Greetings Mr. Hawk, if you don't already know, both machines are made
in the same factory by Sieg. The main difference is with the
accessories that are included with the Grizzly. The Grizzly includes
the faceplate, steady rest, follow rest (if I remember correctly),
which if purchased from HF, would not equal the price difference
between the Homier and the Grizzly. I opted to get the Homier (total
was about $360 with shipping) and I used the difference to get the
other goodies from HF. The parts are fully interchangeable on both
machines (actually all of the Sieg machines, such as the HF 7x10,
Enco 7x10, Northern Tool 7x10, Grizzly 7x12, etc.) Homier is reputed
to have an excellent reputation with handling any of the warranty
issues, I can't speak to how Grizzly handles theirs....
Ed
"Expiring minds want to know..."
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "lifes_jeep" <swsmt@a...> wrote:
Hi folks,
I am ready to purchase a 7x12 mini lathe and see a whoppin price
difference between grizzly and homier. I know the grizzly comes
with
2 extra tools (steady rest and 6 1/4" faceplate). Are there any
differences in the actual parts of the machines? are some parts
more
rugged on the grizzly (plasctic on homeier? vs. metal on grizzly?)
$299 sure sounds like a real good buy. I wanna get a little lathe
and
then build an upscaled gingery (with around 40" workspace between
centers)
Choice is important to me since I live only half hour drive from
grizzly tools and get get parts real easy.
-Hawk-
