Craftsman 15 in. Variable Speed Wood Lathe with Bonus Accessories
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Craftsman 15 in. Variable Speed Wood Lathe with Bonus Accessories Reviews


3.75 of 5 (by 4 reviewers)
Rating Summary | 75% of reviewers recommend (3 out of 4)

Craftsman 15 in. Variable Speed Wood Lathe with... Reviews

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“Craftsman Lathe”

I am a newcomer to using a lathe. It would have been very helpful to have an instructional video. We hooked up the copycrafter, but don't know if we hooked it up right. We tried to copy a spindle, but the cutter made a very poor job of rounding the spindle. The directions were not very clear. I was able to figure out making a spindle free hand, but the lathe tools became dull very quickly. This was quite an expensive purchase for me & now I will have to purchase better quality lathe tools as well.
Posted on Sep 19, 2007

“Keep it in context”

Expecting the same results and performance from this lathe at this price, as you would get from a $2000 + top of the line lathe doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. This is a decent lathe for the price. I like my lathe and use it often but it is kind of a pain at times. Start with the tracer. I bought the tracer in order to make 4 uniform table legs. However you cannot get the cutting tool on the tracer to cut close enough to the chuck to duplicate the leg. The tail stock lock handle snapped off with the threads still inside the tailstock locking cam. The head unit (motor, chuck etc) is hard... read full review »
Posted on Sep 16, 2007

“4 stars”

Overall this is a great machine I was disapointed that there wasn't any tools to go with it. For the price of this machine I expected them but other than that it is awesome!!!!
Posted on Oct 04, 2007

“Wood Lathe with Tracer”

Very easy to assemble, great directions. It took me just a few hours to assemble. The tracer lathe works great for experienced and inexperienced woodcrafters. The only downside of the lathe is the attachment it came with to put on the tracer product on the centers. I had to fabricate new pieces to accomodate it. The wood lathe is a treasured piece of equipment for all wood shops. I highly recommend this product.
Posted on Jan 03, 2007

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