Will the one way 24” base unit for their coring system work on a 25” swing lathe? Also, what systems have you guys used and had good luck with?
Will the one way 24” base unit for their coring system work on a 25” swing lathe?
Also, what systems have you guys used and had good luck with?
Good to know I’ve considered going that route as well, thanks.Ryan,
I had the Oneway coring system. Its a great coring system and as mentioned the results are predictable. When I bought my Robust American Beauty I emailed Oneway to see if their 24" base would work on the AB and they replied with 'yes'. But I ended up going a different way. I had the opportunity to use a Bowl Saver Max3 a few times at a club meeting and liked it better. So when someone asked about buying my Oneway I sold it and bought the Max3. It too does a great job at coring and like the Oneway the results are predictable. What I like better with the Max3 is its ease and quickness of setting up. It also takes up much less room in the shop. And with the way the Max3 mounts to the lathe you can take it with you and use it on almost any size lathe. With either set up I think you would be happy. I have not used the McNaughton system so I can't comment to it.
I have had the Mcnaughton for so long that I can't even remember when I bought it, probably 20 years. I briefly used a woodcut, but found it so limited I sold it. The McNaughton has a learning curve, but it's worth it. It is not for the faint of heart.
Bill, sorry to hear about your back problems. There is nothing worst than back pain... Best of luck with your surgery! Andy was our first demonstrator for the club. He's incredible with the Mcnaughton. I only use it on green wood. And only with nice pieces worth saving. Not worth trying on dry wood, just too hard on the lathe and the nerves.I'm still holding out hope that I won't be one of the faint of heart. I've watched Andy Cole demonstrate coring with the McNaughton and he makes it look easy. I've done a hands on once with a nice green piece of wood and it went well. I've tried it with a dry piece of wood and it was a disaster. Right now I can't do any coring because of back problems. I'm having back surgery next week so I won't be doing any kind of turning for a couple of months.
Sorry to hear about your back problems Bill. Best of luck with your surgery!I'm still holding out hope that I won't be one of the faint of heart. I've watched Andy Cole demonstrate coring with the McNaughton and he makes it look easy. I've done a hands on once with a nice green piece of wood and it went well. I've tried it with a dry piece of wood and it was a disaster. Right now I can't do any coring because of back problems. I'm having back surgery next week so I won't be doing any kind of turning for a couple of months.
Yes. All you have to do is to replace the spacer rods that are inside the knife and support finger holders with new ones that are 1/2" longer. I have a friend who recently bought a Oneway system for his 22" swing lathe. He got the same base units that are used for 20" swing lathes, but with a longer spacer. See picture that shows the spacer removed from the knife holder base unit.
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The exact length of the spacer is not critical. There is a setscrew mechanism on the bottom of the cutting knife posts and support finger posts. You fine tune the height adjustment with the setscrews.