I heard that Jet started blue, then green, orange, and now white.
I found a blue Jet JWL 1624 with outboard capabilities.
I was wondering what these original jets are like.
My friend Steve told me they're garbage, but he owns 3 Lagunas, 2 vicemarcs, with 2 lagunas on the way....man, are those lagunas nice!
I guess Jet switched from only metal in the early 80's and those were blue.....any comments other than, you really want more swing than 12, or the hp is too small. I heard that the banjo and rest are a pain. are lathe beds pretty standard, i.e. could I change the banjo and tool rest easily?.....just looking for basic information....basically buy or don't buy.
And, what do you guys think it is worth?