Larry Frank
04-09-2021, 12:07 PM
In a recent post, the comment was made about the Nova Voyager Dress being Diminutive Machine. The exact quote is below.
“It’s physically such a diminutive machine, it’s hard to take it seriously.”
I have the Nova Voyager and was a little taken aback by the comment so I decided to compare the two machines. I created the attached table as a comparison and tried to be fair when comparing the two machines. I looked up the specs for each machine on the website. In terms of size and weight, the two machines are similar.
The PM does has a larger table by 4" and the swing is 20" versus 18" for the Nova. These are nice features. I build my own woodworking table for my Nova so the size of the table does not make a difference. The 2” extra swing is nice but I have not needed it. The PM also has a laser sight, LED Lamp and fence. which are nice. One could add these to the Nova for less that the price difference in the two. The PM is currently on sale for $250 more than the Nova and one could add these features for less than that.
One of the major differences is that the PM is significantly lower powered at only 1 hp compared to the 1.75/2.0 hp of the Nova. In addition, the spindle speed range on the Nova is much better. The other major differences include the ability to go into reverse on the Nova along with a lot of other computer features such as depth control, speed recommendations and too many others to mention.
There is no doubt that both machines are capable and personal preferences will make the difference. However, calling the Nova Voyage diminutive is just a miss characterization. The PM Is a nice machine but lower powered and does not have some of the features such as reverse or digital controls.
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“It’s physically such a diminutive machine, it’s hard to take it seriously.”
I have the Nova Voyager and was a little taken aback by the comment so I decided to compare the two machines. I created the attached table as a comparison and tried to be fair when comparing the two machines. I looked up the specs for each machine on the website. In terms of size and weight, the two machines are similar.
The PM does has a larger table by 4" and the swing is 20" versus 18" for the Nova. These are nice features. I build my own woodworking table for my Nova so the size of the table does not make a difference. The 2” extra swing is nice but I have not needed it. The PM also has a laser sight, LED Lamp and fence. which are nice. One could add these to the Nova for less that the price difference in the two. The PM is currently on sale for $250 more than the Nova and one could add these features for less than that.
One of the major differences is that the PM is significantly lower powered at only 1 hp compared to the 1.75/2.0 hp of the Nova. In addition, the spindle speed range on the Nova is much better. The other major differences include the ability to go into reverse on the Nova along with a lot of other computer features such as depth control, speed recommendations and too many others to mention.
There is no doubt that both machines are capable and personal preferences will make the difference. However, calling the Nova Voyage diminutive is just a miss characterization. The PM Is a nice machine but lower powered and does not have some of the features such as reverse or digital controls.
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