I did a trial run with a member who's looking to buy a new mill and lathe. He sent me a DM asking for suggestions on what lathe to buy. So I sent him Vtcnc's worksheet and asked him to send it back answering each line as best he could. He did that, and sent it back in an hour. I looked over his responses, and came to some conclusions in 10 minutes, then sent him a reply with my observations and suggestions. Attached is the exchange. I'd be interested to hear your reactions to this - both in terms of it's effectiveness, as well has how I did in making suggestions (my knowledge of lathes outside the PM, Acra lineup is pretty limited).
