Hello Howard,

I've had the same lathe as you since October 03 and it's been fairly
adequate for my needs. I do wish on occasion that I could reverse spin or
for a variable speed. But then, this is just a hobby with me. As to the
roughing gouge, I have a Sorby 3/4. I use it almost exclusively for spindle
turning.

"Howard" wrote in message
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I turn both bowl blanks and spindles on my Jet 1236. I'm ready to buy
a good quality roughing gouge and generally both a 3/4 and 1 1/4 are
available. recommendations as to which size (and manufacturer) would
be appreciated.