Billooms: Hopefully you've had your lathe up and running for awhile now, wondering what your opinions are about its machining capabilities and precision. Will probably be buying a new lathe in Sept. Trying to decide between the 0750 and the 4003. Thanks Roger
I'm very happy with the precision and capabilities now that I'm over the initial "fix the problems" mode. If I had to do it again, I would seriously consider the 4003 just because it's been around longer, has the bugs worked out, and parts are readily available. Also, you don't have to change end gears on the 4003 for doing standard US threads. On the 0750, you have to change end gears a lot when doing various threads. On the other hand, I like the enclosed gear box on the 0750 (I also do wood turning in my shop and there's a lot of wood dust floating around to get in any open gears).