Carl Fisher
Member
The HiTorque 7500/7550 tailstock is complete crap. I am now going to have to send back my 2nd one in just the last few months. The first one, the lead screw was bent or some other similar issue where you just could not advance/retract the quill smoothly. Constant binding that couldn't be worked out.
Now this one, a piece of the cast iron base snapped off after trying to adjust the taper out of the tailstock for like the 20th time. I've had to constantly muck with this thing adding and removing shims and adjusting the sides because I never could get the points to align and there was always a taper introduced to the parts.
I had less trouble with a machine 1/6 the cost than I've had with this since the day I bought it. This thing also cost more than my big Weiss that never gave me a single issue over the years I owned it.
If I sound pissed it's because I am. I'm behind on my custom orders and the one day I had this week to catch up is now forfeit.
Now this one, a piece of the cast iron base snapped off after trying to adjust the taper out of the tailstock for like the 20th time. I've had to constantly muck with this thing adding and removing shims and adjusting the sides because I never could get the points to align and there was always a taper introduced to the parts.
I had less trouble with a machine 1/6 the cost than I've had with this since the day I bought it. This thing also cost more than my big Weiss that never gave me a single issue over the years I owned it.
If I sound pissed it's because I am. I'm behind on my custom orders and the one day I had this week to catch up is now forfeit.