My new lathe has arrived , here's my first initial impressions.
The lathe was very well packaged and heavier than I thought or maybe it's just me getting older and not as strong as I used to be. Putting it together was a breeze but I needed help with lifting. The lathe is compact without being lightweight and all the castings are substantial.
The lathe is nicely finished and all parts machined to a very high standard, the headstock, tailstock and banjo slide and move very smoothly. The bedways are almost mirror smooth.
The motor is whisper quiet whith only being slightly louder at the highest speeds so the neighbours will have nothing to complain about late at night.
My only gripe so far is that the access door to the pulleys is opened and closed whith a caphead screw, a knurled thumb screw would be better and no need for an allen key. The bed extension will be delivered in due course and will be used for outboard turning.
When I have some time I will upload a few pictures