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that you can't do on a full sized one?
I'm quite new to turning. I've had a Nova 1624 for a few weeks and have thus far been concentrating on spindles and learning techniques for beads and coves.
Along the way, I've noticed that many turners who have full sized lathes also seem to have minis or midi lathes. Obviously the smaller lathes are limited in the size of stock that can be turned on them, but can they do things that full sized lathes simply can't do?
I can certainly understand the propensity to "gather" things (I have several mandolins). Just wondering if there is factual reasoning other than the lathe version of MAS (Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome).
...Bob
I'm quite new to turning. I've had a Nova 1624 for a few weeks and have thus far been concentrating on spindles and learning techniques for beads and coves.
Along the way, I've noticed that many turners who have full sized lathes also seem to have minis or midi lathes. Obviously the smaller lathes are limited in the size of stock that can be turned on them, but can they do things that full sized lathes simply can't do?
I can certainly understand the propensity to "gather" things (I have several mandolins). Just wondering if there is factual reasoning other than the lathe version of MAS (Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome).
...Bob