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Shop Fox Lathe Stand Review

About Shop Fox Tools Shop Fox Machinery was among Woodstock International’s most popular product lines. Established in 1989, Woodstock International is now a part of Grizzly Industrial. Products include lathes, specialty machinery, accessories, like the Shop Fox lathe stand, and more. Originally founded on the commitment to be the number one choice for woodworking and […]

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RIKON Lathe Stand Review

About RIKON Power Tools RIKON Power Tools is dedicated to customer service, innovation, and quality to enhance the woodworking experience. Established in 2009, they design and manufacture woodworking machinery. This machinery includes the RIKON Lathe Stand and RIKON Lathe Stand Extension below. RIKON Lathe Stand This stand can convert a tabletop mini lathe or midi lathe

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JET Lathe Stand Review

About JET Tools JET Tools has been in business for over 60 years. Metalworking products became their core business line in the 1980s. By the 1990s, they had launched their woodworking product sector. Shortly after, JET Tools began focusing less on importing and more on designing and manufacturing their own products and to higher standards.

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What is a Mini Lathe?

A lathe is a machine that rotates a workpiece and a mini lathe indicates the size of the machine and subsequent workpiece size compared to a full-sized, industrial floor standing lathe. As the smallest lathe size a mini lathe is sometimes also called a micro lathe or pen lathe. The latter name comes from the

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