The Jet rep kind of indicated that they may be replacing this with a variable speed model in the $329 price range. I think Jet is trying to clear out the old stock.

Joey

[Jim M]

I wonder what type of VS system they are going to be using on the mini. It's electronic, looks much like the Carbatec or Teknatool mini lathes. But, if it is like the other electronic drive mini lathes, how will the power be? The carbatec as I remember suffered badly in the first incarnation of vs in that it lacked sufficient torque. I looked up the manual on Jet's site and it listed it as a1/2 hp motor with speeds of 500 - 3,900 rpm. I have a vs motor on my Vicmarc VL 100. Got the motor and controller from a machinery surplus center. And I can turn it down to 0 rpm if I want. Have no clue of my top end speed, but its faster than I need that's for sure. Even on the smallest pulley (which I leave it on for the most torque) it still goes way faster than I need it to if I crank it up. I guess my point is here, that technically, if they wanted to, they could make it a 0 - 3,900 rpm system if they wanted to instead of 500 being the minimum.

[Bob Darrah]

Amazon is showing the new VS model for $299 with free shipping.