Grizzly G0766 Lathe RPM

[Guy Mueller]

What is the lowest RPM your Grizzly G0766 lathe will turn and still allow you to sand and turn? Mine is around 300-350 RPM which seems fast to me that's why I'm asking the question.

[tom lucas]

Change the pulleys to give low range. Then it should be about 80 or so. On high range, mine goes down to about 180-200 rpms.

[Guy Mueller]

Just did that runs at 150 on low end

[Roger Chandler]

My G0766 will run on low belt pulley at 60 rpm, and if I fiddle with the pot knob, I can get it to run at 50 rpm. Top end is 3220 rpm on high pulley.

I would recommend you check with Grizzly tech support and see if they changed the inverter settings on the newer 0766 units.....not likely, but possible. I believe my unit was one of the first 5 they shipped out when they got the first shipment some years ago.

[Robert Marshall]

I can sand on my G0766 down to about 50-60 rpm, provided I'm using a power drill with 3" or 2" disks to sand. The sandpaper friction is not usually working directly against the motor.

If I try to sand by hand at that speed, pressing sheet sandpaper against the wood, it can stall the motor. So for that purpose, I crank it up some.

[Brice Rogers]

Mine goes down to around 60. If I fiddle with it I sometimes get to 50 rpms. If they haven't changed the inverter defaults, you may have an issue with the speed control pot. They cost less than 5 bucks from Griz and should be considered to be somewhat of a "consumable".

[Walter Mooney]

Ditto to everything Brice said!