buying guide

Hello everyone, I am starting this thread to gather resources and ask questions about turning. I am about to put down the money for a new Eisen 1340 lathe. Have started to learn the basics of turning, by reading the SouthBend book by O'Brien and O'Brien. Have zero interest in grinding my own...

Whether you are buying your first lathe or your next lathe, there are many members here at H-M willing to help and offer advice. To make your experience as easy and painless as possible, members banded together and created some questionnaires, checklists and comprehensive equipment lists and...