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-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,with 2 extra tools (steady rest and 6 1/4" faceplate). Are there anymore rugged on the grizzly (plasctic on homeier? vs. metal on grizzly?)and then build an upscaled gingery (with around 40" workspace between |
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Ed Paradis
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,with 2 extra tools (steady rest and 6 1/4" faceplate). Are there anymore rugged on the grizzly (plasctic on homeier? vs. metal on grizzly?)and then build an upscaled gingery (with around 40" workspace between |
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H & M
Thanks a bunch Ed, I am buying a Homier...
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From: Ed Paradis To: 7x12minilathe@... Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 7:41 PM Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: newbie 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- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: 7x12minilathe-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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The Grizzly 7x12 and Homier 7x12 are the same lathe, made in the same
factory - I have both. The Grizzly comes with a face plate and steady rest but these can be purchased separately from several vendors. The Grizzly is a great machine, but the Homier is a better deal. Since you live near Grizzly, that might make it a better choice for you. For more information, see these links: Frank Hoose --- In 7x12minilathe@..., "lifes_jeep" <swsmt@a...> wrote: Hi folks,with 2 extra tools (steady rest and 6 1/4" faceplate). Are there anymore rugged on the grizzly (plasctic on homeier? vs. metal on grizzly?)and then build an upscaled gingery (with around 40" workspace between |
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jagco1998
Well, If being able to get parts real easy is your main concern...Id
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go with the Homier 7x12. Having dealt with both companies in CS issues, Id have to say that Homier was a little quicker to send them out to me. Besides, LMS has everything that you would need in parts for either one of the lathes, and they ship em' out to ya , usually in the same day that the order was placed. At $299, the Homier 7x12 was my choice, seeing how its less of a hassle to order parts from LMS, rather than wait on CS to send them out where I purchased the lathe from for replacemnt parts. The only thing that I found wrong with my lathe when I received it, was one of the 80T gears' keyway was stripped and received a new one from homier withing 3 days. When I purchased my mini mill from Grizzly some time back it took almost 3 weeks to get a gear that I could have gotten from LMS in about 3 or 4 days tops. For me it was a no brainer decision to make in which one to buy. Hi folks,with |
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