well, the specs on the 750 say:
S750 - 16" swing over bed - 30" swing with bed extended 16-34" between
centers


so 16 inch swing over bed means 32 inches in diameter, and 16 to 34 inches
between centers is greater than your 20 inch length - if you are planning
mostly spindle turning, the oneway may be better for you, but otherwise, I
would suggest you think about if the stubby might be a good choice - the
one-way is "prettier" in some ways, it has a very clean line to it and
beautiful finish - but if you are like me, you use a tool rather than baby
it - I personally have a stubby 1000, which has a 20 inch swing over
bed --- note also that on both the 750 and the 1000, you slide the bed back
and get a lot more inches of radius - I bought the 1000 for the size it
could swing (big enough) and the small footprint it required - if I had
infinite space I might have gone for a Nichols or SeriousLathe (both of
which I think are no longer in business) - but in retrospect that would have
been a mistake because my desire to turn increasingly larger objects
moderated over time.

oh, one more thought - if you are really really going to turn something that
ends up 20 inches diameter, 20 inches long, you are probably making hollow
forms, and you will want to carefully consider how your hollowing setup will
work with the lathe of your choice - if you are using a captive system,
check how it will fit on the lathes you are considering, for example.




"Lawrence Day" wrote in message
...
I looked at the specs on the Stubby but it appears (unless I'm reading
wrong) that the Stubby 750 will not handle a piece that is 20+ inches in
diameter and 20+ inches long.


"Bill Rubenstein" wrote in message
...
A little commercial announcement here -- have you considered a Stubby? And
if not, why?

Bill

David Wade wrote:
If you are in North America I would say the Oneway is the answer for
all of your questions.
DW

Lawrence Day wrote:
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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