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  1. #1
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    Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    Looking to pull the trigger on purchasing one of these from Grizzly

    Grizzly.com

    I need a small manual lathe for making small pins and dies for things like a snap/grommet press. Nothing to serious on the tolerance side of things. Just wanted to know what folks thoughts are on this class of lathe. I searched on the forum but could not find anything for this machine.

    Thanks for the reply
    The Body Armor Dude - Andrew

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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    The mini lathe forum is full of these 7x lathes, check it out.
    http://www.cnczone.com/forums/mini-lathe/
    I have one, a 7x10 quite modified, they can be tweaked to handle a little steel cutting but are best suited for softer material like aluminum and plastic.
    Hoss
    http://www.hossmachine.info - Gosh, you've... really got some nice toys here. - Roy Batty -- http://www.g0704.com - http://www.bf20.com - http://www.g0602.com

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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    Yep, been looking on there.

    Now I'm considering this unit. More than I want to spend but looks like would be more suitable for a CNC upgrade down the road.

    https://littlemachineshop.com/produc...ory=1271799306

    I'm getting ready to buy a Tormach PCNC1100 Series 3 setup and considered their Duality lathe but it looks to be pretty weak.

    Thanks for the feedback.
    The Body Armor Dude - Andrew

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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    That's basically the same as the grizzly but with a better motor/controller and little readouts that you wouldn't need if you went to cnc.
    The motor is better for cnc but the lathe itself is no better for cnc.
    There are a lot of links on my site to other lathes and suppliers.
    G0602
    Hoss
    http://www.hossmachine.info - Gosh, you've... really got some nice toys here. - Roy Batty -- http://www.g0704.com - http://www.bf20.com - http://www.g0602.com

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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    If your looking to save $$$$$$, why not the Harbor Fright version? The 7 X 10 version is $499.99 right now before any coupon you can find, generally there is a 20% or 25% one floating around some where. the 7 X 12 is $50 more.

    Andrew

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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    After much searching the internet and youtube I have settled on this model from BigDogMetalWorks. Seems based on the youtube videos I saw to be built a little beefier than some of the other similar models.

    Big Dog 7 x 14 benchtop Lathe - Big Dog Metal Works

    Going to wait until after Thanksgiving to order it.
    The Body Armor Dude - Andrew

  7. #7
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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    Purchased the Big Dog 7 x 14 :banana: It'll be in next week. I'll post up my first impressions when it comes in. Jeff at Big Dog Metal Works is super great to work with. Thanks Jeff for all the help.

    Now, who has suggestions on a CNC kit for down the road.......
    The Body Armor Dude - Andrew

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    Re: Benchtop Grizzly Lathe - G0765

    It seems like you'll need to make it yourself, but it doesn't appear to be too challenging. Congrats on the new toy

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