On 31/05/2016 3:19 PM, John S wrote:


"graham" wrote in message ...

On 31/05/2016 1:35 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2016 12:41:58 -0600
graham wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a bench top lathe for small stuff. I already
have a General 160 (made in Quebec) for the larger projects.

how small or what is the upper size limit

i have seen some truly small ones that are about 18 inches long

i see a lot of mini lathes for sale and of course there are midis
too

I have been looking at, among others:
General 14"x17"
http://tiny.cc/cl6tby

King 12"x18"
http://www.brettwood.com/inc/sdetail/30/3521

Rikon VS (12.5"x20")
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/pag...at=1,330,73598

I have the Rikon. I am very satisfied with it. Very solidly built, for
example 1" diameter
toolpost. 1HP, reversing, variable speed. However the Lee Valley price
seems way out of line -
I paid only about $600 including shipping from Sears.
John




Graham
The Rikon looks to be pretty good. I checked one in the LV store here
and the live centre was dead in line with the spur drive, a good sign of
accuracy and overall quality.
Graham