I will most likely be turning over the bed to start (a 24" diameter blank is
pretty large, the VB has a 26" capacity with the tailstock attached and the
Oneway has a 24" capacity over the ways) but like the idea of a large
outboard area to do larger pieces as my experience grows with larger work.

One of my concerns with the Stubby and VB is getting service/parts in North
America. I understand that the Stubby was not imported for several years
and know little about the VB's track record on service/parts availability


"William Noble" wrote in message
.. .
if your intent is to mostly turn outboard on the oneway, you probably
should look at the stubby also - there is a real advantage to being able
to start with a tailstock against the piece, or to start between centers
and adjust a bit as you go - turning outboard doesn't let you do either.
There are some other large capacity lathes if you hunt around for them.
the other note, is that if you are mostly turning outboard, why buy a
oneway? get something that does't have the ways and stuff that you won't
be using


"Lawrence Day" wrote in message
...
I have been turning for several years on a Oneway 1224 and I am
considering moving up to a larger lathe. The two that I am considering
the most is a Oneway 2436 with the 44" outboard setup or the VB-36 with
tail stock setup. What do you guys think? Which is more user friendly?
Which one is easier to get parts for, etc? Thanks


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