Hi, I've decided to get a laguna lathe. My current lathe is 12". While I don't know that I would really turn much over 18" I don't have a bandsaw, so once a I get a piece to round it's usually an inch or 2 smaller. I know a bandsaw would be nice but I do have pretty limited accommodations. I could get an outboard extension but that's like $500, halfway to the 24" inch. The two lathes are basically just the same except the headstock, banjo and tailstock are taller. 18" is 2hp 24" is 3hp and 24" is 100lbs heaver.
Laguna is on sale right now so 2500 for the small and 3500 for the large. The small is in my budget. The large is not. That said, I could just not look and buy the large one. It's killing me.
Can anyone help me decide?
Thanks,
R
Laguna is on sale right now so 2500 for the small and 3500 for the large. The small is in my budget. The large is not. That said, I could just not look and buy the large one. It's killing me.
Can anyone help me decide?
Thanks,
R