Change gear for Enco, Tida 12 x 36

[markba633csi]

Found an interesting post from 24 years back:

Bill Crofutt​

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Jan 12, 2001, 7:46:30 AM


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There is a mistake in the Grizzly catalog which stated the G9249 lathe is a
cam-lock spindle. That is incorrect, and was unnoticed during our proofing
of the catalog. I would encourage anyone to buy this lathe over the G4003 as
the over-all attention to detail is better. Of course you would expect me to
say how wonderful it is, but if you get a chance to see one I think you will
be very surprised at the quality.
Bill

Bill Crofutt
Quality Control Manager
Grizzly Industrial, Inc.
"http://www.grizzly.com"

 

[Pevehouse]

Found an interesting post from 24 years back:

Bill Crofutt​

unread,
Jan 12, 2001, 7:46:30 AM


to
There is a mistake in the Grizzly catalog which stated the G9249 lathe is a
cam-lock spindle. That is incorrect, and was unnoticed during our proofing
of the catalog. I would encourage anyone to buy this lathe over the G4003 as
the over-all attention to detail is better. Of course you would expect me to
say how wonderful it is, but if you get a chance to see one I think you will
be very surprised at the quality.
Bill

Bill Crofutt
Quality Control Manager
Grizzly Industrial, Inc.
"http://www.grizzly.com"

He is correct. Everything I have seen while disassembling and assembling the carriage and other components is spot on with what he’s saying. You can tell when you look at a product if it was Chinese or made elsewhere. The attention to detail as well as the quality of the castings tells the story. I will say that some of the replacement parts I have ordered for the G9246 have been obviously made in china. Had to order a small casting that holds the drive gear for the power feed behind the gearbox of the saddle. When I received the casting I must say it was of. Rey poor quality compared to the original enco part. So much so that I think I’m going to machine a bushing and just reuse the original casting,lol. It was bad