I looked at and touched one of these at a dealer's show room last February
and was quite impressed with the quality of castings and machining. Tool
rest banjo and tailstock moved smoothly and easily. I did not try to move
the headstock. The one that I saw was the electronic VS model; General
also makes a mechanical VS model that is less money. This kind of lathe,
with the longer bed, would, I, believe make an excellent machine for a
furniture shop. It would be good for hollowing with a captured boring bar,
but the less than 20 inch swing would be too limiting for many turners. On
the other hand the price is a whole lot less than a 20 inch 260. I did not
think the supplied stand was up to General's old standard. It looked and
felt flimsy. This piece of metal would need modification and beefing up.
Might be better to have a custom steel or wooden stand fabricated or DIY.

I would be tempted to wait until the clones come out. Like the way King
copied the 25-100 Maxi lathe, exactly. And sold it for a whole lot less
money.