Can anyone tell me anything about this lathe. A co-worker is offering to give it to me for nothing (should this be telling me something?) He's moving and doesn't want to take it with him. I'm not sure of the exact model but he said he paid around $150 a couple of years ago. I don't have a need for a lathe right now but thought in the future I would get a mini just to make pens, small bowls and other small turnings. I know HF is very cheap and I am of the belief that you get what you pay for. My thought is, would it be good enough to make what I would have wanted to make out of a mini lathe such as the Jet?