turncrafter commander

I have a Penn State Industries Turncrafter Commander 12in. lathe. My one complaint is with the swivel work light: it's WAY too short. I purchased a nice clamp on, touch control, LED swivel work light which works really well illuminating the work area... until I turn on the lathe. It then...

I am new to pen turning. I purchased the Turncrafter Commander 10" VS from PSI. I turned 12-15 Slimline pens with no problems. However, now my lathe will not maintain a constant speed. Even with nothing on the lathe the speed fluctuates a great deal. Could this be a bad speed controller? Any...

Hi all, I am looking to purchase a new lathe and of course money is tight so I am going to be looking for a lathe in the $300-400 range. I have my eye on the Turncrafter Commander 10" and 12" Lathes, but I need to see an image of one from both sides. More specifically, I am trying to determine...