Yesterday I went out to @woodman6415 and bought a Grizzly 0642 from him. Got that heavy a** thing home, unloaded and set it up, cleaned the bed and waxed it. Can't wait to fire this puppy up!!! Tony
What did you do in your shop today?
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You know you can't make cutting boards with that thing... right????
Tony that is the same lathe I had at one time. The two things I didn't like that you should watch out for is the banjo and the reeves drive pullies. O and the fact that it don't go any slower. If I remember right the slow speed is around 5 or 600. All in all it's a alright lathe for the money.
Just you wait and see Clay!
Thanks Steve. I need to replace the belt on it, was reading about the pulleys, apparently it's a common problem. The high speed was a concern for me as well, Rocky sent me a link on how to slow it down if need be. Once I play with it awhile I'll have a better idea. What about the banjo was a concern for you? Tony
I'm in a hurry to get this set up and running so that when @Mike1950 comes to Texas he can give me some turning pointers!
I'm in a hurry to get this set up and running so that when @Mike1950 comes to Texas he can give me some turning pointers!
Good luck buddy. Don't know him personally. But, from what I've seen of his posts he has a very limited vocabulary... mainly limited to one guttural sound; "GRRRRR". If you have the ability to decipher that you're a better linguist than I am.
I'm in a hurry to get this set up and running so that when @Mike1950 comes to Texas he can give me some turning pointers!
Good luck buddy. Don't know him personally. But, from what I've seen of his posts he has a very limited vocabulary... mainly limited to one guttural sound; "GRRRRR". If you have the ability to decipher that you're a better linguist than I am.
Grrrr- I will give you some turning pointers- Right turn Clyde
ROFL! I rest my case.
Have seen a few complaints on the banjo on that model, mostly that it's a little sloppy and you have to pay attention to make sure it lines up straight. Not a monumental problem but it is a concern.
Tony if you have a bad catch like I did the cheap steel will brake. Yes it happened to me twice. Luckily mine was still under warranty
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If it does give you trouble you could always order a banjo from a different brand. The clamping block is usually pretty close to the same size.
Its an good lathe. Banjo... I've used this lathe only a few times years ago with no problems.
But the extension in the banjo holding the tools rest...
I've seen those break many times on lathes from many different mfg's.
Do NOT use it to do heavy cutting!!
But the extension in the banjo holding the tools rest...
I've seen those break many times on lathes from many different mfg's.
Do NOT use it to do heavy cutting!!
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I might have another banjo for him, we are talking. The other problem he has is the bastards size of the tool post shaft. If I can get him set up so he can use both then he can use his existing 1" tool rest too!
Ok I feel I need to comment here regarding the grizzly lathe I sold @Tony ..., I owned and turned on that lathe for 7 years .. the man I got it from turned 4 or 5 years ... we never ever had a problem.. with any part of the lathe ... I've turned hundreds of big bowls ... Tony knows I'm a tool collector and really hated seeing this lathe leave ... but if he has any doubts now because of all these warnings I'll gladly give his money back ...
I'm really glad I wasn't on a website with guys like this when I got this grizzly ... I would have been petrified to turn it on ... much less put a 14" block of mesquite on it ...
This is just a few of the hundreds of items I've turned on this grizzly
I'm really glad I wasn't on a website with guys like this when I got this grizzly ... I would have been petrified to turn it on ... much less put a 14" block of mesquite on it ...
This is just a few of the hundreds of items I've turned on this grizzly
I pretty sure if as a turner you are getting catcher sever enough to break parts of the lathe .. instead of the tenon on bowl ... you might want to reconsider how your turning ...
Have all attention to bowl and tool
Tool presentation to bowl
Sharp .. sharp .. sharp tool
I have learned to turn with speed up ... cuts smother ... lighter cuts ... less to no catches ...
While @Tony was here yesterday I turned a hard ash 12" platter at 1800rpm ... I usually turn bowls between 1000 and 1200 ... only slow lathe down to sand and vacuum chuck ... catches suck .. I spend a lot of time learning how not to have them ... 99% of catches are operator errors ...
Have all attention to bowl and tool
Tool presentation to bowl
Sharp .. sharp .. sharp tool
I have learned to turn with speed up ... cuts smother ... lighter cuts ... less to no catches ...
While @Tony was here yesterday I turned a hard ash 12" platter at 1800rpm ... I usually turn bowls between 1000 and 1200 ... only slow lathe down to sand and vacuum chuck ... catches suck .. I spend a lot of time learning how not to have them ... 99% of catches are operator errors ...
He isn't gonna give up that lathe, he's in love already!
Besides...all he is going to make with it are round cutting boards
Wendell when i owned this lathe i was a rookie turner, so i knew next to nothing about turning. I have learned to turn by hit and miss. Still to this day i still consider my self a hack. As far as technique i know next to nothing though i can most times make what i see in my head.
Nothing wrong at all with the lathe Wendell. The beauty of all the helpful people here giving us warnings on what could possibly happen probably saves more of us from trouble then we could ever imagine!