Machinist opinions

[Joat]

Originally Posted by scalelover

My biggest worry was tolerances and usage wear. I don't want to invest that much into a machine that willed up needing that much more for upkeep and repairs. Especially seeing as I have access to nice high end equipment. I just want to have something at home I can use and learn on and if I break heads or tools I'm SOL not the company.

--Dan

I love my grizzly 7x14 lathe, once you do a few tweaks it's a well worth the money, I have an adjustable backing plate for my chuck and can get .0005 or less in accuracy,not bad for a $500 lathe!!!!!!!
I also have a LMS mini mill, like it very much
Read up on mini-lathe.com Frank has a world of good info there.