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I figured it was a good lathe because I am not a wood turner ( I am a woodworker) and I am familiar with the name.

Impressive, I like the painted pieces but my favourite is the lacewood. I am being asked 200 for the lathe, bowl turning rest, straight rest,drive centre and bits and pieces. Am I right in thinking 200 is the low end of what people are willing to pay for these lathes when in good condition?

Okay Thanks for taking the time to reply. The lathe has all the paint no rust, the motor is quiet as a mouse. It comes with what looks like a bombproof banjo and a curved bowl turning rest, a cross shaped drive centre with a spigot which is removable, straight rest too. I am being asked 200...

Okay thanks, the guy at record power said it was most likely a cl3. Apparently it has a no1 Morse taper. This is going to be my first lathe as I believe I will be able to grow with a cl3 but should I be avoiding a lathe with a no1 Morse taper. I have read it is not good but the coronet is a...

Hi, I have found a record lathe. It just says record power model no 3, I could find nothing when I googled this. Obviously the lathe is commonly known as something else. So what is it? I noticed that a drive belt for a coronet no 3 fits this lathe, I wondered if record power rebranded the...

Yes, no problem. I have also thought of something else worth considering. When I started buying my own tools I new I would most likely have to spend many hours getting them set up correctly. An example would be my low angle block plane, a record. At the time I purchased the plane new, I only...

I have mused upon similar concerns as you. I am sure every competent woodworker has similar thoughts. The standard I expect all my tools to reach is one of function. It’s my main consideration always. I really don’t care about manufacturers names, vintage, new, Poundland, etc. I buy whichever...

Okay great, I will take a look and see if we can try what you suggest. The schematic makes it look complicated, I hope it becomes self explanatory once I get eyes on. I will take photographs and number any similar parts so I don’t reassemble incorrectly. Thanks

I just did a back of a *** packet calculation. As the slides amount to four components, if they became mixed up there are 24 possible combinations, times two if the tables were switched. So to establish the original set up it would be necessary to work through 48 combinations noting the...

Well what you say is possible as I believe the entire machine was taken apart. So I need to check both tables are aligned with the cutter block. When you talk of intermediate slide brackets you refer to the steel rods set into a semi circular groove on either side of the tables?

Thanks, I just checked out the schematic and I have found bolts attaching the table to the slides. It is the only place where it can be shimmed by the looks of it. The question is now about access and ease of disassembly and reassembly.

Hello everyone, I am a member of South London Maker Space, it’s a community/ social enterprise. We have a Wadkin BAOS planer thicknesser. I was planning to get the tables lined up with shims, until I saw the slides( rods sitting within grooves). I had assumed it would have dovetail slides. So...