-HAWK-
I bought a Grizzly myself and have been very
happy with it. There is alot of packing grease to remove! If you have
a bent chip tray they will replace it no questions asked at least
they did with me. I have noticed alot of people that have Homier,
speedway seem to have alot of electrical problems were I have not
seen many Grizzly lathes with this problem. I know Grizzly has a
variable speed control. Getting a face plate,dead center and steady
rest with change gears oil bottle allen wrenches is nice. I
personally would give you advice to buy carbide tipped toolsteel from
ENCO before you learn to grind toolsteel. You learn how all the
shapes work and understand what they are for before you grind plus
you can work metal right away. I also bought a drill chuck and a
4inch chuck. I bought alot of toolsteel carbide tipped and T-15
toolsteel that I need to grind to shape. Most that I purchased came
from I use castrol GTX oil in the
oil bottle. I use TapMagic for cutting fluid. I would give you some
advice to purchase Part Number: 1362 from Little Machine Shop.
This part will allow you to change gears for thread cutting. Some
people break the 80T gear trying to get the bushing out of the gear.
You'll be able to change gears faster also. Good Luck!
Anthony
--- 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-
