Originally Posted by
Joe Kaufman
My vote would be the 838 w/extension. Is 240V vs 120V in the consideration? I'm just a little east of you and sources for suitable large pieces of wood are not easy to find. I went to the 20" about 5 years ago and couldn't wait to turn some large pieces. Completed a couple and after the initial "that's nice", what do you do with them. They won't fit in most cabinets and therefore collect a lot of dust and are soon moved to the garage. I still prefer to work on pieces smaller than 6" in diameter on my 12" MIDI lathe.