Sure looks like my Jet midi but with red paintG. I suspect this lathe
will do everything you want. You may need something smaller for pens
but you wn't know w/o trying. Go 4 it!
John

wrote:
I'm thinking about getting into turning - just small stuff, pens,
ornaments, wine stoppers, etc. Would it be a mistake to get a Penn
State midi lathe like this
http://www.pennstateind.com/store/tclpro.html or is it just a glorified
Harbor Freight machine. I don't see myself turning anything larger but
who knows. I'd like to get something that has a bed extension
available just in case.

Should I stick with a Delta or Jet or is the Penn State model a decent
piece of equipement?

TIA,

Steve