A little freight truck visited me this morning... Gloat

[Matt Winterowd]

A couple of nice young men just dropped off my new Vicmarc VL300 bare bones lathe. I've got all the electrics, and I'll be building it out a la Dave Schell. I'm graduating from a Nova DVR XP that I liked, but never loved. Just the feel of the tailstock and banjo on this baby already makes me smile.

This is already my favorite new tool ever because it's absolutely clean and rust-free, and not a spot of cosmoline anywhere on it! Very happy with the service from Craft Supply.

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[Josh Bowman]

Matt, what a great gloat! Now get it dirty.

[David DeCristoforo]

That's a sweet looking machine. But it's kinda low... does it come with knee pads?

[Jim Burr]

And a free hat too! I got a free 5.11 Tactical hat when I bought my last pair of combat boots. You are going to be all over that lathe like white on rice! Sweet score!

[Peter Fabricius]

Hi Matt;
Hard to understand why you did not love your DVR XP??? But we all have different likes. Your new baby looks short? What is the bed length and the swing?
I can see the tailstock and banjo look more substantial than most other lathes and must be a good thing.
Nice new TOOL......
Enjoy
Peter F.

[Matt Winterowd]

Thanks all!

David, I don't understand. Don't you stand straddling the bed when you turn?

[Matt Winterowd]

Peter, I never really made friends with the controls on the Nova, and I always felt like I had to use excessive force with the banjo and tool post locks. Plus, I wanted more swing over the bed. The Vicmarc has 24" of swing over the bed. Should be plenty. It is a short bed. I think it's 21" between centers, although I got the tailstock swinger which brings it to 28"

[Harvey Ghesser]

Congratulations on the new lathe, Matt! Looking forward to seeing what comes off her.

[Bill Wyko]

Way to go. Looks fantastic. How much swing does it have? Looks substantial.

OOps looked up 2 replies and answered my question. Congratulations.

[Steve Harder]

Matt - can you pass along a little more info on motor specs needed to match the VL300? Or point me to a link to forum discussion ...

[John Keeton]

Now, that is a lot of lathe!! Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the "assembled/built" pic.

[Matt Winterowd]

Steve, I'm pretty much following the recipe here: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?102818. I'm using the exact same VFD as Dave. The motor I bought is a Leeson 115828, which is a 2hp, 1740 RPM motor. Craft Supply uses a Leeson 116594, which is 3hp. I got a good price on this motor, and I can't really imagine 2hp not being enough power, but if I ever decided to upgrade a new motor will just drop in since the VFD will handle 3hp.

I've got my own design planned for the stand. More of a trestle design. I'm actually still recuperating from back surgery, so it may be a week or two before I get started on the stand, but I'll post pictures as it's coming along.

[charlie knighton]

congratulations, Matt, hope you recover soon

[Roland Martin]

That's a beauty, Matt!! Looking forward to seeing the completed project, but take care of yourself first.

[Baxter Smith]

Congrats on that lathe! I am looking forward to seeing it put together!