How Smooth and Quiet is your Lathe?

[Bill Bolen]

I also have the DVR and you hardly know it is on. Started with the the jet 10" variable speed and it was so quiet I forgot it was on a few times and reached for the spinning bowl. Now my old Shopsmith on the other hand lets you know it is running from 30 yars away!

[Roger Chandler]

Both my Grizzly G0698 and my Delta 46-460 are quiet.......the Delta is VERY quiet. In cold weather, the bearings on my G0698 have to warm a little before they are really quiet........my shop is basically unheated except for a kerosene heater when I turn it on, and a little overhead radiant heater ......so the shop gets really cold, but the lathe quietens down quickly, but I would not call it noisy, even when cold.