Woodworker's Emporium is not the only importer of Vicmarc products, but other distributers make changes to the lathes. We do not. Here are the differences you should be aware of:

• Same footprint, but the Vicmarc version has less interference for the opperator since the front of the legs are vertical to the front of the lathe, and there is no drive box sticking out the bottom.

• The red stop bar is not available on other versions. It is extremely useful as you can stop the lathe with your knee without having to change tool position. This is great for people doing hollowing through small openings as it reduces the chance of ruining the piece. It is extremely practical in all situations, like having a third hand. In school situations there is a tremendous gain in safety as a student can stop the lathe without having to reach and be in the path of a flying piece.

• Vicmarc uses a European motor and a vector drive. The vector drive will give 200% of power at low RPM versus 130% on other versions.

• Vicmarc drives have a filter that prevents interference with radio waves. Some customers have complained that they could not use the radio while turning on other versions.

• The Vicmarc inverter has a digital readout that displays the speed of the motor. With pulley ratios of 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3, it is easy to find out the RPM of the spindle. 

• We have chosen to import the lathes with a 30mm (1-3/16) toolrest post. In our oppinion it is an improvement over the 1" post adding rigidity. We offer an adapter in case you have 1" tool rests

• The lathes come standard with a remote control box with all the functions available.