Yes I have a chance tp buy an 8 foot lathe brand name I beleive is poitras.
It comes with a 220 motor Does anyone know anything about this machine or
even how much I should be thinking about paying for it it has I beleive 14
speeds. I have never owned a lathe before so an not sure what I should be
looking for hope that you may be able to shed some light on this subject
In article <[email protected]>, Jack & Sue Steinhoff
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes I have a chance tp buy an 8 foot lathe brand name I beleive is poitras.
> It comes with a 220 motor Does anyone know anything about this machine or
> even how much I should be thinking about paying for it it has I beleive 14
> speeds. I have never owned a lathe before so an not sure what I should be
> looking for hope that you may be able to shed some light on this subject
Be sure to post this question on rec.crafts.woodturning
djb
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Was that last sig line lame or what?
Jack & Sue Steinhoff wrote:
>Yes I have a chance tp buy an 8 foot lathe brand name I beleive is poitras.
>It comes with a 220 motor Does anyone know anything about this machine or
>even how much I should be thinking about paying for it it has I beleive 14
>speeds. I have never owned a lathe before so an not sure what I should be
>looking for hope that you may be able to shed some light on this subject
All truth in the world is/can be found on the OWWM.
http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/detail.asp?ID=642
From what I've seen of Poitras I'll bet the lathe is
substantial, maybe substantial enough to never need another,
at least in this case not anything longer.
Price? Without a picture it would be hard to guess. As an
aside a Powermatic 90 or the heavy-Duty Delta lathes go for
around a grand used. That's not to say the Poitras will
compare (actually, reverse that). You needn't go in guns a
blazing. Find out what the current owner wants, weigh that
against what you are willing to spend and go from there.
UA100
But will it fit in the living room?
:-)
"Jack & Sue Steinhoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Yes I have a chance tp buy an 8 foot lathe brand name I beleive is
poitras.
> It comes with a 220 motor Does anyone know anything about this machine or
> even how much I should be thinking about paying for it it has I beleive 14
> speeds. I have never owned a lathe before so an not sure what I should be
> looking for hope that you may be able to shed some light on this subject
>
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