The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

45honcho wrote:Horrible scan.

I'm sorry that the free copy of the manual doesn't meet your standards. Next time I'll upload 5000DPI TIF files.

[quote="45honcho"]Get ahold of Gib at www.west-techservices.com. He has original K8 manuals he can photocopy for you.[/quote

Scanned Instruction Manual is here : http://goo.gl/usj0

Ok lou2ser and the rest of you...first off, I am not making copies of a free manual from here and selling them for a profit, I don't do things like that ( I am a good Christian man and try to follow God's plan for me). I have no idea where I got my 1 copy from (emailed lots of folks for one), and i...

Sorry to bump an old thread, but it looks like flashbk13 got the scanned manual and is now selling them on ebay for $25 + shipping. That's not very friendly.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230462027785

I got a PM asking where this lathe was being sold. If anyone else is interested, here's the link.

http://www.bigdmc.com/presto.htm

I don't have a cutter yet but piaptk ordered a bunch too. We'll see how well they work for him.

Thanks for the response

really, no one has any idea?

Thanks. I thought it was a little pricey but wanted to check it out.

It sure is pretty though, isn't it?

I found this online. Can anyone let me know if this $895 is a fair price? I'm new to all this. My goal is to make lo-fi lathe cuts. I don't need anything professional but want more than a child's toy. However, I am not super mechanically inclined so I'm willing to pay more for a unit that is well ma...

Well, I am not totally sure I "get" it yet, but I am all for it!! it certainly looks like it could be helpful in wading through things. Sort of an interactive FAQ? Wikis are helpful for presenting information in a hopefully "easy to digest" format. The longterm goal is to make it easier for someone...

I spent an hour this afternoon putting this together. It's still very early in the process but I thought it would help out newbies (like myself) get a grasp of what's going on in this forum. http://lathetrolls.pbworks.com/ Accounts are free to create over there and once you're a member you can edit ...

Does anyone have any experience cutting/embossing onto these? I have an opportunity to buy 300 of them for $100 and was wondering if they were worth the trouble.

Thanks