Been meaning to ask someone, how is that jet lathe different from the Harbor freight 5 speed lathe
https://www.harborfreight.com/5-spee...the-65345.html
they look nearly identical right down to the design and knobs, placement of controls etc.
I remember back in the days that was assistant manager of a gun shop, Italian cap and ball revolvers would come out of the same factory to US importers with varying degrees of quality control and finish. An discount importer might buy the $30 per unit model, Another importer might order the $40 fit and finish model and a high end seller might get the $60 models that were specially polished and finished inside and out. The guns were still off the same assembly line despite the different names on the guns. Parts interchanged too. Looks like that may be the case here.