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Not wanting to speak for David, but I think you took his comment the other way around :)

Went to Woodcraft today to see if I could put my hands on something and the only large lathe on display was the Powermatic 3520C. Definitely nice, but 2000 dollars too high for me.

Will do :) Thanks all.

Nope, no Oneway, I won't have that kind of money to spend :)

The swing is not that much of an issue to me. It's likely I will never turn a large blank or log. I don't have a lot of interest for...

Yes, I thought about the extra clearance for the banjo, and that's a good point and one of the reasons to go for a higher capacity. I'm not keeping the Barracuda chuck, I've actually put it up for...

I do not need, and cannot afford "the best". As of now, it will still be between the Grizzly and one of the Jets, most likely the 1840. I will not need the 22 inch capacity of the Grizzly, but it...

Thanks for this, Mikey.

I always do a lot of research on anything that I'm interested in, and in this case I wanted to hear from actual owners directly. Like anything I do, I don't intend to just...

Thanks all for the responses!

Thank you. Unfortunately hands-on isn't much of a possibility out here. I will look into the club, but to be honest meetings and gatherings aren't my thing :) The Laguna and especially Powermatic...

Ralph, thanks for your feedback.

To be honest, the Nova lathe is out of the running, even though I found that DVR tech awesome. There is one person out there who is an experienced (it seems)...

Thanks. The G0766 is back at the top of my list for now along with the Jets. A shame we're not dealing with the same price of a couple years ago. Now around 2300 once you add a good live center. But...

Alex, thanks for the feedback.

Thanks Brice. Yes, there's a Woodcraft. I've checked out the lathes on their site and it doesn't seem like they have anything on display! Maybe I'll drop by if I'm in the area.

Thanks. I haven't really paid attention to a "bad" review of the lathe. I have only watched experienced turners make things, because I'm learning with every video I watch, and found that on those...

I haven't seen the video you mention but now I think I want to! :)

Basically I don't want to get a lathe that is out of whack and be left with a boat anchor because of poor customer service or have to return a 500 pound machine. I also don't want something that...

Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. I've read your posts before, and while it definitely looks good to me on paper, I'm having trouble dispelling the worry over what I've seen on video...

Hello,

I am new here, an experienced woodworker, but beginner turner. I have been using a tiny variable speed lathe from Harbor Freight for several years, doing just a few things here and there,...