Grizzly H2669 Hobby Lathe

by Grizzly

Product Details

• ASIN: B0000DD399
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,404 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the price, great, November 11, 2005

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E. White (Mount Airy, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grizzly H2669 Hobby Lathe (Misc.)

I had little room left in my basement shop, and was wanting a lathe to play around with. I had no room for a full standing one, and given I had no experience with a lathe, I didn't want to sink lots of money into one.

I wanted to try it out, and see what it was all about. For the cheap price that this one is, and given I had a spare variable speed drill lying around the house, it was great.

I works just fine for my 'piddling around' uses. You do really have to crank down hard on the tightening adjustments to keep it from moving.

My only complaint, is that I wish it was longer so that I could do longer pieces.

Overall, for the price, an excellent thing to own.

I mounted mine to a spare cherry board that I had, and place it on my jointer bed when I wish to use it, and hang it in an I-beam in my basement when I am done.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good deal for the money, February 9, 2010

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P. Burke (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grizzly H2669 Hobby Lathe (Misc.)

I bought this with pretty low expectations given the price, but after using it a few times, I think this is a good basic hobby lathe, particularly if you are short on space and don't need a high precision tool. The tool rest is easy to move around, if a bit shaky at times, and the whole thing is easy to set up and operate. I just attached a cheap Skil drill I had, put in a blank, and started turning. I would not get this as a substitute for a pen lathe, but if you want something basic to turn small blanks to make fishing lures, reel seats, fishing rod handle components, or basic knobs or pulls, this seems to do the job.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WORK GREAT WITH DRIVE, September 30, 2008

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John A. Lemoine - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grizzly H2669 Hobby Lathe (Misc.)

I MOUNTED THIS PRODUCT ON A GOOD SOLID BASE AND IT WORKED GREAT. BE AWARE YOU WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE THE GRIZZLEY 1/2 INCH DRILL.