For me the truth is somehow between you and that guy in the vid. It´s recognizeable that you both havn´t "really" learned to operate a lathe. [emoji6]
And if you are used to a big lathe, it may be even harder to get used to such a small one - due to it´s limitations it works so different on so many levels (wasn´t always easy for me at the beginning). And i´m no friend of metal gears in/on such small desk lathes - they are louder, and not as forgiving if a crash occurs.
So you would not advise me to upgrade the wheels? If I ever have a breakage, just throw plastic replacements?
I’ve been pretty lucky so far
I really like the dro, because I’m not “smart” enough to remember each and ever cut. I usually cut 10thou at a time. Some times 20, but I get nervous with 20
So I write each cut down on scrap paper.
The dials only go up to 70, so once I got that I just zero out and mark on my paper
I think if I felt or new I could cut deeper, I wouldn’t say that it’s a limitation
But that’s one thing I can say about it, when only doing 10-20thou it makes for a sloooooooow cut lol