Dan, I recently purchased a Jet 1642 and have been more than happy with
it. I added a balast box filled with 300lbs of sand for more stability.
You will find plans w/ pics on www.woodcentral.com for it. Dominic Greco
is the author. I bought my 1642 at a wood show and payed $1650.00 plus
tax. Amazon has them for under $1800.00 last time I looked. Happy Turns,
Steve