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I have a new ~4m length of metal box section that will be doing its job outside, so I want to paint it to stop it rusting away in a season. It's come with a fine black powder that comes off all over my hands, but which when put into google "black powder coating" brings up results for the powder...

What is a record power model no 0, and why can't I find anything about it online?

I do like a nice strong opinion :)

I've been looking at various - a Union Graduate (500 quid, and a bit of a distance), a Scheppach DTM 450 (fairly local). I was talking to my neighbour today, who has a Record lathe, and after looking at the used ones he suggested perhaps...

Yeah, the South West Wales club is on covid hiatus at the moment, though.

What about chucks? Do many people do much without a chuck, or do you have to add the 50-100 quid on pretty soon after buying the lathe?

Sorry, yes, I meant speed. Brain fart while looking at Record Power lathes. I meant electronic variable.

What about variable power? Is that the kind of thing to live and die over, or not worry about as a feature?

What do I want to make? Wood chips? :) Bowls look like a nice project. I don't have any particular problem I want to solve, rather I like the process and the possibilities. Where do you find second hand lathes at really low prices, though? I've looked on ebay and gumtree and there's not...

I thought 200mm was the distance from the drive centre to the bed. (Or rather, twice the distance because diameter.) So while you could fit a 200mm diameter piece, and spin it, you wouldn't be able to work it because you wouldn't be able to get the banjo underneath it for the toolrest. This...

I've been watching various turning videos on youtube, particularly wortheffort, and hells bells I want a lathe, but wow they're expensive. Add in some decent gouges and a chuck and it really starts getting painful. Buying the biggest and best you might ever use is not practical given what they...