New To Me Grizzly G0709 14 X 40 Lathe

I too bookmarked this site , these items seem hard to find when you want them. Thanks
 
I guess I didn't search hard enough before I posted shipping questions. It looks like the hard part will be locating a dock with a forklift to take delivery.
 
You don't need to locate one. Ask Grizzly who is the shipping company for your lathe, then call them and ask to pick it up at their terminal. They will be glad to let you, as it saves them the trip, and will put it on your trailer with a forklift. I have picked up at least half a dozen shipments that way, stretching from RI to VA to WA. It also has the advantage of letting you pick it up when it is convenient for you.

If you don't have a trailer (or even if you do), I recommend you rent a drop-deck trailer. It has a hydraulically operated drop dreck, and you will be able to wheel the lathe off the trailer with a pallet jack (something you can rent at the same time as the trailer). Sunbelt rental rents them for $75-95 per day. Worth the money in eliminating the white knuckled lift off the trailer.
 
That machine is very similar to my PM1440, I think you will like it. I found the height of the spindle and controls to be very comfortable, unlike an old SB that you have to hunch over like an old woman to run (no offence to old women). I really like having the brake on the machine too. It's that little extra comfort when you are doing a job with pucker factor.
coolidge said:
You guys and your large lathes...(Coolidge looks at his 12x36 and sighs)
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It's kinda like having a boat, there is always a reason you "need" a bigger one.
 
The G0709 is a really nice machine. I got tired of doing deep knee bends to change speeds on my 12 x 24 Clausing and after a lot of deliberation settled on the G0709. The Clausing still feels smoother to me, maybe years of turning chrome plated hourglass crank handles instead of satin finished loose tubes on shoulder bolts (Grizzly). I just ordered a 5-C lever style collet closer for it too. Really like the 5-C chuck on my Clausing but went with the lever style on the Grizzly. Haven't made anything yet that needed the 14 x 40 over my 12 x 24 Clausing. Did single point thread an M8 x 1.25 303 stainless screw for a new carriage lock (don't have metric change gears for the Clausing). This lathe is a dream machine for going between English and metric threads, one knob on the gear box changes between E/M. No changing gears on the quadrant (depending on coarseness of thread). I also put the taper attachment on the lathe which my son uses to turn (of all things) chop sticks. Granted, they are out of zebrawood, cocobolo, purple heart and other exotics, but chop sticks?!?!?

Ironically, my 19-year old son Steven (him in the photo on the Clausing) and I just finished up the majority of work for the gun project pictured. Nothing was turned on my "Gunsmith" lathe, just the Clausing. We're to the fine tuning stage at present. Next will be a tripod mount and an oak box to house everything. Caliber is .22 short/ .22 long or .22 lr (pictured). Oh do I long for the $10 for a 500 round brick days . . . should crack off about $50 worth of ammo per minute at today's prices.

Bruce

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I've been questioning my choices on which lathe to buy. Usually I him-haw around because I hate spending money but this time I have the cash in hand. 95% of what I do day to day is gun work, either building or making tooling for them. I've done it all on a '50's 12.5"x18" Cincinatti Traytop with special fixturing for many years. Everything would be faster/easier with the short headstock and 1.5"+ spindle bore and longer center distance of the grizzly. It would be nice to have a lathe that cut metric threads too. Even with the new lathe I'd still use the Traytop for most everything that will fit.
 
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