Mc 900 Wood Lathe Manuals

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There are times when you need to build a table, a hall stand, repair or replace a leg, make some birthday or xmas gifts, or make multiple copies of an item on a lathe. While you can just make multiple copies by hand, the process can be time consuming, and unless you are an expert woodturner, chances are that all copies will not be exactly identical. This is where a lathe copy attachment comes into play. Some may call it 'taking the easy way out', but I think they have a place in woodworking, and they can certainly be time, and frustration-saving devices. On the menu today is the Sherwood SCA-900 Lathe Copying Attachment... I think we will indulge ourselves in a review!

Out of the Box

The first question that should be raised, even before you think about buying this is; 'Will it fit my lathe?' In most cases, the answer will be yes. The SCA-900 is designed to fit any cast bed or twin bar lathe with a center height of 125-300mm (around 5-12 inches). I have an MC-900 wood lathe with a cast iron bed, and the lathe copy attachment fits this model just fine without any major modification.

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The SCA-900 ships somewhat unassembled, so some assembly is required before you can attach it to your lathe. The instructions are not the best I have seen, but you can get by ok if you take your time, don't try to rush, lay out all the parts and screws/nuts etc before you begin and take it one step at a time. It took me roughly thirty minutes to put it all together, and another 5 minutes or so to attach it to my lathe. If you have a second person on hand to help, it makes the task easier. I got by fine on my own. The copy attachment itself is not overly heavy, but can be a little awkward to hold while securing it down.

Once it is installed on the lathe you can get a better understanding of how everything works, and you should play around with the adjustment features so you become familiar with the device before you start attacking those rare wood blanks. Essentially, the copying attachment will allow you to make copies of spindle type pieces. This includes everything from turned table legs to baseball bats! Naturally, this attachment cannot duplicate the inside of bowls, turned boxes etc.

You can also make up your own templates from thin sheet material like MDF or ply if you wish and use those.

How it works

You mount either your original turned piece to be copied, a sample piece you wish to copy, or your pre-made profile template into the lower section of the lathe. Adjustable stationary centers hold turned items securely on both ends, or small template pattern clamps hold your template underneath (there are three provided and they can be located at various intervals along the lower copy attachment frame).

A guide rod sits underneath the main carriage assembly and this rides against the edge of the template, or against your original turning. I guess its more accurate to say that it actually stops the cutter above cutting in too far or presets the depth stop point for any part of the template or turned object along its length. Any movement in this bottom guide rod effects an equal movement at the cutter tip above, so as you make successively deeper passes and slowly move the guide rod in closer to the template or sample turned piece, the cutter above cuts successively deeper as well. The bottom guide rod has a spring loaded attachment to the main carriage, so it can ride around curves and into coves to make a quality reproduction. Speaking of the cutter tip, this is located on the upper guide carriage, and is essentially a sharp-tipped diamond shaped 'chisel'. Some other branded models may ship with the standard hardened steel tip, however, the Sherwood model ships with the upgraded tungsten carbide cutter for added durability and longer cutting life. This comes at no extra cost to the purchaser, which is certainly a welcome, and free addition! The cutter tip is reversible, so you can use both ends as well.

So on a new copy procedure, you set your guide rod up on the outermost section of the template or copy piece (i.e. the widest part), lock the depth there and turn the wheel on the carriage to move it along its rail left or right. I found it is much easier to use the SCA900 when you rough turn your blank down to round to begin with. Furthermore, if you turn it down round to the diameter of the widest point of the original, or the pattern, you will make your task even easier. This results in a properly balanced blank, and there is far less vibration in the lathe and tool in use than when trying to turn down a square blank to round (trust me, I tried both!). Also, ensure the cutter tip is retracted back as far as possible once set to the widest diameter on the template so you have plenty of forward cutter movement range to work with.

As the carriage and cutter tip move, it 'turns' off a shallow layer of material. It can give a rough result, depending on the wood used. Pine and other softwoods tend to chip out quite badly, so its a good idea to make relief cuts on any square edges of a turning to avoid this problem. Once you reach the end of the rail, set it a little deeper and start winding the carriage back in the opposite direction, and hence, taking more material off the blank. Depending on your template or the complexity of the turned piece, you may need to turn your item in sections, or work the widest diameter sections as a group before turning down to the thinner sections. You continue this process, and work your way around the various coves, tapers and beads etc in the piece. The spring loaded guide rod underneath guides the cutter around profiles as you go. It's a good idea not to take off too much material in one pass. That will prematurely blunt the cutter tip and results in a rougher finish. There is a hand steady handle that can directly control the depth of the TCT cutter up top, and this is useful if you need to plunge the cutter into a section before guiding with the hand wheel laterally. This guide handle can also be set to stop at a set depth via the cut depth adjustment wheel it is attached too. Additionally, I found using the handle allows more controlled turning, especially around tighter profiles.

There are metal 'sleeves' around the guide rod underneath which help it to roll over the template, however, for finer work, these sleeves are a little thick. They can be removed easily to leave you with a thinner rod to get into tighter places, however, this thinner rod (which is actually the underlying screw - non-threaded shaft) is a little harder to roll around curves and across surfaces, so more care is required by the user.

The whole process can take a good length of time the first few times you use the attachment. It may well take several hours to turn out 4 or so legs for a table, so its not a production device that is going to give you results within minutes, although it really depends largely on the size/diameter of the blank, and how much material you need to remove from it. Patience is required, with the end result being perfect duplicate legs, or whatever other item it is that you are turning, and certainly better reproductions than you could do by hand, well with me at least. I'm not the world's best turner, so being able to duplicate a set of turned items is extremely useful in creating furniture or items that actually looks symmetrical! While you lose that added 'handcrafted' touch when you use such a device as a copy attachment, you have still put in the effort and hard work to make the original (if that is the case) and the copies, and no one can take that away from you. I found the satisfaction factor to remain very high in use. You certainly still end up with the same amount of mess on the floor as you do when hand turning.

Once your item is turned down, you need to sand it down to a smooth surface. I used 120 grit to start off, then 240 grit and finished with 320. Depending on the item, I sometimes sanded to a finer grade to give the surface finish desired.

Adjustment Features

The SCA-900 itself is adjustable to suit many types of lathes, and can be adjusted to handle different sized projects. For example, you can adjust the height of the cutter tip via the adjustable height pillars on both ends of the lathe, effectively raising (or lowering) the height of the entire copy attachment. This is achieved via basic clamp-type screw knobs. To be honest, it's not the world's easiest height changing design, and it can be a little tricky to adjust at times, however, you only need to set it once for each particular task, and that point is roughly at the midpoint of the blank's height/diameter.

You will also need to set up the width between the 'center' posts if you are copying an existing turning. I got caught out on my first attempt by not providing enough clearance either end for the carriage to travel right to the ends of my blank. The centers and end posts can be adjusted with a little screw work. A 3/8' spanner will do the job. Depending on your lathe, and the length of the project, you may also have to adjust the clamps holding the copy attachment to the lathe itself. I have a generic MC900 lathe, and I found I needed to add about 5 washers to each clamp under the base to ensure the clamp heads actually made contact with the bottom of the lathe bed to clamp it securely. No major drama.

Practice Makes Perfect

Familiarizing yourself with the SCA900 copy attachment before you turn expensive wood is recommended. The attachment itself is not overly complicated to operate, in fact, it is extremely easy, however, if you understand the basic principles of how it works, and what adjustment features give direct control over the cutter tip, you will minimize any 'first use' errors. I found that after I successfully completed my first copy of a leg, I had learnt all I needed to know to master this machine, it's that simple. My wife now uses it with equal success as well.

I found that on some more intricate patterns, you may need to finish off the finer sections with a little hand turning work because the guide rod just couldn't get into those small grooves effectively. This is not really a problem in my opinion. I'd rather be left with that small task (which was mostly small flat sections finish with a parting tool) than trying to mark out and duplicate 6 legs to close tolerances from scratch by hand! Also, because the cutter is essentially just a sharp tip, a bit of finishing sanding work is required to smooth everything out. Again, a task I am happy to complete knowing I have just turned exact duplicates very easily. A skilled turner could probably certainly turn down 4 legs faster than I could do it with the SCA-900 copy attachment. I'm no expert woodturner, but with the SCA-900 you could easily be tricked into thinking I was! It seemingly gives you the skills of an experienced woodturner, even if you have no woodturning experience at all.

Conclusion

The SCA-900 will not mass produce turnings in record times. It can take a few hours to turn out a set of table legs (depends on diameter of course), however, if you are not an expert turner, or have never even turned before, you can make exact copies of those table legs, bed or furniture spindles, some pen styles, even baseball bats with relative ease. The other big advantage of the SCA-900 and similar copy attachments is that they can replicate custom pieces that are not readily available in hardware or woodworking stores. Consider a table with turned legs where one leg needs to be replaced. Chances are you cannot buy a replacement leg from anywhere locally, or even at all, however, with a lathe and the SCA-900, you can make your very own replacement, probably at a much cheaper price than it would cost to have a woodworker or woodworking shop create the custom item for you. The SCA-900 is also great fun to use. I'm certainly planning to now add more decorative and functional turned items to my future woodworking projects, as well as to turn out a couple baseball bats for my son and other young lads in the extended family for Christmas and birthday presents.

The Sherwood SCA-900 retails for just AUD$159... Yes, you read right. At well under $200, the copy attachment is almost a steal and certainly worth the money considering how much you can save on buying pre-turned or custom turnings from a retailer. I was quite happy with the performance of the SCA-900. While some adjustments take a little 'work', on the whole, the copy attachment performed its intended task extremely well, and in the end, that is what counts the most to me!

The Sherwood SCA-900 is sold by Timbecon in Western Australia. It can be ordered via their website at www.timbecon.com.au or by phone (phone number available on their website).

Note that similar copy attachments/duplicators are available around the world and made/sold by various manufacturers (for our USA/Canadian and International readers).

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The SCA-900 assembled and fitted to the lathe.

The hand wheel moves the carriage along the rail left and right.

The diamond shaped TCT cutter comes standard on the SCA-900!

Template clamps

Note the black 'centre' in the middle of picture to clamp existing turned items securely.

The clamps holding the copy attachment to the lathe bed.

The guide rod extends down beneath the main carriage.

Ready to copy! The original mounted below, the blank loaded up top.

Making a copy. Note some of the lower leg profile is already starting to take shape on the top blank.

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And here's our copied piece...

The original, and the copy (after sanding). I had to hand-finish the finer details, but otherwise, pretty much a perfect match!

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Cam type tool rest adjustment levers make repositioning the tool rest and tailstock quick and easy. A heavy gauge open type metal stand is part of the lathe's standard equipment. • Unprecedented value for money • Face plate included • 4 prong x MT2 spur drive included • MT2 hollow type live centre included • Good entry level lathe that you will probably never out grow • Solidly cast iron bed and componentry helps absorb vibration Wood Lathe MC-900 - Specifications: Bed length 900mm Centre height 300mm Spindle thread 1' x 8 TPI Head and tailstock tapers MT2 Speed range 500~2000 RPM Motor power.550 watt [Input].

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The MC900 seems to be available with a variety of different badge names, but presumably roll out of the same factory in China. I will state now you get what you pay for, and at $497 it is at the budget end of the market. It is not as smooth as a Nova or Wood fast or higher end lathe. It can be noisy and the drive belt is a little rattly in sound though doesn't slip. I like the variable speed handle on the front giving a range of speed selections from 500RPM through to 2000RPM. However, the minimum of 500RPM can be too fast some projects, especially heavy objects that aren’t balanced.

I love the dbhost review and agree with all, The weight on the stand is needed, I have added a mod to the head as per attached photo. This acts as a giant clamp to lock the head to the bed, for turning boxed in access of 100mm diameter, as the head jumps a bit. Yes I know that this stops the head rotation, but it helps to steady the lathe I note that you talk of a manual. Is it possible to get a copy of the MC900 Manual, as I bought my lathe secondhand for A$75.00. I had to make up a few things to get it to work. I also had to make the centres align, buy modifying the tail stock.

The lathe comes with an extension Banjo for outrigger turning but it never seems to fit in the correct spot. The tool rest also is a little chunky for small turnings and you cant always get close enough for thin objects (a definite downfall for making pens). In addition the tool rest is a little long again getting close to the headstock spindle and tailstock for short barrel pens. The position of the drive motor is also not ideal, it is close to the dust and can get in the way of some bits of wood when using a small face plate. Although a nice solid construction I have found that the friction nuts below the banjo and tail stock do become a little loose and are hard to access to tighten whilst mounted to the bench.

I might even look to doing a mod on my lathe so that I can set up a registration wheel, Just another project to put on the list. I am in the process of making a tool rest support, as it did not have one, I was given one by a friend ( it was home made and a bit clunky, as I am now getting a bit more skill I find that operating with tools that are not smooth is a pain, and I like the challenge of making things Have your say. Author Latest activity New comments or replies since you last checked 08:26 PM to get readership tracking 08:24 PM to get readership tracking 08:17 PM to get readership tracking 08:11 PM to get readership tracking 08:05 PM to get readership tracking 08:04 PM to get readership tracking 08:03 PM to get readership tracking 08:03 PM to get readership tracking 07:59 PM to get readership tracking 07:58 PM to get readership tracking • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ©2018 Verticalscope Inc. All Rights Reserved. DISCLAIMER: Any posts on LJ are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of LJ. LJ will not be held liable for the actions of any user.

Motor features alloy-constructed cooling fins to provide more reliable motor service. This lathe has a M30 Spindle thread. We have many accessories that fit M30 spindles. Product Specifications Brand Carbatec Gross Weight 80Kg Headstock Movement Swivels Hole Through Spindle/Tailstock 9mm Indexing Positions None Max Distance Between Centres 840mm Morse Taper #2 MT Motor 0.75 Hp Induction Spindle Thread M30 x 3.5TPI Swing Over Bed Capacity 300mm diameter. The swivel head allows greater sizes within reason. Workshop Footprint 1600mm x 400mm x 112 Shipping Weight 85kg Speed Adjustment Variable Speed Lever Speed Range (RPM) 500-2000 Warranty Period 3 Years.

My MC900 is very old one I have had the drive cone fly apart, and got a replacement from Carba Tech, I upgraded the original motor (1/2 HP) to the newer 3/4 HP, it goes a lot better now. Thanks for the manual it is a generic model and looks the part. I was hoping to see the registration wheel (hidden in the head casting) at the chuck mounting end. I will have a closer look at the pdf later. I might even look to doing a mod on my lathe so that I can set up a registration wheel, Just another project to put on the list.

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Get Turning with the Perfect Wood Lathe Wood turning and woodworking can be an incredibly satisfying hobby. Not only does it offer the chance to relax while focusing attention on the item being created, it also provides a certain satisfaction in creating something tangible, something some people may call art. For anyone who is just getting into woodworking or turning, a wood lathe can be a great investment. Opening up a whole world of at-home turning, a wood lathe – also known as a turning lathe – allows users to make everything from pens and bottle stoppers, to salt and pepper mills and bowls. Comparing Wood Lathes Choosing the right wood lathe means thinking about three significant factors. First up, what kind of items will be created on the lathe? For smaller projects, such as pens and pepper mills, a mini lathe may be the best option.

As with the MC-1100, the cast iron bed carries plenty of weight to dampen vibration. Sealed bearings in the headstock ensure smooth running and offer generous bowl turning capacities when the head is swivelled. Cam type tool rest adjustment levers make repositioning the tool rest and tailstock quick and easy. A heavy gauge open type metal stand is part of the lathe's standard equipment. • Unprecedented value for money • Face plate included • 4 prong x MT2 spur drive included • MT2 hollow type live centre included • Good entry level lathe that you will probably never out grow • Solidly cast iron bed and componentry helps absorb vibration Wood Lathe MC-900 - Specifications: Bed length 900mm Centre height 300mm Spindle thread 1' x 8 TPI Head and tailstock tapers MT2 Speed range 500~2000 RPM Motor power.550 watt [Input].

A while ago I talked about my very first wood lathe, well today I shall talk about my current wood lathe. After a year with my ebay lathe I decided the bug had taken hold and it was time to upgrade. A little research and I settled on the. The reason for my choice, availability (they were in stock and only an 90 minute drive away) and they were within my small budget. One point first of all, it is heavy and is a two person lift. This was frustrating when I got home waiting for someone to help me lift it out of the box and bolt to the bench (which I had newly constructed for the purpose). OK so onto the actual review.

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In fact I did have a big lump of red gum on there that I nearly shock the house down before I could press stop. This lack of a really slow speed I find a shortfall, however for most of my turning, mainly pens and already round bowl blanks it does the job easily. The variable speed drive worked nice and smooth on purchase, but now three years down the track it is a little stiff to change down speeds even with a little TLC and preventative maintenance (I expect I will need to replace the drive belt soon). It is certainly a sturdy cast iron construction, although the legs supplied do look a little flimsy and may require some additional bracing. I was seduced by the rotating headstock for bigger items, but if truth be known I have used it twice, neither time I was comfortable with. The head is easy to turn, just release two nuts and has three positions.

We have many accessories that fit M30 spindles. Product Specifications Brand Carbatec Gross Weight 80Kg Headstock Movement Swivels Hole Through Spindle/Tailstock 9mm Indexing Positions None Max Distance Between Centres 840mm Morse Taper #2 MT Motor 0.75 Hp Induction Spindle Thread M30 x 3.5TPI Swing Over Bed Capacity 300mm diameter. The swivel head allows greater sizes within reason. Workshop Footprint 1600mm x 400mm x 112 Shipping Weight 85kg Speed Adjustment Variable Speed Lever Speed Range (RPM) 500-2000 Warranty Period 3 Years.

However, if larger projects will be turned, a medium or full-sized lathe could be a better choice. But before running out and buying a large lathe, it’s worthwhile considering how much space is available in the workshop – and how much money is in the budget. A mini lathe is costs less, and obviously takes up less room.

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I also had to make the centres align, buy modifying the tail stock. My MC900 is very old one I have had the drive cone fly apart, and got a replacement from Carba Tech, I upgraded the original motor (1/2 HP) to the newer 3/4 HP, it goes a lot better now. Thanks for the manual it is a generic model and looks the part. I was hoping to see the registration wheel (hidden in the head casting) at the chuck mounting end. I will have a closer look at the pdf later.

MC900 - DIY Wood Lathe MC900 3/4HP Perfect for the beginning or budget-conscious woodturner. Headstock rotates 360 degrees and locks in four positions for outboard turning. Features cast iron bed; stand; face plate and drive centre.

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The rotary type give you full performance delivering true 3-phase power to your machine. But for a minor loss in power (maybe 20%) the static type does the job quite well - assuming you don't need all of the power that your 3-phase motor can deliver. Here's the link: good luck. Vote if you found this helpful. Al K Posted on Sep 09, 2010.

This great entry level, full sized lathe has several Carbatec enhancements over the standard factory model. The Aluminium finned motor runs cooler over longer periods compared to a standard non-finned motor and our widely accepted 30x 3.5mm thread spindle size is 40% larger in cross section than the standard factory 1'x 10 TPI. Most of our lathes and accessories utilise this heavier 30x 3.5mm spindle thread size, or larger. Perfect for the beginning or budget-conscious woodturner. The speed is variable via a split pulley system that allows the spindle to run between 500 to 2000 rpm.

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While the motor is running, turn the handle, allowing the pulleys to separate giving a different belt ratio, therefore changing the speed of the spindle. This is done easily and is an economical way to produce variable speed. The headstock can be rotated an impressive 360°, with 4 locking positions, allowing outboard turning. The cast iron bed has a smooth ground surface allowing the banjo and tailstock to move easily along its length. For outboard turning you will need to reposition the banjo and tool rest accordingly. Both the headstock and tailstock have a No.