My New Lathe

[bmoore2156]

I wanted to buy an american lathe, but this one will have to do for now. I found it used on craigslist for less than half the price of new. It's a grizzly 12'' x 39'' lathe/mill/drill. The milling head swings out of the way from the lathe.
It also came with a T slot clamp set, full set of end mills, quick change tool post with all of the holders/boring bar/parting tool.:peace:
Brad

[Fl90]

Grizzly will do.....I know more than one gunsmith that use a Grizzly.

[menniej]

All you need now is the kitchen sink hooked on the side and you will have it all, LOL

Nice piece of machinery tho .. Have fun

[animal]

you will wonder how you lived with out it, once you learn all it can do.

I use my combo mill for all kinds of work.

just make sure you keep in adjusted and clean and it will do ya a fine job.

[RotoPlane]

Grizzly has good tools. My brother has some of their wood tools....very well made and he really likes them.

[Minnesota_Mike]

I REALLY wish I could pop for something like that right now...that's a nice setup for a "shade tree" kinda' guy like myself...for part time tweaking.

Very nice machine Ya' got there Brad...!!

[WHY]

Hey Brad

Great find, just found a deal on a Grizzly myself, live in Miami Oklahoma, about 80 miles from Springfield, Mo where Grzzly is. found a man that has a deal with Grizzly to buy freight damage machines from them. Got a freight damage rebuild 12 x 36 4003g gunsmith version for 1500 and when I went to pick it up he had just got a Shopfox mill in to rebuild and I nailed it for 1500 when it is done, get it in maybe another week.
only have one year experience in a machine shop but can make a few shavings, so have already started making parts for the main landing gear.

Tony

[WHY]

Some great buys on E-bay and craigslist but here in the mid-west most of the buys are on the coast and in the South and the freight is a killer plus the possibility of damage, also a lot of buys in the north but same situation.

Most of what you find on E-bay is from some used machinery company and "they" got the deal.

Tony