Awesome thanks. This helps a lot.
What tools would you recommend to get started?
http://www.jjjtrain.com/vms/cutting_tools_lathe.html#4 Live center? If I don't need a lot of tools to start off with then this might might make my decision easier.
I'm really stuck on this size thing. I'll be kicking myself if I go with the small one and wish I had the bigger one. But I don't want it to be a pain every time I want to do a small part. HMMMM Is the bigger one that much harder to make small parts on or once I get the collets or smaller chuck it would be the same?
On the main slide (Left to Right) I noticed some play when I turned the handle on the 7X12 at the Tool Place. Is this normal? Can it be adjusted out? I'm sorry I don't know what all the Axis are called. I saw a neat page on the web that you clicked on a part and it gave you a description but I can't find it again. I'll keep looking.