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Since the head stock slides off, the weight was reduced just enough to give me false confidence.I have removed the wire mesh guard; most people work without one and I found it to interfere with my dust collection--that's a personal choice.I would recommend this lathe for consideration by anyone looking for a lathe in this catagory. I started to assemble it myself but my wife let me know how foolish she thought I was being and held parts for me while I tightened bolts. I purchased this lathe because I already had the Jet 1014 and was happy with it except that I wanted a lathe with a larget swing and variable speed. I have now been using it for three months and have no complaints; it has met all of my expectations.Delivery was prompt and the carrier courteously wheeled the pallet containing the lathe right into my garage shop. Really, two persons are a good idea.
Bye now. Turned out to be true, in my case. In my case, I could NOT have a GFCI in the line I hooked up this lathe on - with mine, something about the variable speed/inverter that blew the GCFI every time the machine was turned on - was advised about this on the woodworking forum, 'Sawmill Creek'. Nice heavy duty machine, looking forward to years of use. Haven't had time to do anything but set-up the machine and make sure it works. I'll write more when I turn something on it. Also, before trying to remove the faceplate the thing comes with, be warned there are 2 set-screws holding it in place.
Everything lined up and fit perfectly. The set up was easy even for an old guy. It runs quite, vibration free and the speed control is a dream come true. After I retired I wanted to get into turning bowls as a hobby so I wanted to replace my old lathe. I've had this lathe for over a year and I have not regretted buying this lathe and even enjoy bragging rights when my friend comes over to turn on my lathe and then goes home and uses his lathe just for sanding. Of course I needed help lifting the heavy pieces, but then again the weight of the lathe is one of it's good features.
I didn't have much experience or training in wood turning but after buying a few books and a video by Nick Cook I really got into it and my wife is running out of room for my "creations". I had an old Craftsman lathe that I had bought used for turning rungs and spindles for occasional furniture repair. After much research and the fact that I had bought other Jet tools and was impressed with them, I bought this Jet lathe. When I first turned it on I couldn't believe how quiet it was.
This 1642 lathe is the best machine in my shop. It's robust and quite, the tool rest and tail stock glide across the ways with no effort.Putting it together was easy, but you should have someone help you when lifting the motor and head stock.Vince
Actually the delivery was faster than promised. I love this unit, it has all of the things I wanted. Everything was as promised.on time and in excellent condition. They unloaded the lathe and put it just 4 feet from where I assemebled it.
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