During a long week on the road with my work I ran across a Jet 1442 a guy was selling. He wants $800 for it. New is $999 delivered. He said he only turned 4 table legs and legs for 6 chairs. His wife told him to either use it or sell it because her car was going in the garage if he wasn't using it. So he has it for sale. My question is the motor. It looks to me like a accident waiting to happen especially if using a donut chuck. Also when sanding it looks like it picks up it's share of dust. So is this a problem with the dust and pieces hitting the motor housing?
I went yesterday and looked at a brand new Delta 46-715. The gentleman bought it and it is still in the crate. He had a stroke the day before they delivered it. He is in pretty bad shape and his wife is selling it for $550. I like the looks of it a little better because of the position of the motor. I have seen some bad reviews on this unit. Reviews from units bought this year say Delta says they have fixed the problems and put out the type 2. This serial number says it is a type 2.
Both of these look like decent units. I just like the lay out of the Delta better. Just doing some looking. Any info would be appreciated.
I have been having problems with the C-man lathe. It has been fixed twice and now has another problem. The service man is due Tuesday. The first time it had to be fixed parts were backordered for over 5 weeks. The second time it took a little over 3 weeks. It is starting to get old real quick. When it works it works good and I really like the way it handles.