On Monday 29 September 2014 10:42:22 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: > On 29 September 2014 10:47, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bolton has an 11x28 (23 between centers) with a variable speed motor > >> that sells bare for about $3000 USD. The B290VF. Marked down some > >> now. $2721 w/6" 4 jaw & backplate. What can this group say about > >> it? Good or bad? > > > > At that price, it sounds like the ear of a bigger sow. > > I thought that I might be being hasty in my opinion, so had a bit of a > look: > http://www.amazon.com/BOLTON-TOOLS-Lathe-Runs-1-3HP-Spindle-Certificat > e-STAND/product-reviews/B008K5A2Y6/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1
That seems to agree well with your first remarks. :) But I don't always agree with the reviewers opinion of Grizzly either. Fit & finish is such that it will need some running in to get smooth if the one on display at the PA showroom are any indication. And this particular one is not in the Grizzly lineup that I know of. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
