CHAPTER 195

GENERAL 260 LATHES

Members have access to 3 General 260 variable speed lathes - property of the school. - each with a 12" swing and a max. 38" between centres. The club also owns three other lathes. (See below) This allows as many as 6 persons to be turning at any one time. This is especially important during our woodturning courses where hands-on experience is so important.

GENERAL 90-450 BANDSAW

With its 24 inch throat and 13 inch depth of cut, this bandsaw is very popular and sees a lot of service on shop nights as members prepare bowl blanks etc. from green logs.

The club purchases, installs and maintains Timberwolf low-tension blades on the saw and they are removed at the end of the evening.

GENERAL 780/880 JOINTER

Another popular machine for smoothing a surface of a rough bowl blank to accept a screwed on face-plate.

THE CLUB NOW OWNS THREE LATHES

• a Carbatec mini-lathe similar to this one capable of nearly 6" swing and 12" between centres.

• a JET Mini with a 10" swing over the bed and 14" spindle capacity;

• a NOVA DVR (electronic variable speed) full-sized lathe with a 14 inch swing