Granite owners choose the longer machine (1340) when they need to work on longer pieces like axles, shafts, rollers, etc... More Granite XT buyers choose the 1340 model when they know they will own the machine for a life time and will eventually have the need to turn something longer than 24". As the saying goes, " You can cut short pieces on a long bed, but you can't cut long pieces on a short bed. 

With all that said, there are a number of customers who bought or buy the short bed simply because they know they will never use it and would rather put the money towards tooling or a DRO.  

This is why we leave it up to YOU to decide what fits your needs! 

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