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I use both chucks. - The RS has greater jaw travel than the SC4. May be useful on occasion e.g. holding a square in the jaws for example. - The SC4 can take a M33 insert whereas the RS can only be direct threaded M33 or use an excert (lots of overhang). Both have agood range of inserts for...

I'm going; really enjoyed the first one Duncan

You mention alloy forks but I would expect a bike of that vintage to have steel forks. If that is indeed the case, it may be worth asking a good bike shop if they can braze on fittings for cantilever or V brakes: V brakes vs cantilever brakes - 4 areas to learn what brakes are best for you -...

Not an ideal solution due to overhang but an adaptor would do the job: VIPERIL 1.1/2'' x 6tpi Exert for Viper & Nexus Chucks This is assuming that the direct thread on your chuck is M33 x 3.5mm. Duncan

Amazon have just announced that they'll pay compensation for defective third-party goods sold through them. Only in the US at present but planned for other countries. Progress of a sort. Duncan

Garno To be honest, I don't think you should purchase anything else until you fully understand the various components and accessories of a lathe. Best by far to make contact with a woodturning club near you and ask them for advice. Even if you are unable to attend meetings, I would be very...

Surely the bar is to lock the spindle and hitting it will achieve nothing. If that is the case you need to insert the bar to lock the spindle and then turn the chuck anticlockwise (looking from tailstock end onto the chuck). If the chuck is overtightened on the spindle, use the bowl as a lever...

This is precisely why I've never bought a very cheap Chinese inverter. Although they would normally be run attended in a workshop environment, with the relatively high power and voltages involved, the risks are really not worth saving a few quid. Someone in the industry (possibly biased) told me...

The motor will not run on single phase but a VFD (commonly known as an inverter) can provide 3 phases at mains voltage i.e. 230V in the UK. If you go down this route you will need to ensure that the links inside the junction box on the side of the motor are connected in the Delta configuration...

Jameshow, Fans running overnight should help you feel cooler even if they don't directly cool the room down. There are a number of fans with dc motors on the market which have a dozen or speeds to select from, with some of the speeds specifically selected for quiet nighttime running. There are a...

Looks to me like the motor is 6 pole and was originally running at 60Hz. It will now run a bit slower but will still work just fine with a pretty good peripheral speed. Duncan

That Nova Saturn DVR looks like a nice lathe, very similar to the Record Power DVR XP - which was a Nova design! Nova don't have the best reputation for support in this country (made by Teknatool, a reputable Kiwi company) but they seem to have made a determined push into the UK market lately so...

Wot Blister said, get the best lathe that you can. No lathe is "beyond your abilities"; in fact you'll find that a heavier and more powerful lathe is nicer and easier to use. Don't forget that you could well end up spending just as much on tools, accessories, kits etc as on the lathe, so why...

Triton, I don't carve but the Pro-Edge does have a fitting for polishing mops which may be handy for carving tools. Duncan

Torque is at least as important as power, and motors nowadays will often be variable speed and with higher power than in the past in order to give enough torque at slower speed. Also, in the past, the emphasis was on spindle turning whereas faceplate turning is now much more common. A number of...

If you do a search on "SIPP charges", there are plenty of websites comparing different companies and their charges. They usually make specific reference to pension fund size so that it becomes clearer which SIPP's are best for pots of various sizes - in your case you are looking for low charges...

As Jacob says, large blanks can be used to make small blanks, can be used to make small items. A very kind offer but hang onto them unless you're sure you'll never have a use for them. Hope your rehab goes well. Duncan

FifeMike: As BEE says, check the inverter output, check the motor input. Since it was working before being donated, I'd check every electrical terminal on the lathe wiring for tightness, including the inverter and the remote control - it is quite possible that a wire got pulled during the move...

Ridiculous! Nobody would believe that people would bother to argue about sharpening:D Would they??:unsure:

Yebbut that's a whole separate subject and not really part of Dr Bob's retirement thread, so all I was doing was pointing out that my approach is to try and cover an estimated cost. No politics for me:):) Duncan