I thought I recalled a post on this lathe sometime recently, but a quick search didn't net anything.
I was at Woodcraft today, and they had received a new Laguna lathe. 20" swing, 600 lbs., 3 hp, 3 phase with an inverter. LOTS of cast iron. Nice smooth ways. The sucker was massive. Some of the castings were a little rough, and it was pretty plane jane - kind of industrial looking. Didn't have the good looks of the Jet or PM. They had it priced at about $2,700, with a 10% off introductory sale.
I looked on the Laguna website and didn't see it listed. Funny, the Woodcraft owner told me when they looked at the manual, it said "Congratulations on your new Craftsman lathe!!" I guess the same factory is apparently making some for Sears.
Anyone else gotten a peek at this one?