Mikes friend being interested in a woodturning lathe set me thinking.
I have an Axminster Perform white lathe that I hardly ever use...but i do sometimes. Not measured it but the thing is 4 or 5 ft long and most of the time is just in the way.
What I think would be more useful is a small metal working lathe. What would be even more useful is if I could occasionally turn wood on it. Maybe up to 6" diameter or a foot long.
So is there a small bench top lathe that could do that or is wood out of the question on the smaller ones?
What to look at obviously comes next..