I'm going next week to check out a lathe that's currently used for metal spinning (which I might try), but the owner says can be used very well for wood turning. Its an older gentleman who has used it semi-professionally (and it retiring), but doesn't have a lot of info on it. He said its made by "JH" (very thick Scottish accent, so I might easily have misunderstood) - I couldn't find anything on the web.
Pic: http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/kjc...565200_20.jpeg
There's no other pics, yet!
Weight ~ 1000 lbs
4 speed manual
3 hp, 3ph motor.
A lot of hardware comes with it (I'll see then), but no chucks etc. I've got Oneway chucks and they've offer a ton of adapters.
The bed is obviously really short, but I'm most interested in doing bowls and hollow forms. I kinda like the idea of being able to walk around the bed, but it might be a little long for that. Dunno. I've got a second lathe if I do want to do longer stuff.
And he'll do a demo of metal spinning, lessons if I want them. So I'm very intrigued.
Olaf