Santa came early

[Bob Noles]

I finally made it out to the shop this afternoon to uncrate my new arrival. I was requested to make and post some pictures that I have attached when I got it put together.

This is the PSI Turncrafter Pro in person. I selected this lathe after much research, personal debate and the help of knowledgable people both here and abroad. I believe this is going to be an excellent beginner lathe and appears to be well made. I have it sitting on my workbench at the moment, but hope to get started building a true lathe stand tomorrow.

Assembly took less than 15 minutes and another 5 to wipe the "protective coating" (mystery gunk ) off the surfaces. After that I pluged it in and threw the switch. At first I was startled because it seemed like nothing happened then I realized it was running at full speed. VERY quiet and vibration free. A solid piece of equipment for the money in my opinion.

Well.... enjoy the pictures and let's see if I can learn to turn now. No more excuses