The Jet is a great little lathe, when you later decide you need a
larger lathe you will likely want to keep the Jet. Few would want to
keep the HF tool.

You could pick it up at Rocklers Portland store 279.00



On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:48:00 GMT, "P.I._Maine"
wrote:

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...emnumber=34706
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