My New Lathe Axminster AWVSL1000

Well after ordering my new lathe early January it finally arrived last week. the package i got comprised of the Axminster AWVSL 1000 as well as an Axminster Clubman K10 Woodturning Chuck & Accessories

A Package deal made up of the Axminster AWBGDL Wide Stone Grinder.  

Axminster HSS Woodturning Tools Set. ( I must thank Joe Laird here of http://www.joelairdwoodturning.com for initially sharpening these for me)

 Axminster Safety Visor and a pack of 10 P2 Axminster Cup Masks and an Axminster Multi-Head Live Revolving Centre & Additional Tips.


It arrived on a narrow pallet well packaged. 

The assembly went relatively smoothly, the base was easy enough to put together with simple square ended bolts and nuts, the 1st problem i encountered was when trying to attach the tray to the legs, the holes wouldn't line up in order to bolt them together. i had read that this was a problem before and the simple solution was to take a size 8 drill bit and re bore the holes and finish attaching the tray to the legs.

Headstock, tail stock and tool rest come pre-installed on the lathe bed and there is no way one person would lift this, 2 people would move it handily enough though, if you were stuck you could remove the head/tail stock and rest and you would probably be able to shift it by yourself then. on placing the bed on top of the stand once again the holes in the stand were slightly off, this was rectified by simply aligning them at one end and then with the hold of a metal rod lifting the other end up, placing the metal rod through the hole in the lathe bed and then at an angle placing the rod through into the stand, then as we lowered the bed it pulled the other leg of the stand into line and once again this was tightened on with nuts and bolts, 4 at each end.

I placed the grinder on the bench next to where i had the lathe but did not mount it cause as of yet I'm still not sure where i want it permanently mounted as well as the fact I'm going to purchase the wolverine vari grind sharpening system so will wait till i get that before permanently mounting it to somewhere.

 Here's a couple more images and the technical specs of the lathe:

Model:	AWVSL1000
Distance Between Centres:	1,100mm (43.3")
Nett Weight:	97kg
Overall L x W x H:	1,680 x 470 x 1,155mm
Power:	750W (1HP)
Rating:	Hobby
Speed:	500-2,000rpm
Spindle Taper:	2MT
Spindle Thread:	1" x 8tpi (ref T04M)
Taper Tailstock:	2MT
Tool Rest Stem Diameter:	25mm
Max Diameter over Bed:	370mm