Arch and all...
Trying to argue which lathe is 'best' based on specifications and
capabilities is an exercise in futility. Most of the well known 'good'
lathes out there are, in fact, good lathes. What makes one a 'better'
choice is the way it fits how the user works. Considering what I like to
do and for the idiosyncrasies I am and am not willing to put up with,
the Oneway was the best choice. For a friend, it was the Stubby 1000.
For another it was a Powermatic. For some turners it is a Jet Mini. In
some particularly unusual, and difficult to understand, situations it is
an N3K ;o) . Different strokes for different folks. We should give up
with trying to determine the 'best' overall lathe and focus on a best
match with the user profile - and it ain't the hoary old "one's a
spindle machine and the other's a bowl machine" nonsense.

David
fivetiter

Arch wrote:
Bill, Leo V. & interested others,

I don't mean to be disagreeable. Just asking questions of knowledgeable
friends. I turn things that fit on people's tables or on their shelves
from decent native timber blanks and I _sincerely want to know what
important advantages I am missing or at least compromising.
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Everything else being equal as possible:

For turning say a 4 in. tall X 7 in. d. maple blank to make a bowl, why
is a Oneway or a Stubby superior to my Jet mini or my VL100?

For turning a 1 1/2 in. X 12 in, cherry blank to make a platter, why is
a Oneway or a Stubby superior to my N3K ?

I assume there are good reasons why and I'm happy to listen to them.
TIA.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


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