Well, it's ordered already so I guess we'll see, Jan. But I do appreciate the heads up on what to look for. Being a fairly new design on the market, it is quite possible that they rushed getting it out to compete with the redesigned Jets and Deltas. And I have to admit, the Delta is my 2nd choice after the General Maxi, but finances and the economy being what they are at the moment, and the fact that Nova has a reputation of turning out good products... I chose the least expensive path.
While it may prove exasperating if I have the same sorts of problems you have, I have two other lathes (actually 3, but one will be for sale soon) I can turn on while waiting on repairs/replacement. Hopefully Nova will get the problem worked out soon. If they have a known problem with the model and they are continuing to sell it, this has to be costing them a small fortune.