Mini Wood Lathe Machine Multi-Purpose Upgraded And Lengthened Processing Diameter 11inch Support Turning Cutting Sanding Polishing Wood, Upgraded infinite speed control

Very well made at a dream price, not a mass production tool but a great addition to my hobby tools where I make wheels and small furniture feet and dowels. Very happy first time user.😀😀😀

I come from a metal working background with exposure to large, metal working shop lathes at the various technical programs I've attended. Unfortunately, those are large, heavy, and expensive. So when I've had various projects I've needed to turn I've resorted to putting items in the chuck of a hand drill, spinning them, and holding a knife against them to shave them. Effective but limited. Limited by the size of the chuck, and limited by the setup requiring me to have 3 hands: one to hold the drill steady, one to steady myself, and one to steady my hand holding the knife as I attempt to expertly and precisely remove material.Voila! Enter the MINI (emphasis on "MINI") wood lathe! O.k., the chuck will accommodate much larger materials than a drill chuck would. And it's light, inexpensive, and everything's mounted like a proper lathe. I can breathe easy with my two hands!Well, two problems. The "chuck" that accommodates larger materials is horribly imprecise. It's a four "jaw/setscrew" arrangement that can be used to roughly position items. Precision is impossible. So, I resorted to buying the upgraded 3-jaw self-centering chuck. Which only has 10mm long jaws that are slightly better at holding work but are still inadequate.O.k., then let's rely on the live-center tailstock. Second problem. The tailstock positioning is just as imprecise as the chucks. The height can't change, but the horizontal positioning is all over the place.My task consisted of taking a 2" length 7/8" diameter dowel and turning 1" of length down to about 3/4" in diameter. First, I couldn't get the dowel centered in either chuck. Not to my satisfaction. Hence, when I turned the end down it was not concentric to the original o.d. by about 0.015". Not horrible, but not good enough for me.SO. Keep in mind that this lathe has limitations. Obviously. I really, really wanted to like it, and it is a quality tool that easily spun the heavy 3 jaw chuck on its lowest motor speed setting. There's a lot to like about it, but it unfortunately doesn't give me any increased capability over turning items in my hand drill.IF I had been able to find a 3-jaw chuck with more jaw depth that would properly support work (instead of just pinching it at the end) then I would've kept this lathe.One definite improvement that can be made is for the tailstock to use 4 bolts instead of 2. The 2 bolts do a minimal job of keeping the tailstock axis inline with the chuck center. It's an idea.

Works great for what I need it for

very difficult to use

Tiny machine with a big separate power supply that controls the motor speed. Never seen that before and don't know yet whether I will like it. The slowest speed seems fast and the fast speeds border on insanity. Such a large power supply doubles the space required for storage. However, after using the lathe a while I can say that the machine is OK. They cheaped out on the head and tail stocks and the tools included. These are frustrating to use and need to be replaced with ones that actually index and run true and a set of real chisels. Until then, you will not be able to turn anything accurately. After that, it is better. These three updates double the cost of the machine though which is why the seller included toy ones.Chess pieces, pens, and small tool handles are the size of things you can turn.Therefore, I rate this as a buy because of its cost but only if you also buy the upgraded parts to make it usable.

If you are looking for a budget lathe and see this one. Don't. This is borderline a children's toy. It feels like it is made from sheet metal, and it vibrates so much that mixed with the lightweight of the material does not work and makes you have to clamp the entire thing down and then you have more stuff in your way. It works which is kind of a miracle but because it's made with cheaper material it does not spin fast enough for you to be able to use it properly and make smooth products with wood. Not worth it, if you really need a lathe, you should look at a more expensive one just to get away from the headache.

Works well. Easy to use. Nice selection of tools comes with the product. I turned a miniature goblet about the size of a dime immediately after setup.

Exactly what I wanted. My first project was for a bucket handle. It worked well. Easy to use and packed well for shipping.