Originally Posted by
William Payer
Mick,
Had one for about 2 years. In my experience it was a simple, noisy, very basic machine, having relatively little tolerance for out of balance blanks mainly due to a high "lowest speed"( even with three 80 lb sandbags in the base). When I upgraded I realized how limiting that lathe was. Techniques that were at best difficult on the g1495 became almost effortless and highly rewarding on the new lathe.
In short, there are better values out there. The Grizzly 1495 did more to hold me back than to help develop skills.
There are better lathes out there for the same $$ outlay.(Delta, Jet)