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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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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A lathe stand is a dedicated support structure for your lathe machine. Lathe stands are commonly used with midi-sized and larger lathes. Where, by comparison, a mini lathe typically sits on an existing workbench or table. In most cases, lathe stands are sold separately from lathe machines. Sometimes larger lathes come with their own stand
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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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Woodworking and metalworking are crafts that have been honed over centuries. The tools used in these crafts play a pivotal role in the outcome of the work. Among these tools, lathe tools hold a special place. They shape, cut, and finish materials, bringing life to a craftsman’s vision. But how does one differentiate between a
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