I had no luck with the speed control.... see here for a brief on what
happened, and why I decided against General:
http://www.backspacecomputer.com/blog/?p=59
"KC" wrote in message news:YDO8l.2017$Db2.1887@edtnps83...
agree with you Larry...i guess i got lucky with the speed control...have
had
Those are my reasons. YMMV. I still consider myself a novice at
turning, so nobody should take my comments as gospel.
PS: A friend has the large General lathe and he loves it. It has not had
any problems with speed control.
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It's turtles, all the way down