Well, one thing I have concluded... The lathe is designed and built in metric, and is designed for a 6mm tool when using the stock tool holder.
By using a 1/4" tool, the top of the 1/4" tool is .014" higher than a 6mm tool, so the top of a 1/4" tool needs to be ground down a little more to hit the lathe centerline.
I don't know if you can get a QC tool post for that lathe, but the tool holders on them are easily adjustable up & down, and you can use any size tool you want that will fit in the holder.
I'm looking at 2 tool holders right now. One is a turret tool holder that was designed for this lathe using a 1/4" tool and the other a single tool, adjustable tool post. A quick change would be cool, too, if I can find one!
kkendall wrote:It's small. About the same as a Taig. Good for stems/extensions but not for stummels (I use a Delta Midi for that anyway)
That's what I was thinking when I saw it. How's it working for you so far? Does the headstock have any throughput? I couldn't really tell from the pictures. That's my biggest bitch about my Taig.