Wen 8x12 wood lathe unboxing and overview.
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- My new mini lathe just showed up. We areunboxing it in doing a quick test cut join me see how it works, is it any good? Lets find out.
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Man, thank you so much for this video!!! I am a 54 yo single mom of 20 years and trying out different hobbies and home/yard self repairs these days. The other guy was such a bonehead (sorry, other guy, but you were - throwing out your instructions and downplaying everything, even though you had never used a lathe before).
Anyway, my sister accidently threw out my instructions, so I came back on and found you!!! Mine is a little different (year 2021) - my faceplate is tiny, and the motor nobs slightly different, but other than that, exactly the same. I paid $158 for mine. I just turned it on - so excited to get going!!!! I'm going to do the same as you at first...just taking it for a few spins with different chisels. I got two sets - a set of 6 flats chisels, all different sizes and a set of the basic 8 - these are much bigger handles. I also go a $55 chuck - not sure if I needed to get that or not.
Thank you!!! You have made me more motivated and less intimated to get going on this!!
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That’s so awesome! I’m so glad, you will love having a chuck, let me know how it goes! Very excited for you!
Just please make sure you bolt down the lathe. I know of people that have seriously injured themselves.
I saw that bonehead's video, too. I quit that video and came here instead. Can't wait to see the rest of this now that I saw he kept the instructions HAHA
Thank you
@@jonesmachineco I just finished watching your whole video and see this comment above about the chuck. What's the advantage of using a chuck? I just ordered my Wen a couple hours ago so since I have nothing to look at for reference yet, which end does the chuck replace?
*As usual, Wen puts out an excellent **MyBest.Tools** well made product at a very reasonable price. Cast iron, portable, table top lathe. Pen turning with ease. An excellent purchase.*
Excellent video thank you! If you're in the UK, this is the same lathe as the Vevor 8 x 12 and the axminster AW205WL. I couldn't find a video for those specifically but I'm glad I found this.
Everything you needed to know!
Glad it was helpful!
@@jonesmachineco it's perfect thank you for taking the time to show it all.
I absolutely LOVED the chipmunk voice instructions!
I hope you enjoy it!
HAHA!!! "Its got a nice manual with it." *chucks it to the side*
Lol!
Thanks for the video. Very informative, I appreciate it. I feel much better about my purchase.
I’m glad you found it useful!
Great video, thanks for posting. I've been researching wood lathes and the Wen is considerably cheaper than even the Harbor Freight lathe. From the video, it even appears to be of higher quality. I think I may just pull the trigger on the Wen in the next couple of months!
Mines held up very well, for the money I don’t think you can beat it
@@jonesmachineco great! I'm definitely looking forward to getting it.
Moving into a glorified studio soon, wanted a lathe to do some hobby projects on, this sure looks neat.
Have bunch in my store in the links below I say do it
I really wanted to watch the review but couldn’t handle the music after 2 minutes bud. Future reference advice please no music.
Some people complain about no music,
I go my best. Thanks for watching
@@jonesmachineco use a multitude of ncs
Ncs?
@@jonesmachineco no copyright sounds
Great video! Looks like an excellent value for the money.
We’ve been very happy with it.
Good vid...the music was killing me tho man lol
Sadly we’re really limited on music options with UA-cam
@@jonesmachineco yeah, that really does suck. Tell you what.....I’m sort of a big deal on the harmonica circuits, I’ll whip you up a couple sweet jams and send’em right over. Dude, we’re gonna take over the world😆😆🤙🏾.
That would be awesome
@@jonesmachineco lolol🤓
Hey man, nice video! I really recommend getting some proper tools. Maybe also try to approach the wood more with feeling, not too careful.
Long time ago ;)
Good video but the video game music is lethal
UA-cam is extremely limited on what’s available.
You keep getting these things and soon I’m going to have to hire you to build me stuff 🤫😋
I always need more work ;)
The reviews online weren't that good but I still want to try this one out. How is it holding up for you?
We still use it daily. It’s been a good machine.
The handles need to be improved but are easy to fix my replacing the cotter pins with screws,
The motor also trips at heavy resistance, this is to protect the motor windings but I think it’s set pretty low.
Love your reviews but wish you would delete the high volume music background... I can't focus on your commentary. Thx
Thanks for the input. That was a very early video for me and have since learned how to edit and control music and background volume.
Definitely not the only one who gave me this advice.
I definitely appreciate it.
Nice editing
Thanks for the info.👍
Thanks for watching. It’s been a good little machine
Hi man, great video. I wanted to ask you, what is the chuck size for these models of lathes? I have the WL330 model that would be the brother of this one that you have.
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Mr. Jones, I want to make Queen Anne (wooden) dolls and I am shopping for a lathe. I found this (Wen) one on the Home Depot website, and thought perhaps there might be a video with someone (like yourself) using it. Bingo! I would like to know your opinion on if this lathe could trim Bass Wood. I believe it is Bass Wood I need to make figures with. .... Thank you for your time. Corliss
Well it’s a pretty decent machine I think it might be a little small and under powered for what you’re talking about.
Might I suggest this machine instead?
Larger build volume
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Is this the 3420 model that has a 2A motor that is discontinued? Or the new model 3421 with a 3.2 A motor?
I have a link that takes you to the actual model in the description
Can the power chord be unattached/removed from the lathe?
Not on my model, but wouldn’t be a hard modification
With a 23inch extension would this be good for making baseball bats?
Probably not that great, lathe lacks the torque needed for good hardwood turning.
You would need something like this.
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A lot more money but a much higher quality machine
So are there any decently priced chucks and drill chucks? I ask because I am getting into this and I am going to buy a lathe but I am also looking for a chuck and drill chuck but everything is so darned expensive.
I think I have some in my amazon store in my links
Could this be used to make bowls? Have you tried?
Yep up to 8 inches
I find that it keeps bogging down to a stop when using the roughing gouge. Is it seriously underpowered? Just trying on a 2x2.
How can anyone make something if the piece keeps bogging down?
How sharp is your tool. I’ve had it big with Derp cuts or full tools.
Dull tools
@@jonesmachineco It's the first time using them! Do tools need to be sharpened out of the box? I'm using Benjamin's Best.
I’m not familiar with that brand although most of mine had to be sharpened.
Definitely needs to be lighter cuts, compared to a larger lathe. Typically we only Trip it out when we take large deep cuts
Okay...I solved the problem! Turns out I did not have the center point embedded into the wood! So the lathe just kept slipping and the wood wouldn't turn! I guess you need to really hammer it in there! All is good now.
Would be SOOo much better without that background music
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How loud would you say this exact lathe is?
It’s not to bad, I never needed ear protection.
@@jonesmachineco ahh ok and yea I would also use ear protection.
What kind of gouges are you using
I’ve got several sets. I tend to use my psi set and my carbides. All available in my store
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Do you think you could make pens with this one?
Absolutely
Dude, just a friendly tip, not to criticise, but you're going about it all wrong. I bet since this video you've had a tool flip out of your hand huh. That guard is there for your finger to rest on.
Nope I’ve been lucky, my technique is changed a lot. I appreciate the input.
Would have been a much better video WITHOUT the background music.
Unfortunately with the new copyright laws music is a real hard thing to get right on UA-cam some people like it some people don’t I do my best to find semi neutral music
@@jonesmachineco for me, no background music is the best choice. Thanks!
I appreciate the input
Derek,
Did you get a hair cut ?
I did!
150$
I paid 174$ 😛😛😛
They must have bumped it up