Thanks for all the information guys, been doing lots of reading haha. I hope most of it is sticking, Im sure most of it will once I actually start working with the lathe. Unfortunately I had cancelled my order for the LMS lathe today, I just couldn't justify spending the extra money shipping it to Canada. Not to mention how horribly low the Canadian dollar is. That being said, the machine it self was $1000, shipping was going to be $209 (shipping to commercial location), brokerage fees $110 and $50 for GST. I felt that I would be wasting money paying $1369 for an asian machine that i can buy for $799 in Canada (Craftex 7X12) The only thing I am wondering is the brushless motor worth that much extra money, because that is basically the only major difference between the machines. I hope i made the right decision!!