Who we are...
Stubby Lathe USA, Inc. is a company which has been formed to act as the
exclusive North American importer and distributor of the Omega Stubby Lathe
product line from Australia. We are selling both directly and through
authorized resellers such as John Jordan who was responsible for introducing
the lathes to the US and continues to be a major factor in the acceptance
of the machines.
A little history
I have turned on a number of machines over the years, bought a Stubby S750
in 1999 and have never found any reason to regret the purchase -- I think
that it is the best machine on the market and it continues to be a joy
to use.
Over the last several years the value of the US dollar has deteriorated so as
to make a number of foreign-made products expensive and the Stubby lathes
are no exception. In the last two years the dollar has deteriorated 30%
in relationship with the Australian dollar.
This presents challenges but we believe that they are not insurmountable.
We are working with Omega to determine what can be done to help reduce
manufacturing costs without reducing quality. We are mating machines
with electronics and manufacturing stands here rather than importing them
to help keep the costs down. This will be a reasonably low-profile business
with a very limited advertising budget, no slick web site and low expenses.
Our real sales force
As we've already said, we are selling directly or through authorized remarketers.
But, the real sales force is unpaid -- it is the group of happy owners
around the country. We keep in touch through a closed Yahoo group --
stubbygroup.
If you are in the market for a lathe
you are invited to join the group, look around and ask questions.
If you have not had a chance to test drive a Stubby and would like to,
it is likely that there is somebody on the forum who is near you and
would be willing to open his (her) shop to you so that you can try one out.
In closing...
I've retired several times already and when I started the users group some years
ago, never intended it to lead to my un-retirement. The machines are just
too good to be unavailable in the US, though, so I've done it again. Please
feel free to talk to Stubby owners, join the users group or contact me.
We want every turner to know how good these machines are and that they
are worth the money for the long, happy, trouble-free and productive hours
you will have with them.
Bill Rubenstein
bill@stubbylatheusa.com
Telephone: (636)949-2044
Cell Phone: (314)606-9366 (Try this number first)
Mailing address:
3435 Hilltop Dr.
St. Charles MO 63301
Warehouse address:
3483 New Town Blvd.
Saint Charles MO 63301