Item : B00005S8DE Customer Reviews Super little lathe by .. Edward J Twilbeck (Ocean Springs, Mississippi United States) Very quiet smooth running no vibration small and light enough to move any where take it to shows and use at shows... No.1 lathe. Turn bowls plates covered boxes pens and a lot of art work. Perfect right out of the box by .. james houston (Boca raton, florida United States) The lathe worked great right out of the box. I would say the instructions are a little weak. They lack any instructions on how to replace the face plate, live center, etc... Had to look at the parts diagram to figure out how to place in a pen mandel. But as for the machine itself... it's perfect!... Delta is better Deal and Quality by .. E. Dumas (Mesa, AZ USA) I had the oportunity to test both of these lathes and , what is better about the Delta is the Belt access door location Jet was a pain to change speeds, also smoother running. AND less money to boot! Great Lathe! by .. () My second lathe and I love it! Personally I do not like the quality and looks of most Delta machinery. This lathe has performed flawlessly since purchased. Ran right out of the box. The included pen kit was great, made alot of them! Very nice lathe by .. D. Tran (Houston, Texas) Nice, solid, quiet and heavy little lathe so don't expect to move it around much. No assembly required. Changing speeds by moving a belt between pulleys will need a little to get use to, especially if you have big hands. The two chisels came with the lathe are really low quality and need to be sharpened before you can use them; the pen and pencil kits are decent quality and it even came with a how-to pen turning book. So far I have used this lathe to turn at least 50 pens or so plus a few green-wood items and really enjoy the experience. Dollar for dollar I would rate the lathe is the most fun wood working machine I own. But beware: turning is really addictive and be prepared to spend a lot more for tools and materials.