Originally Posted by
Ken Glass
Thomas,
After a couple days I have turned two Pens. Neither noteworthy, but I am impressed with the lathe overall. It is very smooth and quiet even at near 4000 prm's. I do wish it were true variable speed and not three speed variable, but belt re positioning is a quick 10-15 second function. I do believe if I were to put a 10-12" Bowl blank on it I would need to bolt it down, but at 115 lbs. that's not unusual. Otherwise it seems to be well made with very close tolerances and I have heard tech services at Rikon are great. The 5 year warranty doesn't hurt either.