Hi Brian. You did read not the description on the item or the instructions on the drive cups when you received them. It clearly says to use a piece of painter tape to protect the finish "on the collar of your shaft" and hold it securely in the drive cup. You DON"T tape it to the drive cup. The drive cups are a .875 id. Most shafts are .835-.847 with some being larger. A single wrap of tape around the shaft collar holds it secure. The blue painters tape leaves no tape residue by the way. I've sold hundreds of these with excellent responce to customers that can read and follow instructions.
By the way--"You received a full refund less shipping/handling"
Our lathe uses a 1/3 hp woodworking motor with varaible spped foot controller. We also offer a constant speed regulator as an option.
Josh Curry by the way is an idiot that tried to rewire and modify our lathe using a light dimmer switch to control the speed. He burned the motor up. He also cut off the wires on the foot switch then tried to resolder them unsucessfully and hide it with white heat tape. He then returned the damaged lathe after using it for 6 months wanting a refund and only returning some of the items he purchased and used extensively. His refund was denied by the credit card company after we submited photos of what he had done to the lathe.
As for the roller we use an industrial hard rubber roller for stability and precision. We also supply a free shaft collet with the lathe or roller rest.
Only an idiot would place a shaft in a piece of equipment, chuck or roller rest without using a shaft collet. You can try to run our lathe down but
They work great for what they are designed for. It is not a cuemaking lathe nor is it designed to be or advertised as one. If you want a cuemaking lathe I would suggest you contact "Cuesmith" AKA Chris Hightower. He makes an excellent product.
Our lathe is a basic cue repair lathe for retipping cues, shaft cleaning, refinishing shafts, replacing tenons rewraping butts ect.
Thanks for the chance to respond.
Bob Moss
I don't see what Bob did wrong. In fact, if Bob's side of the story is true, it is the OP who is wrong for making Bob look bad.
If he did in fact attempt to alter the product without having the proper knowledge, screw it up, and then try to cover up his mistake, after using it for six months, then, ask for a refund, I would have called the OP worse than an idiot.
If that is the truth, I think Bob came on here and defended himself with class. If it not the truth, I think finding that out is the priority. I think the OP could've learned from his mistake and moved on without going back and dwelling on it.
I personally don't know the details, but I have done business with Bob before, and even talked to him on the phone. He is knowledgeable and does prompt business. His lathe is what it is, but I don't see that he is trying to deceive anyone, and if you have the proper knowledge and ability, you can get the job done with it!
I think we should take a minute before pointing fingers for no reason. This same thing happened to Doug Patrick when saddlebow got his panties in a bunch and tried to ruin his reputation out of impatience.
People are quick to jump on the the guy who appears to be in quicksand just because it looks fun and everyone else is doing it. I think we should better know more details from both sides before we smear someone's name.
It's so easy to be a smart a$$ and get others to laugh at someone's mistake, but those are often the first people to cover up their own wrong doing by being blind.
