Recent content by Wayne

Hi, Thanks for the information. I now have the lathe mounted on a King lathe stand. It will have to sit where it is until I figure out a leg system that is height adjustable that might even allow wheels to be put on and off. I think my location [In the country puts some people off]. Wayne

Oh Drats! Sorry about that, your right Edmonton would be quite a journey.

Hi John, Wow, thanks! The pictures really help with your directions I should be able to move it, are you interested in making another base similar to yours for this thing? If so what would it cost? I like your set up and it looks like you do very nice work. Wayne

Hi Tom, Thanks, it will be fun if I ever get it on the stand and working. The sales guy from KMS said that he knew nothing about lathes which made me a little concerned and they have no one there who does. When I asked him about bolting the lathe to the stand he didn't know the answer so he...

I am still waiting for the salesman to contact me regarding anything helpful he can do, if he does, great If not I will NOT support them in their sales. I spent a lot of money there [ To me] and would like some help with the normal issues that come with buying machinery. For one the pre drilled...

Hi everyone, I just bought a 12 X 36 inch King lathe from KMS tools in Calgary. The stand it comes with does not bolt up as it should as the pre drilled holes do not line up. I can re drill new holes and get it together [I think] although that may void the warranty. I asked the sales guy from...

Hi, I am out in the country past Cochrane, would you be interested in building/ welding a lathe stand or modifying the one that I have? I would like it to be more solid and easier to attach the lathe to. I would also like to have some heavy screw in/ bolt adjustable legs on it to assist with...

Hi everyone, I just bought a 12 X 36 inch King lathe from KMS tools in Calgary. The stand it comes with does not bolt up as it should as the pre drilled holes do not line up. I can re drill new holes and get it together [I think] although that may void the warranty. I asked the sales guy from...

I hope so, that just leaves trying to find the exact center of everything. LOL I am going to look at a DB200 today, it is a very small mini lathe from the 1940's I think. Might be fun to work on before attempting the 12 X36.

Hi Louis, Very nice, I wish, I wouldn't have the room for that 3 phase machine. I am looking at getting a King 12 X 36 which is about all I can afford. I hope to have some fun with it but I'm not that strong in math which I understand Is important in this hobby. I think getting stuff centered...

I just watched a program where they say that the Canadian dollar could hit $0.50 something. OMG. We won't be able to buy anything soon. I was thinking what might be a good topic on the website is lathe safety. I was searching lathe stuff and one of the pictures that came up was a guy who got...

Hi Louis, It's fairly easy, you'll get it in no time. What kind of stuff are you making? With a three phase lathe I take it that your a machinist? Wayne

It does look very close, I think that their lathes for the most part are very good. There is a lot of bad press on the Busy Bee company as a whole which scared me off. I am going to go with the King brand, at least I am leaning that way taking everything into consideration. I am also looking at...

Er, never mind , I just realised that it is a $7000.00 plus duty plus price right now in Canadian dollars. Ouch. I really miss parity.

$5400.00 delivered? That seems like a good price for that lathe. Above that I Imagine that there is duty etc.