Grizzly g0824 vs. Precision Matthews 1440gs



Where do you live? Find a Machine Tool Company.
I live in Dayton, Ohio. So, I can have a good used one hear by morning.
 
Im in south central Il. Im fairly early on in my quest so Ive been mainly pricing new, however I have been trying to figure out which older ones have the features I would need.
 
One question, are you a lathe mechanic? If not, buy something with a warranty.

Either of those lathes will serve you well, tooling is another issue.

Buy a good machine level.
 
I've got machine levels and no I'd rather not have to work on a lathe which is why I'm leaning towards new. I just talked to a friend of mine who is a Smith he has the grizzly 14 x 40 and says the only complaint he could ever have about it is it might be nice to have a bigger one but isn't that always the case.
 
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Originally Posted By: willy1947


Do you know how to run one?? If you do not, they are the easy way to get killed.




Lol so are guns.......wildcatting, running a lathe and running a lathe while wildcatting
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....... I'm never going to get out of this life alive LOL.

All joking aside yes I have a lathe now it's just a big old dinosaur I use for polishing crankshaft and a few other primitive lathing jobs.
 
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