Ok fellas here's the deal. I had posted a couple of months ago that my nieghbor had a Nova Dvr. I was in the market for one. They are now on sale at Woodcraft for $1700. He is now purchasing a Stubby if I buy his Nova. He wants $1000 for the lathe,stand, bench grinder, outrigger and a few turning tools. He is a really great guy and I really would like to buy this. I think this this a great deal (more of a gloat), but what do you guys think? The lathe is about 4yrs old. No problems with it at all. Oh, and what's the life expectancy of those lathes? Thanks.