Hey guys,now im in need of a lathe badly,full size lathe a Jet,or nova(not the dvr)looked at Shop Fox(anyone knows anything about them)??
If anyone of you want to sell or know anyone who want to sell let me jnow please. Im in wethersfield, CT.
Dave
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I have the Shop Fox 1752 16 x 42 DON'T DO IT spend the extra money, for a jet. the lathe eats belts, the reeves drive sucks, I had to re drill the motor mounting holes in the motor mount casting and move the locating pin holes as well. Their customer service is horrible.
On a plus side it does have sufficient power, , also the tail stock is pretty bad, very poorly threaded and the guide notch is far too shallow and the wall thickness stops any chance of milling it deeper, full projection on mine is 1-3/4 inch.
It also has a fair weight for out of balance turning, though while at the shop it was lag bolted to the floor.
Grizzly may be better, but as far as I can tell they are exactly the same other than color and name.
The 0632 grizzly is supposed to be a good machine, it would be nice with a bit more Hp. BUT EVS is a great low RPM compensator. just stay away from a lathe that size with Reeves drives. Far too dangerous with a low speed of 600 RPM.