jleiwig
Member
I know most will say the JET mini is the way to go, but that kind of cash is not in the budget right now so it's out.
I should be getting around $200 bucks here shortly for a tile job i'm doing. I'm looking to buy a mini lathe to get into the smaller turnings like pens and stoppers and such. I was looking at the grizzly H8259 which is their new mini lathe which looks almost identical to the rikon mini lathe. It would be $216 and some change shipped to my door. Does anyone have any experience with this lathe? I know it doesn't have indexing like the Rikon, but I think I can live without that for right now.
Or
The PSI turncrafter is around the same price. And the variable speed is in similar price range to the Rikon.
on the other hand.....
Woodcraft has the Rikon on sale for $299 til the end of October, but I would have to come up with the extra $100 bucks, plus additional $$$ for turning tools and other necessities. I just don't think the CFO (aka wifey) would be willing to part with that extra money this close to christmas when money is tight.
I'm looking for honest opinions to help me out here and hopefully pick up a decent little lathe to make some neat stuff with. I'm hoping someone with some knowledge of this Griz lathe can tell me that I won't be wasting my money like if I bought one of the cheapo ones from Harbor Freight.
Thanks Guys and Gals
Justin
I should be getting around $200 bucks here shortly for a tile job i'm doing. I'm looking to buy a mini lathe to get into the smaller turnings like pens and stoppers and such. I was looking at the grizzly H8259 which is their new mini lathe which looks almost identical to the rikon mini lathe. It would be $216 and some change shipped to my door. Does anyone have any experience with this lathe? I know it doesn't have indexing like the Rikon, but I think I can live without that for right now.
Or
The PSI turncrafter is around the same price. And the variable speed is in similar price range to the Rikon.
on the other hand.....
Woodcraft has the Rikon on sale for $299 til the end of October, but I would have to come up with the extra $100 bucks, plus additional $$$ for turning tools and other necessities. I just don't think the CFO (aka wifey) would be willing to part with that extra money this close to christmas when money is tight.
I'm looking for honest opinions to help me out here and hopefully pick up a decent little lathe to make some neat stuff with. I'm hoping someone with some knowledge of this Griz lathe can tell me that I won't be wasting my money like if I bought one of the cheapo ones from Harbor Freight.
Thanks Guys and Gals
Justin