News on the G0766!

[Roger Chandler]

Okay........straight from the Missouri distribution center.........5/27 12:20 pm............

the G0766 lathes are currently in Kansas City, with the trucking company. They expect them into the distribution center in Springfield within a couple of days, and they will streamline the inspection process and get them out ASAP!
If they get there tomorrow, then some shipping will take place likely on Friday, but it could be on Monday 6/1...it just depends on how quickly the trucks get into the distribution center.

The gentleman said that nothing frustrates Grizzly more than to have shipping dates and such frustrated by events and even more they really are concerned that customers have been frustrated as well, but they are working on this to get them out to us.

The order was tracked down today by the purchase mgr, and Office mgr for Grizzly and they called me just a bit ago............that is the latest and is good news!!! :)

I will be updated for further developments, and the process refined for shipping.

[J.D.Redwine]

Free beer Tomorrow.

[daryl moses]

That's great news Roger, I know you and the rest of the guys that have them on order will be glad to get them into their shops.

[Matt Schrum]

Well, shenanigans-- I should have placed my internet order a bit sooner! I just called them and my order is far enough back in the line (ordered April 2nd) that they think my lathe will be arriving at their Missouri warehouse on 6/22. I'm hoping they're wrong on that estimate-- but at least there should be a couple of reviews or "First Looks" popping up on the internet by then.

[Randy Red Bemont]

Starting to sound good. I'll be happy to get the "it's shipped" email. Then I'll be getting excited.

Red

[Roger Chandler]

Starting to sound good. I'll be happy to get the "it's shipped" email. Then I'll be getting excited.

Red

You & me both! Since it is only about a 3 hour drive from Kansas City to Springfield, I hope those trucks get there first thing tomorrow.......it sure would be nice to see that email about it being shipped by the end of the day on Friday!

[Steve Huffman]

Well, it sure has been a nail biting wait for you guys and sure glad to hear that might be over soon. Looking forward to reviews and lots of pictures!!!
Would also be fun to start a thread on who gets theirs in, when it was ordered, and post the state you live in. Roger, is there anyway to know what distribution center it came from?

[Mike Goetzke]

Well, it sure has been a nail biting wait for you guys and sure glad to hear that might be over soon. Looking forward to reviews and lots of pictures!!!
Would also be fun to start a thread on who gets theirs in, when it was ordered, and post the state you live in. Roger, is there anyway to know what distribution center it came from?

Please don't encourage another 766 thread - they should be consolidated into one as is!:eek:

[Roger Chandler]

Please don't encourage another 766 thread - they should be consolidated into one as is!:eek:


Mike! You want a thread with hundreds of posts and 50 pages to read through?! :eek::D

[Roger Chandler]

Well, it sure has been a nail biting wait for you guys and sure glad to hear that might be over soon. Looking forward to reviews and lots of pictures!!!
Would also be fun to start a thread on who gets theirs in, when it was ordered, and post the state you live in. Roger, is there anyway to know what distribution center it came from?

Steve.........I am really looking forward to the next phone call from the Missouri Distribution Center........that should tell me whether or not the lathes arrived there today......if they did, it is possible they could start shipping tomorrow........it could still be on Monday 6/1..........

Not sure I want to do a thread on when ordered/when arrived, but I will do another one with initial impressions and such. I am looking forward to putting it through its paces, and I especially want to see what kind of low end grunt it has with that 3 hp motor. I turned on a friends Robust American Beauty with 3 hp and could stall it with too heavy a cut, and have another friend who has a Oneway 2436 with 3 hp........he told me he stalls it with too heavy a cut, so that should tell all of us to cut within the range of reasonableness! ;)

[Ralph Lindberg]

.... I am looking forward to putting it through its paces, and I especially want to see what kind of low end grunt it has with that 3 hp motor. I turned on a friends Robust American Beauty with 3 hp and could stall it with too heavy a cut, and have another friend who has a Oneway 2436 with 3 hp........he told me he stalls it with too heavy a cut, so that should tell all of us to cut within the range of reasonableness! ;)

I've looked at the actual current draw specs for the G0766, and it's no more a "3HP" (real, continuous ) then many of Grizzly's tools that claim to develop 2HP from a 110V@15amp circuit.

[hu lowery]

I've looked at the actual current draw specs for the G0766, and it's no more a "3HP" (real, continuous ) then many of Grizzly's tools that claim to develop 2HP from a 110V@15amp circuit.



Ralph,

Horsepower looks suspicious however according to documentation from the manufacturer their three horsepower motor should be putting out a real two horsepower. With a full two horsepower and the inertia created getting a big piece of wood spinning I think the horsepower will be adequate.

Of course, the manufacturer builds to customer specifications so looking at the components offered does not mean that is what Grizzly eventually bought. Real horsepower and performance are unknowns, just more of the mystery surrounding the 766 at the moment. I strongly suspect they aren't the lone ranger when it comes to rating motors somewhat dubiously so I will be very surprised if the motors don't perform as well or better than those rated two horsepower.

I bought expecting about two real horsepower. On the other hand, how many bought thinking this was a 22" swing lathe. According to the manual it is a 16" swing, the swing over the banjo. The manual seems to be a hacked up cut and paste from another unit so I don't know what is accurate information or what got by the poof reader!

Hu

[Roger Chandler]

I've looked at the actual current draw specs for the G0766, and it's no more a "3HP" (real, continuous ) then many of Grizzly's tools that claim to develop 2HP from a 110V@15amp circuit.

Ralph, according to an earlier post of yours the output was 2.3 hp. 3 hp in, 2.3 out after the cycling of the inverter. Now I suspect that your statement above is also applicable to the other makes that Burt Group manufactures. The motor/inverter combination is from Delta electronics, same as PM & Jet. I suspect they all lose some due to the cycling of the inverter. I do think it will be plenty adequate, but will see when it arrives............if it does not perform, then back to Grizzly it goes!!! My G0698 2 hp performed plenty well for me, and the 2 hp G0733 has done fine for their owners.........I do not anticipate any problems! ;)

In the manual it says it takes 4 amps to deliver the 3 hp rating, but it can draw more amps if the load is great. I think this speaks to motor efficiency. The parts list also lists the motor as a 240v motor. The manual at times does have some misprints, and I noticed that the drawing of the tailstock is that of the G0733 lathe. Sometimes they copy and paste when making up these manuals, just for illustration purposes. It is likely that many companies [true of Craftsman brands and others] give ratings that can be questioned........

This should be plenty for a lathe.

[Klaus Waldeck]

Hu,

It sounds to me like you "bought thinking this was a 22" swing lathe," and grew disappointed when you discovered what that actually means. All manufacturers define the "swing" dimension of the lathe as the largest diameter piece of stock that can turn on that lathe without hitting the bed. If someone didn't know what that meant, and realized that, with the tool rest in position, they can't possibly carve a piece of log that large, it's certainly no fault of Grizzly's. Similarly, someone purchasing a much more expensive lathe that advertises a 16" swing can't carve that large with the tool rest in position either.

[gary arnold]

Just got off the phone with CS to update my Visa. My pickup date at Bellingham has been changed from 6-24 to 6-17. Must be several containers back to back.

Ordered 3-12.

[Roger Chandler]

Hu,

It sounds to me like you "bought thinking this was a 22" swing lathe," and grew disappointed when you discovered what that actually means. All manufacturers define the "swing" dimension of the lathe as the largest diameter piece of stock that can turn on that lathe without hitting the bed. If someone didn't know what that meant, and realized that, with the tool rest in position, they can't possibly carve a piece of log that large, it's certainly no fault of Grizzly's. Similarly, someone purchasing a much more expensive lathe that advertises a 16" swing can't carve that large with the tool rest in position either.

On my G0698 18/47 lathe the banjo was 2" thick........the banjo on the G0766 looks to be the same style, however, on the dimensions listed in the manual, it speaks to a wider width footprint and has the movement of the banjo to be larger than my G0698........I think they have added length to the banjo to accommodate the bigger swing of the G0766.

That means the actual over the banjo swing is 20" and the over the bed swing is 22" Most of the time a banjo can be oriented to allow for the 22" swing.........sometimes one gets the need to be able to move that banjo underneath the turning, so in those instances, 20" is still more than the 3520b allows for the same configuration.

[Randy Red Bemont]

Just got off the phone with CS to update my Visa. My pickup date at Bellingham has been changed from 6-24 to 6-17. Must be several containers back to back.

Ordered 3-12.

I could even live with the 6/17 date if I knew it was going to be there for pickup. I ordered on Feb 11. We'll see when it comes.

Red

[hu lowery]

Hu,

It sounds to me like you "bought thinking this was a 22" swing lathe," and grew disappointed when you discovered what that actually means. All manufacturers define the "swing" dimension of the lathe as the largest diameter piece of stock that can turn on that lathe without hitting the bed. If someone didn't know what that meant, and realized that, with the tool rest in position, they can't possibly carve a piece of log that large, it's certainly no fault of Grizzly's. Similarly, someone purchasing a much more expensive lathe that advertises a 16" swing can't carve that large with the tool rest in position either.



Klaus,

I have genuinely lost track of how many lathes I have owned. At the moment I own three or four. Pretty familiar with lathe specifications. What I was referring to is that the 766 is stated in the factory information, pretty sure in the manual, to have a 16" swing. Factory paperwork also says the same place or somewhere else that the maximum swing even outboard is 17". If they would whine about warranty if you swung over a 17" piece I would indeed be disappointed.

Grizzly advertises it as having a 22" swing. Based on past experience that probably means that a 22" disk will rub hard on the bed if you put it on the lathe. Realistically it should be possible to turn something 21-21.5". Without a lot of fight I suspect that 20" is the working diameter of what you can turn or about seventeen over the banjo. Sure bigger can be turned but if I have to get it perfectly round before putting a blank on a lathe it's going to be more bother than I want to mess with most of the time.

Hu

[John Keeton]

On my G0698 18/47 lathe the banjo was 2" thick........the banjo on the G0766 looks to be the same style, however, on the dimensions listed in the manual, it speaks to a wider width footprint and has the movement of the banjo to be larger than my G0698........I think they have added length to the banjo to accommodate the bigger swing of the G0766.

That means the actual over the banjo swing is 20" and the over the bed swing is 22" Most of the time a banjo can be oriented to allow for the 22" swing.........sometimes one gets the need to be able to move that banjo underneath the turning, so in those instances, 20" is still more than the 3520b allows for the same configuration.Actually, over the banjo swing would be 18".

[Roger Chandler]

Actually, over the banjo swing would be 18".

Thanks JK......wrote that in a hurry & did not think that through......:o....but most of the time one can turn without the banjo being underneath the project,........platters can be problematic if the turner likes to go back and forth on front and back, but an 18" platter is a pretty sizeable piece.

[Mike Goetzke]

Mike! You want a thread with hundreds of posts and 50 pages to read through?! :eek::D

Yes! Reserve the new post for your assembly and review!

[Roger Chandler]

As of 11:50 am this morning, the G0766 lathes have arrived at the Springfield Distribution Center, they are in and among other machines, and will be offloaded today, and then inspection starts. Shipping begins sometime Monday 6/1. Yeah!!!

[Randy Red Bemont]

GREAT news!!

Red