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A good lathe is the foundation of a successful "career" as a woodturner. That does not necessarily mean an expensive lathe, but it
does mean a lathe selected according to the prospective use to which the lathe will be put as well as the pocket and ambitions of the user.If buying new there are few "bargains" to be had: basically, other than in
exceptional circumstances, you get what you pay for. It is important to bear this in mind as you plan your woodturning future, if you are to avoid disappointment. Here at The ToolPost, we pride ourselves on our
consultative approach to lathe selection. We are quite happy to discuss and understand your needs and expectations and to provide guidance as to the best likely solution to your needs. We may not always be
able to meet those expectations form within our own range of solutions, but we try to ensure that the guidance we give will help you find something suitable. Our primary lathe brand is the superb Belgian-manufactured
WivaMac
for which we are the UK distributors. However we recognise that, in this world, one size does not truly fit all, and therefore we offer alternatives through the shop in Didcot. These are not all yet available for on-line sale, but if you call we will be happy to discuss our other offerings from OneWay, manufactured to a very high specification in Canada, and the popular brands represented by Scheppach, Nova and Jet.
However, please be advised that we sell products in which we believe and trust: we do not stock lathes on a price-only basis. A cheap lathe that fails to live up to expectations is a very expensive lathe and a
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Coeur du Bois and The
ToolPost are trading styles of Peter Hemsley. Whilst reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, no liability can be accepted for errors in this information nor for contingencies
arising therefrom. If you are inexperienced in any aspect of woodworking, we would strongly counsel that you take a course of formal instruction before commencing to practice |
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