OK guys, your comments have been informative and very appreciated. The Vega is too far into bowls and the others keep me anguishing between cheaper to start with and just go ahead with the full thing one time. Objective is mainly bowls but not exclusive. Could be small work as well - like ornaments.
Prices have really risen it seems, especially in today's freight world, i.e. the DVR3000 just jumped from $1800 to $2000 at Packard + frt. When you get around $2,000 it looks like the 3520a ($2,299 best $ inc frt) is a strong contender with enough features to be your final lathe. "Seems" like the
3520b hasn't got that much more to offer versus the new price increase. A 3520a user might disagree.Again, folks, your time to respond is respected and appreciated. Hope it helps others as well.
TomNie