switch breaks! My father bought this lathe and within weeks the switch broke and he had to wait months for a replacement switch, and then a few months later, the switch broke again, and he is having to wait months for a replacment switch. I am going to look into returning it and getting a different model.
GLAD I PURCHASED IT I am very pleased with the Delta 46-715 lathe. I've been using it for a month now, and when I say using it I mean it. It has been running trouble free for at least four hours every day for the past month. I started to not choose this lathe due to a hand full of negative reviews here but am very glad that I decided to purchase it. I couldn't imagine that Delta made a problematic product like described in reviews below so I checked with Wood magazine. After downloading their comparison test of six lathes... more info
Probably as goos as anything you are going to make on it! Mine operates well, with minimum vibration, and everything works as well as it should. The bed is quite heavy, and it assembled easily, as all holes lined up perfectly. I had no problem assembling it by myself. You only need to purchase a spanner to hold the headstock for faceplate removal. My little projects don't slow this powerful tool any.
Love My Delta Lathe I am very pleased with my purchase of the Delta lathe. Everything is machined to a tight tolerance and the spindels line up perfectly. Heavy cast iron construction. I shopped locally and on line and this was the best price I could find. I do recommend buying the mobil base. Bob
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