shop fox

I have had my shop fox w1836 for a little over a year now. The issues I have had is basically the speed. The last time I had issues was when. I was finishing a pen and went to turn the variable speed down so I could turn it off. Then the machine sped up super-fast, so I quickly turned it off...

In my various research, I found that getting a smoother tool rest could ease my turning. I have a Shop Fox W1704. The Tool Rest post is 12mm. There's nothing that I've found for sale that meets that measurement. Any advice on where I could purchase a new rest or two with that post size?

I am needing to upgrade my lathe to a larger one and have been shopping around, but the ones I have looked at are hovering around the $2000 and that is a bit too much for my pocket book. I currently have a Jet mini and am very happy with it, but it is time to upgrade. I was shown a Shop Fox and...