floating bearing

The VB is probably the better engineered of the two what with the floating bearing, toolrest adjustment arrangement etc. whereas the Poolewood is a standard style lathe beefed up and with direct drive.

Alignment errors between two shafts are thus eliminated when these floating bearings are used on one shaft. igus DryLin floating bearings are available in many different CAD formats, which can be downloaded from the company's web site.