I was dreaming about a 3520B again tonight (actually, I was dreaming about a Vicmarc, Oneway, or a Robust, but trying to be somewhat realistic), when it hit me that the between centers capacity was 34 1/2" between centers. For some reason, I had it in my head that outside of a mini-lathe, 36" between centers was sort of a standard, with many lathes with a smaller swing having 40+" between centers (Jet 1642, Oneway 1640, General lathes with 16" swing).

So my stupid question is, have any of you 3520B owners ever missed that 1.5-5.5" between centers?

And, yes, I know that you can buy a bed extension for the 3520B, but that's not really the point here.