new lathe here

[Roger Bailey]

Let me say thanks for the help on some of my questions in the past. I made my choice for the new Grizzly GO462. 16in x 43in cast iron with a 2hp motor. It got here yesterday and I got it all set up and running. Now I just wish my tools I ordered from another company would get here soon. I have some wood just waiting.:)

[Andy Hoyt]

Excellent!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congrats Roger! Enjoy.........

[Jim Dunn]

Way to go Roger! Is that the unit with the digital speed-o-meter?

[Keith Burns]

Congrats Roger. Great gloat.:) :) Anxious to hear your feedback on the lathe. To bad it was to late for the Bonker Contest:D

[Mark Cothren]

Way to go, Roger! Can't wait to see some of your work off this new toy!

[Jim Dunn]

Roger a suggestion. That extension on the tool rest should be removed for spindle and bowl turning. It's useful for outboard turning but kinda flimsy for everyday use. I have a friend who has that same lathe. I removed it for him and it's a lot sturdier. My .02.

[Roger Bailey]

Yes Jim it has the digital readout

[Andy Hoyt]

Let me say thanks for the help on some of my questions in the past. I.....
Some - not all? Ken, Bernie, Corey, Jim - come on guys. We do have a quota you know.:D

So Roger - With no tools, how'd you make those shavings? Did'ja just scatter some TS effluent around to provide ambiance? Or did you sharpen a screwdriver?

[Mike Ramsey]

Congratulations on your new lathe Roger!
A bit of advice, take the swivel arm off the banjo
and just use the tool rest to do inboard turning.
If you have a bad catch you'll probably snap the
banjo in half. IMHO only. I had one similar to yours
and I snapped mine! Found out it's better to remove
the swivel.

[John Hart]

Congratulations Roger! Ready to Rock.:)

[Dennis Peacock]

You Go Roger!!!! Congrats on the new lathe. :D

[Cecil Arnold]

And another one bites the dust (or shavings as the case may be) nice gloat, congrats.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Way to go Roger. Congrats on the new lathe.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Geez!!!!!!!!!

Paint me GREEN with envy.... :D

Congrats!

[Jim Dunn]

Andy you lost me. Course that's normal.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Way to go Roger! Congrats! Now it's time to make some "Lace", you know, those long curlies that adorn the wonderful curves of that beautiful Green Lady.

[Bob Noles]

Great score Roger. Looks like a home run to me ;)

Let us know how that baby performs.

[Roger Bailey]

Andy, I had a set of "lathe tools" I got for a very cheap made lathe. They are about 12in in total length and most have come loose out of the handles from using them on the chatter lathe! I got rid of that lathe a while back but kept the tools in case I could find a use for them. I just couldn't wait to get the feel of a smooth lathe after I got it set up. When I got home today my new tools were waiting at the door...YEE HA!

[Ernie Nyvall]

Congrats on the new lathe Rodger and the new tools. Giter goin.

Ernie