wood lathe - Robust lathe

Stainless Steel Ways:  Robust is proud to offer stainless steel ways as standard equipment on all our lathes.  Whether you turn wet wood or exotics, your Robust ways will not rust. 

Spindle: The spindle is pre-hardened 4140 Chrome Moly alloy with an 1 1/4-8 spindle nose drilled and readily equipped for vacuum.  There is a groove for a safety set screw and a #2 Morse taper.

Spindle lock: The spindle lock electronically disconnects the controls when it is engaged.  No more burnt belts when you forget to unlock the spindle.

Bearings:  Heavy duty permanently lubricated bearings are fitted. They carry 40% more load than leading competitors. That's why Robust is the only manufacturer that warrants the headstock bearings. 

Indexing Handwheel:  Indexing is standard. We incorporated the standard 48 position index function into the highly polished and comfortable handwheel.

Motor and Drives:  We use Leeson motors and quality matched drives. All systems are 220v single phase. The drive can be slowed to a slow creep for operations like applying finishes. Because we use a vector drive, full torque is available at ALL speeds.

Controls: Variable speed and forward/reverse are standard. All the lathe controls are on a corded pendant with a magnetic back.  Place them on the headstock, tailstock, or anywhere else it is convenient for you. 

Sliding Headstock: On the American Beauties, the headstock can be slid the full length of the bed, allowing full access to the work from a variety of natural body positions.  Robustness is ensured by the dual manual lock-downs. An optional quick release mechanism is also available.

Bed Construction:  Beds are constructed of structural and stainless steels, fully welded and stress relieved before final finishing. 24" bed extensions are available for the American Beauty

Comfortable Center Height:  Adjustable legs easily adjust the spindle height from just under 42" to almost 50".

Standard Accessories: Every Robust lathe comes with these standard accessories at no extra cost:

25 American Beauty:  Our top-of-the-line sliding headstock model. Click for a more complete description of the 25 American Beauty. Check our our 25" American Beauty video (5 mb file). The American Beauty is also featured in David Ellsworth's new book, ""
 
Sweet 16: The newest Robust lathe has a fixed headstock and a removable gap that increases capacity to 32 for bowls, platters and hollow forms.  The gap can also be used as a bed extension, increasing spindle turning capacity. Long and short bed versions are availalbe.