Another question for you, Steve, as well as for anyone else that is
lurking this thread. Ever hooked up a vacuume chuck arrangement on
this lathe? I was wondering if there would be any problems or
considerations that I should . . . uh . . . consider. I am really
looking forward to working with this lathe. It is to arrive in about
a week and it's getting harder to wait!

Our local chapter of the AAW has this lathe as the club lathe and they
often use it with a vacuum chuck. I have seen them use two, the one from
Craft Supply and another home made version. BTW the threaded pipe used in
lamps (available at hardware store) is a perfect match for instert from
Craft Supply.