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Because the 1340GT lathe is made in Taiwan, and the stuff you can see (and the stuff you can't see) are a higher quality than the other lathe. The other lathe probably has components that looked like they were manufactured with sand castings of crude playdoh forms shaped by kids (at least that is what the motor bracket on my G0709 looks like).I'm having a hard time mentally figuring out why the loaded lathe with the larger spindle bore, larger motor, extra stuff and is 500 pounds heavier is the same price as their bare bones "gunsmith" lathe with a smaller spindle bore, weaker motor, no "stuff" and $300 shipping.