I'm thinking about upgrading to a full sized lathe and I'm looking in the 2000-2500 range. I'd seen mixed reviews about the JET rotating head feature, but otherwise they were top of my short list. Everything is out of stock everywhere and it looks like JET is going to ship them again this summer. I was looking at the JET website to get some other specs from the manual and randomly noticed there is no longer any mention of rotation or pivoting anywhere and there aren't any instructions in the manual related to rotation, but it does show how to slide the head.
So are the JET 1640 and 1840 now sliding only? This is an upgrade in my book and pretty much seals the deal on which I'll end up purchasing. It also shows a lower attachment for the bed extension similar to the Laguna models. I think that one is new as well.
Tom