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I'd go with the Rikon if you could. A better lathe all around than the others. The spindle and morse tapers are more common to larger lathes so if you ever want to upgrade your accessories will swap. I'm guessing but not sure that the older Craftsman has #1 morse tapers which aren't that bad just not common to modern lathes. Don't know how many speeds it has either so you might end up adding what we call a Jack Shaft to the motor to get more speeds.
The Rikon is a known quantity and good quality piece of gear.
The Rikon is a known quantity and good quality piece of gear.