Well.........my 2015 Grizzly catalog arrived today........been looking forward to getting it, because, for a few weeks, without any specific knowledge about it, I just had this inner feeling that there might be a new lathe model this year.........nah, maybe just a thought, but wait maybe that feeling is there for a reason!
Sure enough, on page 146 of the new Grizz catalog, there she is! A bigger and upgraded model G0766! A 3hp, 22/42 lathe with Delta inverter and all the features of the G0733.........and a 22" swing ain't bad!
Now, the bed is 42" and my G0698 has a 47" bed.......if the gap in the ways is the same as the G0733. then I could just use the G0698 bed and have a unique 22/47 lathe!
While it is not my dream lathe, which is a Robust American Beauty, it is bigger in swing than a PM3520b, and has more hp to boot! .........Hummm...........Moma and the boys were good to me for Christmas..........hummm..........I talked with the tech guy at Grizzly, but they do not have the specs yet on the gap in the bed, but it sure looks the same as the G0733..........hummm........and it has a handwheel!!!! I should add the weight comes in at over 600 lbs.
Hummm...........I might just be the first to have a 22/47 lathe in my studio/shop!!! Whatcha think?