12x36 gear head metal lathe
just showing off my new toy
- Thread starter JBCustomCues
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Is that the gun lathe?
NICE!
NICE!
JoeyInCali said:
No its the g4003 the one just the gun metal lathe which is the g4003g.. There basicaly the same machine but the g4003g has a light bigger hole through and and a d1-5 cam lock.. other than that there the same lathe..
JBCustomCues said:12x36 gear head metal lathe
More aptly, You're moving away from the toys and into real machinery. Once set up for cue work, which is light work for a lathe as this, it may be 20 or 30 years before you even have to buy a belt for it. I bought a new Enco lathe, similar to this one, and once getting set up and the bugs worked out, I haven't put .50 cents into it since. I'm still on the first quart of oil I bought for refilling the head and carriage. Many like to slam the Asian knock off lathes but they have given me nothing but good service for many years. All of my lathes are belt drive instead of gear so you'll have to get used to the extra noise and a little maintenance keeping the gears lubed as the lower end ones don't run in an oil bath but once you are in stride you'll love it. The D1-4 spindle nose is a great plus also as it makes changing from a 3-jaw to a 4-jaw a snap. Lucky You!!!
Dick
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masonh said:
nope.. When I talked to grizzly its basicaly the exact same lathe just with those few up grades that I mentioned earlier..
Nice looking lathe
I didn't realize these guys made this nice of a setup.....they are located in my backyard here in Bellingham -- I'll have to go take a closer look at their stuff
Hope you enjoy your new lathe! 
I didn't realize these guys made this nice of a setup.....they are located in my backyard here in Bellingham -- I'll have to go take a closer look at their stuff
Hope you enjoy your new lathe!
DAMN!krbsailing said:I didn't realize these guys made this nice of a setup.....they are located in my backyard here in Bellingham -- I'll have to go take a closer look at their stuff
Go there and check some lathes.
Indicate one for us and if you see one with one tenth runout get it.
Kelly_Guy said:
The only difference in the two is one will except a 1/2" drive ratchet to accept a torque wrench. other than that its the exact same tail stock.. and even to some of the tech's I've talked to at grizzly they say the square head feature is more of a hassle than its worth..
Any reason why you went for the gear head instead of the 11 by 37 belt?JBCustomCues said:
yea I got it used for almost half the price of new..
That's a great reason!!!!JBCustomCues said:
JoeyInCali said:That's a great reason!!!!
I thought so..
Grizzly makes some fine machines. I have one of their spiral cutterhead jointers. I was recently in Dale Perry's shop for some shaft work and every machine in his shop is Grizzly from what I could see.
Randy9Ball said:
well thats pritty cool.. I cant wait to get it up and running..
It's always nice to bring a new machine home! Congrats. Chris.
well I got the the electric ran for the lathe and the only thing I can say is man this thing runs like butter..
Now all I have to do is get some more tooling and my 6 jaw chuck and she'll be complete.