Popular Woodworking 2004-12 № 145, страница 74
Oneway 800-565-7288 ■ oneway.on.ca Oneway's 1018 mini lathe is hand-built and machined to industrial standards. Professional turners choose this lathe and they use it every day, all day, for years, with no significant problems or thoughts of upgrading in the future. Most of you don't have $1,550 budgeted for a lathe. We know that. But this is the best, the cream of the crop and worth every penny. This is why the Oneway is worthy of an Editor's Choice award. Overall, this lathe was solid and stable. The toolrest, toolrest base and tailstock stayed put with reasonable pressure. The levers were long and solid, and all worked smoothly. The toolrest lever could be moved so it locked in the position we wanted, and it swung out of the way of the base's locking lever when we needed it to. The electronic variable speed and reverse were great features. There was plenty of torque at all speeds and in all three ranges. There were two settings for acceleration and one for deceleration speed, and it featured a powerful 1 horsepower AC motor. The lathe's speed and reversing controls were convenient and never in the way. Changing the belts for speed change was pretty standard. There was a groove at the base of the threaded headstock spindle so you could lock the faceplates on with the setscrews that come on them. This was a good safety feature because the lathe reverses. Also, the headstock's handwheel had a threaded spindle for a vacuum chuck. Of course, no machine is perfect. The knurled knob on the top of the tailstock for locking quill feed was difficult to get tight enough - you might want to add a little lever. (But even despite this, it still tightened as well as, if not better than, the other lathes in this review.) A heavier magnet will take care of a weak magnet that's on the pulley access cover. Adding a magnet to the back of the cover will hold the door open while you're changing the pulleys. Aside from these (very) minor complaints, this lathe was top notch. Save up your money and buy it. We know you won't be disappointed. PW MINI LATHES DELTA FISCH GENERAL JET ONEWAY PSI VICMARC LA200 TC90-100 25-100 M1 JML-1014VS 1018 TCL PRO VL100 PRO
*All are Internet retail prices as of publication deadline. * * Distance between centers measured with back of tailstock flush with end of bed. *All are Internet retail prices as of publication deadline. * * Distance between centers measured with back of tailstock flush with end of bed. popwood.com 101 |
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