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MERTON B BAKER
Dunno what others experience, except for the complaints I read about here,
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but the experience I've had with the Chinese 7x lathes, one 7x10 from HF, One 7x12 from Homier (RB), and one 7x12 from Grizzly, is that they all worked much better that I expected from the amount of money I paid, and continue to do so. I was especially pleased to find out that the 7x12s are really 7x14s. Difference of opinion is what horse racing is all about, however. I don't know how many of these machines are in use in this country, let alone others, but adding up all the complaints would seem to indicate a very small percentage, and surely some of that would be from some who do not realize that they are looking in the mirror. To expect less than half a tenth runout from a $400 7x12 lathe seems unrealistic to me. Paying what a machine with guaranteed half-a-tenth runout would cost, is equally unrealistic, I'm a retired small town schoolteacher. Rejoice & learn. Mert -----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of lathe_7x14 Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 6:04 AM To: 7x12minilathe@... Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: 7X14 mini-lathe I think it is really a matter of getting what one pays for and that it would be unfair to blame the supplier. It is generally understood that between the Chinese factory and the buyer the box get's transshipped many times and bounced about, and things do come loose. Usually the first time the box gets opened is when it reaches the buyer and he does the 'quality check' at this end. I have seen one supplier who for ???100 offers to open the box and 'prepare' the lathe, but whether that includes a full functional test, I don't know. When I first looked at the Chinese lathes it was suggested that the best way of looking at them was as a 'kit of parts' and one has to be prepared to do some work on them. The fact that I, an 'expert' after one whole days experience, managed to clear all the problems, shows that they were fairly simple to resolve. I think the best approach is to examine the box on the pallet for any external signs of damage, before signing the carriers paperwork. The polystyrene packing is very thin, but bruises should show up on the outside of the cardboard box. After unpacking photograph anything you don't like and immediately inform the supplier. In this case the supplier was really on the ball and helpful and I would recommend them to anyone. They even told me to keep the two undersized tool holders and immediately sent me the correct replacements. So I have nothing but praise for the supplier and do not think it would be fair to penalise them in any way. I am a happy customer. --- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Michael Jablonski" <michaeljab@...> wrote:
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