I must be careful what I say in this thread as Brendan is a forum member and I do not wish to upset him or his friends.
I have viewed his videos with interest and he has helpful tips, and I follow him on Facebook. I intend to buy some resin from him, which he promotes.
That said, I have recently viewed his latest video "Choosing a lathe". There remains little doubt that he is a Vicmarc devotee.
http://ift.tt/1yRMRbw
Around the 18th minute he moves across to talk about Vicmarc's VL 300. He said he would hesitate buying a lathe of this size. He also refers to the difficulty of moving the banjo around with the tool rest and claims the tail stock is too heavy to lift on and off in the newer short bed models, that Vicmarc now only make.
Well it so happens I am a very proud owner of a VL300 ASM EVS short bed lathe, and find his comments a little disappointing.
After all, it is the 'flagship' model of Vicmarc's range and is used by professional turners worldwide and that includes the well known Richard Raffan. Photo attached.
Frankly, I have no problems in moving the banjo and tool rest around. Also if you have the cash to buy one of these lathes, you also purchase a 'tail stock swing away' to move the tail stock out of the way, so that the problem of taking the tail stock on and off, does not exist.
I also looked under my bed but could not find the large platters!!!!!!
The other thing that comes across in his videos is the very dirty and dusty workshop walls. In my view, not a good look for a guy that is trying to promote good woodturning practice. I wonder what BobL would have to say about the dust extraction system and lung health?
I have viewed his videos with interest and he has helpful tips, and I follow him on Facebook. I intend to buy some resin from him, which he promotes.
That said, I have recently viewed his latest video "Choosing a lathe". There remains little doubt that he is a Vicmarc devotee.
http://ift.tt/1yRMRbw
Around the 18th minute he moves across to talk about Vicmarc's VL 300. He said he would hesitate buying a lathe of this size. He also refers to the difficulty of moving the banjo around with the tool rest and claims the tail stock is too heavy to lift on and off in the newer short bed models, that Vicmarc now only make.
Well it so happens I am a very proud owner of a VL300 ASM EVS short bed lathe, and find his comments a little disappointing.
After all, it is the 'flagship' model of Vicmarc's range and is used by professional turners worldwide and that includes the well known Richard Raffan. Photo attached.
Frankly, I have no problems in moving the banjo and tool rest around. Also if you have the cash to buy one of these lathes, you also purchase a 'tail stock swing away' to move the tail stock out of the way, so that the problem of taking the tail stock on and off, does not exist.
I also looked under my bed but could not find the large platters!!!!!!
The other thing that comes across in his videos is the very dirty and dusty workshop walls. In my view, not a good look for a guy that is trying to promote good woodturning practice. I wonder what BobL would have to say about the dust extraction system and lung health?
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