[ed morini]

First off it's not my choice to decide if the lathe is too much, that for his mom.
Having been a woodworking teacher, I would not recommend something I did not think was a safe set up. This lathe locks everything in and the turning is accomplished by a hand wheel, I think safer than a hand held chisel. With proper instruction and supervision it should be safe.

Again I only made the offer to helpout... if you can't use this I'll post it in the classifieds as I originally intended. Please pm me to let me know

Thanks

Ed