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[popuppete]

Hi Everyone,
Just starting out with a very basic Parkside lathe. I want to get a small chuck for it but think I will need an adapter. I had it one day and the end of the tail stock snapped off, and the.tool rest kept coming undone. Still you get what you pay for, so I will use it for now, when the place I got it from, sends me the new parts. I was lucky as my son bought one down in Oxford and he was using it when the tool rest just exploded into little bits.
Pete

 

[Stigmorgan]

Throw that thing in the bin, Parkside lathes are the worst pile of trash in existence. You're better off looking for a 2nd hand lathe, chances are you'll find one with a few tools and accessories

 

[Bingy man]

Just thinking about that big chunk of metal revolving at speed and then exploding not a piece of equipment that I’d have around me new parts or not . Glad you’re ok and your son … that said welcome to ukw

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Hiya welcome, pleased to hear you are ok, if that was mine it would be back for a refund, not up to the task designed for. Or something like that
Get your money back, please don’t end up in local A&E from using kit that has show it fails

 

[bourbon]

You could always get a Clarke CWL1000b from Machine Mart!

seriously though, This one is a great piece of kit

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cwl460-18-460mm-variable-speed-wood-tur/

 

[Morag Jones]

I have a Record CL3 now available would you like to pm me?

Now listed in the For Sale section.

 

[popuppete]

I have a Record CL3 now available would you like to pm me?

 

[popuppete]

Hi Morag,
Good morning. I hope you are having more luck with your Parkside Lathe than me. When I bought mine on Ebay I thought it was cheap, and with a 3 year guarantee. I thought I can't go wrong. Oh boy was I wrong, when the tail stock spike fell off I thought to myself That can't be good. And the tool rest was another one, when it started moving around I was in the middle of turning my small piece of pine I had to try and, hold that in place while holding my chisel. I am having the tail stock and tool rest, replaced, so will have to wait and see what happens.
Peter

 

[Fergie 307]

Throw that thing in the bin, Parkside lathes are the worst pile of trash in existence. You're better off looking for a 2nd hand lathe, chances are you'll find one with a few tools and accessories

I have found some, or in fairness most, Parkside tools are pretty good.
I have quite a few.
Unfortunately this is not one of them.
I had read so many bad reviews that when they came into my local Lidl I thought I just had to have a look. I did what I never normally would, and opened the box on one.
Oh dear!
Nasty, flimsy piece of junk.
I would get rid of the thing before it damages you when it spontaneously disassembles.

 

[SammyQ]

"Unscheduled violent dissembly" wasn't it that Muskites cooked up for 'exploding rocket'? You are standing OVER one similar in the shape of that Parkside horror...."How did he do this?"- pathologist regarding chuck and work protruding from forehead in the mortuary....

 

[Sideways]

"Unscheduled violent dissembly" wasn't it that Muskites cooked up for 'exploding rocket'? You are standing OVER one similar in the shape of that Parkside horror...."How did he do this?"- pathologist regarding chuck and work protruding from forehead in the mortuary....

RUDE : Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly Event

That had to come from an engineer or military type

 

[popuppete]

Throw that thing in the bin, Parkside lathes are the worst pile of trash in existence. You're better off looking for a 2nd hand lathe, chances are you'll find one with a few tools and accessories

I wish I had but I thought that the lathes would all be very expensive. Then a few days ago I saw one close to me in Wales for less than what I had paid. Which was much better with tools and chisels and a chuck for £55. I will just have to keep my eyes open for another one.
Pete

 

[Stigmorgan]

I wish I had but I thought that the lathes would all be very expensive. Then a few days ago I saw one close to me in Wales for less than what I had paid. Which was much better with tools and chisels and a chuck for £55. I will just have to keep my eyes open for another one.
Pete

Lathes and the peripheral equipment required can be expensive, 2nd hand is the best way to go if you are just getting started so keep watching the sales sites, more will come up before long, you'll also need to look at a grinder or some other system for keeping your cutting edge sharp

 

[popuppete]

Lathes and the peripheral equipment required can be expensive, 2nd hand is the best way to go if you are just getting started so keep watching the sales sites, more will come up before long, you'll also need to look at a grinder or some other system for keeping your cutting edge sharp

I have managed to get some carbide tools, they feel heavy, and I gave them a try today. I was very impressed with them. Now I just have to get the lathe screwed down for a better test. But I have a rough gouge a spinal and a skew.
I am only going to try so.ething simple at first like a pot or small bowl.

 

[Stigmorgan]

I have managed to get some carbide tools, they feel heavy, and I gave them a try today. I was very impressed with them. Now I just have to get the lathe screwed down for a better test. But I have a rough gouge a spinal and a skew.
I am only going to try so.ething simple at first like a pot or small bowl.

Be careful, roughing and spindle gouges are not suited to turning bowls, they are meant for turning wood that is in spindle orientation, that means the grain is running from left to right so that the tools are always cutting into the grain rather than side grain the end grain which can put a lot of extra force on the tool.

 

[popuppete]

Be careful, roughing and spindle gouges are not suited to turning bowls, they are meant for turning wood that is in spindle orientation, that means the grain is running from left to right so that the tools are always cutting into the grain rather than side grain the end grain which can put a lot of extra force on the tool.

To be honest I really do not know what I will try but thanks for the info. I might just have a play around, and get used to the tools. I also have a couple of turning books to look at as well there might be some ideas in them

Pete

 

[Stigmorgan]

To be honest I really do not know what I will try but thanks for the info. I might just have a play around, and get used to the tools. I also have a couple of turning books to look at as well there might be some ideas in them

Pete

YouTube is a good place to go

 

[popuppete]

That's true I have started saving some of the videos. I will spend some time today getting my shed cleared and getting the lathe screwed down.
Pete