benjamin best tools?

[duckkisser]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/tls/2616606683.html thinking of buyingn this lathe is it worth the effort i have heard that the jet midi and the delta midi are comparable but is the Benjamin’s Best Tools worth buying? i plan on doing lathe work but not becomeing a master turner just want to make bowls, pens, maybe some vases ect....

In addition to the Jet Lathe, which is as described in the listing, the following are included. Every item in the following list are ALL IN LIKE NEW MINT CONDITION (same as the Jet Lathe)…most have never been used, just a few were tested/used maybe 2 to 3 times —that’s it! These ARE NOT well-used, beat up, depreciated tools.

--PSI Barracuda Key Chuck Lathe System CSC3000C (in Red case)

--Drill Chuck, ½” with 2MT Short Arbor

--5-Piece Wilton Mini Wood Chisel Set in Wood box (shown in picture)

Includes: 1/4” Skew—1/16” Parting Tool—1/4” Round Nose Scraper---

1/8” Spindle Gouge---1/4” Roughing Out Gouge

Plus 22 individual Benjamin’s Best Tools:

3/8” Bowl Gouge

5/8” Bowl Gouge

½” Bowl Gouge

1” Roughing Gouge

3/8“ Spindle Gouge

1” Standard Skew

1” Round Nose Scraper

¾” x 1/8’ Parting Tool

½” Standard Skew

¾” Oval Skew

½” Round Nose Scraper

1-1/2 ” Round Nose Scraper

¾” Square Scraper

½” x 1/8 Parting tool

¾” x 3/16” Diamond Parting Tool

2” Roughing Gouge

¾” Round Nose Side Cutting Scraper

¾” Diamond Side Scraper

¾” Versa Chisel

½” Versa Chisel

M2 HSS 19mm ¾”

M2 HSS 25mm 1”

[jwatson]

my roughing gouge is a Benjamin's best which is a penn state industries house brand. its actually pretty good. one difference in it and other brands will probably be the type of steel. they are High speed steel which is just fine for turning but may require sharpening more than the more expensive brands because they use cryogenic steel. im strictly a hobbyist so i will probably be buying more including a bowl gouge soon.

[duckkisser]

i plan on being a little more then a hobbiest but not much. this guy wants 1100 for the machine bench and tools. so 500 for jet midi, and 600 for bench and rest of tools.