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I second the opinion that Griz is a slight cut above the HF machines. Difficult to quantify 'slight' though. And I recently bought a machine that is supposedly a cut above the Griz. It's laying in pieces on my bench awaiting parts.
Don't assume anything with these machines. It is entirely possible that you have a defective or dry bearing. Or that it's not running true, or anything else that could possibly be wrong. All of these machines from China are basically pre-assembled kits. They should all be taken apart, inspected, cleaned, de-burred, surfaces trued, etc., etc.. Whatever it takes to make it right.
Of all of the Chinese machines I've bought in the last 14 years, (5) I've only had one I didn't have to do a damn thing to. Not even an alignment. And most here would tell you I paid too much for it. To each his own...
Bill
Don't assume anything with these machines. It is entirely possible that you have a defective or dry bearing. Or that it's not running true, or anything else that could possibly be wrong. All of these machines from China are basically pre-assembled kits. They should all be taken apart, inspected, cleaned, de-burred, surfaces trued, etc., etc.. Whatever it takes to make it right.
Of all of the Chinese machines I've bought in the last 14 years, (5) I've only had one I didn't have to do a damn thing to. Not even an alignment. And most here would tell you I paid too much for it. To each his own...
Bill