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good lathe so far but changing speeds is a bit difficult and the belt comes off the pulleys too easily.
You must sand off a few rough edges (cast iron is rough in spots) so you don't cut yourself in future use.I was using the lathe 15 minutes after taking it out of the box.Great product for the price. Very easy to set up and use. Changing speeds is easy; just move the belt position and you turn the tail stock.
Otherwise, it does what I need to do and I am pleased with it. so it does not really need to be fastened down. This lathe does everything it is supposed to do. It is as heavy as. However, that is also a problem since you have to make belt adjustments from the back-side of the lathe which requires you to at least turn it around.if you do not have enough room in your shop to move around it.
Quite pleased with the equipment. Very quiet and smoothe operation. My PSI TLCPRO Turncrafter arrived as scheduled and in excellent condition. Set-up was a snap and only took a few minutes. I'm affraid the machine is outdoing the man for now but it's my first real woodworking lathe and like everything it takes practice.
My 14 yo son has no problems with it. Headstock/tailstock lined up perfectly. We are both VERY pleased with the quality AND the price. Solid, very easy to set up lathe, that fits in a relatively small area. At 75 pounds this is not portable, but doesn't require a large shop. He used the same type of lathe at school.
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