Dave, I think with your skills you need to go with the Jet or Delta. You won't be happy unless you do. The one I have worked out great for me, not knowing much about turning, whether I'd like it or not, etc. It took 60 seconds out of my life to make a toll free call to Teknatool, tell them what lathe I had purchased and what chuck I had. Then I had to send them $7 for the adapter. Pretty painless.
Now I have the little Jet that was out before they came out with the VS. The HF just sits other than for a little sanding every so often. Hmmm, I forgot, maybe I should keep it for the sander.....
To those people in PM's, pics are coming.
Tom