Anyone with a lathe?
I have a wonderful Powermatic lathe at home. The only problem with it is that at ~600lbs (plus another 300lbs ballast I've added) it's a little heavy to take along in the RV.
I'm looking at smaller lathes to take along to have some turning fun while we travel. At this point it's probably down to a Nova Comet2 and a Delta midi, at 75lb and 100lb respectively. The Delta appears to be a better lathe, but doesn't really have any 'features' over the Comet. Looking for any comments from others that might have packed something similar in their basement. Will I be sorry to lug 100lbs in and out and should go with the Comet? (If weight wasn't an issue I'd be getting the Jet midi, but at 120lbs I've already ruled that out).
Also if anyone has turned on the Comet I'd appreciate your thoughts about it. Thanks for any feedback.
I'm looking at smaller lathes to take along to have some turning fun while we travel. At this point it's probably down to a Nova Comet2 and a Delta midi, at 75lb and 100lb respectively. The Delta appears to be a better lathe, but doesn't really have any 'features' over the Comet. Looking for any comments from others that might have packed something similar in their basement. Will I be sorry to lug 100lbs in and out and should go with the Comet? (If weight wasn't an issue I'd be getting the Jet midi, but at 120lbs I've already ruled that out).
Also if anyone has turned on the Comet I'd appreciate your thoughts about it. Thanks for any feedback.
