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Cabriole legs, which restricted him to between centerwork with very little faceplate turning.<strong>Les</strong> <strong>Roberts</strong> turning with one arm.In 1972 <strong>Les</strong> and his wife Judy started their ownsmall business doing contract woodturning for thetrade. <strong>The</strong>y used Goldie semi-auto and Gennini autolathes and over the years turned their small shop intoa successful furniture manufacturer. <strong>Les</strong> and Judy hadboth developed a passion for power boat racing. In1985 <strong>Les</strong> was involved in a power boat accident andsustained severe spinal injuries and the loss of his leftarm. To make matters even more daunting, he was lefthanded. As a result, they sold the business and movedto the wonderful town of Ballina, two hours south ofBrisbane.He never touched a lathe again until 1999. Whileon a holiday and staying in a caravan park they met upwith a turner named Robyn Henry who just happenedto have a Carba-Tec mini lathe in the boot of his car.Everyone should carry a lathe in the trunk of their car!Robyn convinced <strong>Les</strong> to give one- handed turning ago and though he said it was rather awkward, with thejuices flowing he headed home and bought a Nova 3000and that was it, he was hooked. With a lot of encourage-[Continued on Next Page]Intelligent sensing of turningconditions adjusts latheperformance to meet turningdemands, senses chisel digins and adjusts instantlyNOVA DVR XPNEW! 5 Favourite Speedfunction for even easierspeed selection.Download thepamphlet,view videos atwww.teknatool.com<strong>The</strong> world’s most intelligent lathe combined with the power, capacity & capability of astationary lathe - the DVR XP is revolutionaryNEW! Higher torque motor.Delivering even morepower over the old model.Extendable Bedsadds 20” capacityper section - takeyour lathe as longas you wantDirect Drive (no belts, nopulleys) means ultrasmooth cutting conditionsAvailable in the USA fromWoodcraft Supply Corpwww.woodcraft.comCraft Supplies USAwww.woodturnerscatalog.comWoodworkers Supplywww.woodworker.comPackard Woodworkswww.packardwoodworks.comSwivel Headstocklocks at any positionmakes your turningmore comfortable,saves spaceCapacity, power & capability of amuch larger lathe in a compactfootprint - 1.75HP motor, 16” inboard,29” outboard with easy to useoutrigger accessoryNEW! Updated designsolid cast iron componentsmeans rock solidperformanceMore Woodturning July 2012 Page 5