Hi K.Nyman,
I read your post and would like to help you and your school get your lathe going. I recently purchased a Phoenix EZ CNC wood lathe. As I understand, it was made by Magnum. This lathe came out of a school and came with the a complete written high school curriculum including the instructors manual. I would be happy to scan and send a copy of these manuals if it will help. Feel free to contact me by email at:
a1@donaldderry.com
If anyone else has any experience with this machine I would love to hear from you also.
Thanks,