On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:13:20 -0800, mac davis wrote:

For an introduction to turning, I'd strongly recommend the Jet Mini.. It's
inexpensive, quiet, very stable and the best part is that there are SO many of
them out there that questions are easily answered.

The Jet is a good lathe, but also take a look at the Rikon for about the
same price. The Jet swings 10", the Rikon 12".