On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:40:48 -0500, Larry Blanchard wrote:

On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:51:32 -0700, robo hippy wrote:

I have only done a little turning on one. I had a PM 3520A for 8 years,
then got a Robust. I prefer a sliding headstock to the pivoting one.

General lathes have headstocks that both slide and pivot.

As do Jet...

I found that once the newness was off my 1442 VS, I never slid the headstock..
really no reason for me to..


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