Machine Tool Suggestions

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by magnets

Personally, I wouldn't buy any Grizzly products.

While Grizzly isn't exactly world renound for their quality, I wouldn't go this far. I learned on an older Chinese made Grizzly lathe (13x40 IIRC, but could be totally wrong). It was a solid, rigid machine, and when adjusted properly had absolutely no runout issues. When the kids crashed it, it broke a few times, but nothing that couldn't be fixed (or was because of bad build quality).

That said, when I recently got to use a 60s era American made lathe (a Feeler, I believe) I was pretty seriously impressed by the build quality and how good it felt to machine with it. Old American made machine tools have a great reputation for a reason, but that doesn't neccesarily make cheaper Chinese products (like Grizzy) a waste of money.