How I Chose My New Lathe + 3 Lathe Projects

Great new lathe! If you find you want a new tool rest you can buy quality aftermarket ones from one-way but honestly you will probably be just fine with the one that came with your lathe.

Great video. I'm also dying to know the distance difference. Can you pin the comment if one arrives? Or vlog update.... Nosy minds need to know!!! 😅

The black lever is a push button clamping handle

Most bachelor meal ever....even if married!

Don't use flora or any margerine; they are so, so bad for you. Use real butter.

Now... I noticed the cinematic mode video... not sure how I feel, but I definitely don't think it adds anything. I'll hold off judgement for the moment.

It only seems like 5 minutes ago I was watching you build then modify your first workshop. What a journey and thanks for sharing. Kindest regards Mike

Great video Keith, looks like a good piece of kit. A possible future decision making tool is a Pugh matrix, its used in engineering/project management when you have lots of factors to compare

Very nice pieces. Wouldn’t mind seeing you build the rattles in another video.

That’s a cute and decent looking lathe!

That looks similar to the one I just bought (second hand). I'm really enjoying turning at the moment.

Thanks Keith, looks a nice little lathe, I enjoyed the cooking interlude, I thought it was an advert at first ! 😉😁

A bit after the event I know, but I'm wondering if you could have replaced the bed on the large lathe with a shorter one or maybe even had it cut down ? 🤔

Second hand on Facebook is your friend here, most turners are old and they have a high turnover rate.....😂

You mentionimg the wedding cake stand had me cracking up for some reason. What a random thing to have used it for 😂

Do you get to keep the tools that brands give you? Or have you to give them back at some point? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for decent bench chisels that don't need sharpened every 5 minutes?

Fantastic video. Inspiring.

If possible, please share the spreadsheet. I’d like to use something similar for future purchases.

Another great video! I had been considering buying the Record Power lathe, but seeing your spreadsheet, the Lumberjack seems a better bet. Can you tell me what make and model of chuck you have? Years back I used to make gourd rattles and pearl barley works very well, gives a good sound and in case of breakage is perhaps a safer option. Thanks again.

You can download a sheet on-line for the speed to diameter ratio of bowl(s) turning 😁😁👍👍

Hey Keith, how about a nutcracker project video. It's a good lathe project and the holidays are right around the corner 🎅 Thanks for all the great videos and keep up the good work!

Great, now I want a Lathe, better add it to the ever growing list of tools I have no use for, but still want. Thanks Keith 😂

You need to make your own chopping boards!

You Brits really like to eat irrelevant things together.

Like the look of this lathe, I’m thinking of getting one myself so this video came at the right time. What did you do with your old one, looked like a bit of a beast!

If you want a round rest tool, find a local machinist. It's easy and cheap to make 👍

why not swapping the tool rest handle to a machine screw and use a Spanner (ratched one) or T-handle?

The Lumberjack style tool rest is theoretically better than the round section Charnwood item where the fulcrum for the tool varies according to its angle to the work. A hard rest is obviously desirable but this can be achieved with the cast type with the use of a "chill" in the mould.

I find on my Rikon midi lathe that, when the banjo and tool rest handles conflict, I can just put the handle of the banjo in the other direction, and it will lock down just fine. The tool rest handle only locks in one direction since it is threaded - the banjo will lock in both directions since it is a cam-lock.

great video, with good detailed content, the tool rest handle looks to have a screw and spring at the end, this will allow you to pull it away, re position it and let it back to re tighten a nut underneath, think of the handle as a spanner, so you could turn 90' pull turn back 90' without loosening the clamp !! a lot of tools have this feature

Always wanted one, so very interesting!

Fantastic video Keith, i will say the Red is shinning very nicely in your workshop :)

Nice one Keith. I've got quite a few LumberJack bench tools now, and even though I've got no room, I now finding myself wanting a lathe now! 🤣

But you use a plastic cutting board, tsss.

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The clamping levers are spring loaded. Push/Pull and they will move independently of the lever shaft, use to avoid other levers.

what 47 ?

Loved the ending, nice video as always!!

My vote goes to keeping any mistakes in your videos. Not because of any schadenfreude, but because we all make mistakes. Plus, it makes me feel less bad when I think about the mistakes I've made in my own DIY projects :)

I’ve been watching you for years now Keith. Your videos get better all the time, but you have remained informative and unpretentious despite your ever increasing audience and skill level.

Keith just rewatched this im looking at the charnwood w815 comes in saying the distance between centres is 330 so hopefully will do the job nicely 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Hello Keith , great video thank you, I bought the same lathe with your discount thanks again
What did you use to attach the bowl as I would like to give that a go too
Thanks
Paul

Hi Kieth, I'm going to try my hand at wood turning, this video was extremely helpful as I'd whittled it down to the same two.. I'm now going to buy a Lumberjack....

I would also be interested in what tools / chuck / sets you would recommend for someone starting out... New video maybe ? 😁

just ordered the VSL305 and used your code, thank you

Hi, which chuck did you use please?

Hi. Thanks for the video
Really helpful as I'm trying to choose... I'm in the UK also.
How is the Lumberjack going now a year later? Still worth it? I see your discount code still works too.

Were you going backwards with the tools?

It looks like it and others are likely made in China.

So I’m a Norfolk boy to and I’m setting up my workshop very soon. Pretty sure this will be the lathe I’ll use

Great video, do you know if there is an option to fit a drill chuck into the tail stock?