I am soon to be in the market for a new, larger lathe. (Currently a 1221VS Jet) The ones on my "short" list are a G0766, DVR XP, 1644 Galaxi, Jet 1642. It seems to me that all the above have spindle heights in the 42-44" range except for the Grizzly at around 47". I'm around 5' 11" (and shrinking with age!) so I'm thinking that the 42-44" range is correct for me so that may knock the Grizzly out of contention; which is a shame because it is my clear first choice. Am I missing something in the specs? I probably DO need to keep the leveling feet since my garage floor is not exactly level. Any suggestions on proceeding with these or other lathes?
TIA!