Has anyone seen or used the Central Machinery 15" Variable speed wood lathe for $399.00? If so what is your opinion of it and is it a clone of some other brand name lathe?
Central Machinery - Harbor Freight 15" Wood Lathe
Mar 03, 2004
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Woodcraft has the Jet Mini for $199.00 A MUCH better choice... plus you can get a wider variety of accessories for it.
It looks alot like the Craftsman Lathe that appears in the Sears Tool Catalog. Can't say good/bad. I bought the HF Jet clone a year ago and am happy with it - it's a good starter lathe. If I had to do it again, I might try this new larger HF clone. Just my opinion.
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It looks alot like the Craftsman Lathe that appears in the Sears Tool Catalog. Can't say good/bad. I bought the HF Jet clone a year ago and am happy with it - it's a good starter lathe. If I had to do it again, I might try this new larger HF clone. Just my opinion.
Amazon's got the new Jet Mini with Variable Speed for $275 with free shipping. It's listed at $299 but they'll take $25 off that when you place your order.
With Free Shipping, it usually takes a couple of weeks to arrive. I ordered mine on a Thursday evening and it arrived Monday morning.
Cheers, cc
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