Mini or Midi ?

[Diggin Jiggin]

I wore out the pin that rotates in the tailstock collar on my old craftsmen lathe and I can't get the part. So it looks like its time to do a little shopping.

I know I've heard a lot of you mention the jet mini and the Delta Midi. Is one better than the other ? The mini seems a little cheaper but I plan on keeping this a long time so if its worth the extra $$ for the midi I'll go that route..
thanks...
-Dave

[jomlt9@AOL.COM]

Midi i have the delta great lathe go for it and down the road if you want a vega dup it fits

[capesams]

delta here..no problem's to date.

[MAC]

If you ever want to mount a vega on the back side of the lathe you need the delta. (this way you can turn on the front without removing the duplicator)
It won't fit on the back of the jet mini.

[Diggin Jiggin]

Thanks guys, that's good info about the duplicator. I'm probably a few years away from taking that plunge but its good to know as eventually I think I will end up getting one.

[eastendlu]

If you want i could make you a new pin.Just send me a rough sketch with some dimensions and i'll turn one out for you , i have accces to all sorts of machine tools.