Good point Darrell and an eye opener, I'm hoping someone with first hand
experience can sway my decision that maybe the HF lathe is indeed a good
lathe and beefy enough to handle larger stuff than what the Jet lathe would.
I wouldn't want to get the Jet mini and feel like I need to buy a larger one
down the road. Thanks for your input, Jeff

"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
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P.I.
I own neither lathe but I would question turning a bowl larger than 12" on
a
lthe that turns 600 rpm at its slowest speed with a frame that looks
pretty
light from the Harbor Freight picture. Too many of today's lathes have a
pivoting headstock for sales purposes but have neither the beef not the
slow
speed to turn a large piece of out of balance wood.
Just something to think about.
(I have turned an 18" bowl on my light Record bowl lathe with a slow speed
of 575 rpm but it is bolted to the floor and the procedure was a bit of an
adrenalin boost. :-) )
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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS, Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com
"P.I._Maine" wrote in message
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I've been considering purchasing either the Jet 1014VS mini lathe
($329.99 shipped through Amazon)
http://www.woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FU...ARTNUM=136-907 or Harbor
Freight's 12" x 33 3/8" lathe ($341.98

shipped)http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=347
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I'd be able to work on slightly larger projects with the HF lathe though
as
a complete newbie to woodturning (not woodworking) I'm not sure if the
extra
capacity is needed and can appreciate the fact that the Jet's mini lathe
is
a well made machine and am not so sure about the HF's quality. (If you
own
the 34706 and like it or don't let me know!) This maybe a "no brainer"
for
some but I sure could use a little help deciding. Jeff