any use a hightower deluxe for tournys?

cbi1000

cbi1000

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I'm really thinking about getting a deluxe lathe from Hightower, but i will be working 10 or so tourniments a year. How portable is this lathe? It's nearly 6' long, has this proven to be a pain in the rear?

I don't want to get any of the smaller machines because i want to start making a cue here and there too.

thanks,

Cbi
 
cbi1000 said:
I'm really thinking about getting a deluxe lathe from Hightower, but i will be working 10 or so tourniments a year. How portable is this lathe? It's nearly 6' long, has this proven to be a pain in the rear?

I don't want to get any of the smaller machines because i want to start making a cue here and there too.

thanks,

Cbi
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Get him to quote you an additional 4' lathe bed with full length rack, I don't know if it's gone up since I bought one, so I won't quote a price, but if you buy it along with the deluxe, I bet Chris would cut you a little deal.
 
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cbi1000 said:
I'm really thinking about getting a deluxe lathe from Hightower, but i will be working 10 or so tourniments a year. How portable is this lathe? It's nearly 6' long, has this proven to be a pain in the rear?

I don't want to get any of the smaller machines because i want to start making a cue here and there too.

thanks,

Cbi
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I've been doing tournaments for 3 years now and have found it easily transportable. It's comprised of 2 pillars , the frame bed, and the Hightower. I drive a Ford Escape. I load it myself, and then unload. Takes 10 minutes to do either.

Good luck
 
I've been using the Mid-Size for repairs and I set up at different places around 5-6 times a month and have found it very, very portable and does a superb job.

Once you have a system in place, things usually work well! Determining how you'll set the Deluxe up would be completely up to you. It's portable at around 100 lbs (as already mentioned), so you'll just need to find something to set it on that's sturdy enough.

Best of luck,
Zim

* Here's a few photos of my portable set up. Notice in the first photo, I'm hunched over and have a tupperware container under my table! In the next 2 photos you'll see the new "riser" that I had custom built to match my box (same guy built both) and it has 3 drawers to hold everything that was in the tupperware container. I'm thinking about having this set up built and sold to other Mid-Size Cue Smith owners! What's it worth to you guys to have this set up (you supply the lather and repair materials, we provide the box(s) sold seperately?

Thanks,
Zim
 

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I see wheels on the new set up. Does the bottom fold down so you can roll it and put it in something smaller than a trailer?
 
There's 4 components to my set up...
1) 5' folding table (wood, not plastic)
2) Lathe box
3) Riser box
4) 5 gal bucket (used to transport vacuum and lights, serves as a trash can during use)

The wheel assembly fits both boxes! I set the table up, roll in the riser box, remove the wheel assembly, connect to lathe box and roll the lathe box in. Remove wheel assembly and open up shop. Total set up time if I'm parked near the door is less than 10 minutes.

* The lathe box is being built for the "Complete Cue Repair Station" to be raffled off for the Gateway Amateur Tour! More details coming in the near future...

Thanks,
Zim
 
That's a nice setup- I like the riser box that you've added. You should start a new thread about it, Zim! "Portable Repair setups"
~Beau
 
i love my midsize for repairs and definately like that setup you have there but now i'm in market for a deluxe
 
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