Afew of you guys already know me. I mentioned the HF lathe I bought that burned up on me trying to spin an 8"x8"x30" long post. The HF (34706) I think the number was is now returned to HF and I'm looking for a lathe that works for me. If any of you live close to Louisiana, and have a good lathe for sale... I might be interested in taking it off your hands. David (Will), a member on here has given me some great advise and has helped me quite a bit in knowledge and in my search. He's mentioned a few lathes that he thinks will work for me. I am down to 3 different lathes I think to choose from: The Grizzly G0462, the JET 1442 and the Palmgren 84315 15 inch. I need a powerful lathe. These chucks of wood aren't light to start off with. At the same time, I can't spend $800.00 or more on a late. Not right now. If you guys know of any deals and can give me some good advise, please do. The 3/4 hp on the HF lathe appeared to be too weak. Maybe it was just a poor quality motor... I don't know. The powermatic is way too much for me to spend. Any advice??