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Mount your electric drill in this Hobby Lathe/Disc Sander and you'll have the ability to turn small items, such as pens and then sand them to completion! Includes a spur center, screw center, tailstock and toolrest for wood turning. For disc sanding, includes a 5" sanding disc that mounts in the drill chuck and a sanding table that mounts in the toolrest holder. Sanding disc uses any 5" PSA sandpaper discs. Electric drill and 5" PSA sanding discs not included. Features: 360Degree head swivel 6" swing over bed 24" between centers Aluminum alloy bed construction Can be set up as a wood lathe or a disc sander Requires drill with 44mm collar size. Weight: 10 lbs.

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Manufacturer	‎Grizzly
Part Number	‎H2669
Item Weight	‎9.75 pounds
Product Dimensions	‎6 x 37.7 x 5.5 inches
Item model number	‎H2669
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	‎No
Power Source	‎Corded Electric
Amperage Capacity	‎5 Amps
Item Package Quantity	‎1
Grit Rating	‎80
Batteries Included?	‎No
Batteries Required?	‎No

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ASIN	B0000DD399
Customer Reviews	51 ratings 3.8 out of 5 stars
Date First Available	January 23, 2011

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Customers find the lathe easy to use, with one mentioning it's perfect for the type of work they need. The design receives positive feedback, and customers consider it good value for money. However, the functionality and build quality receive mixed reviews, with several customers reporting poor build quality and cracks in the casting.

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7 customers mention "Ease of use"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the lathe easy to use, with one mentioning it's perfect for the type of work and another noting it's easier than building one from scratch.

"Nicely made easily assembled very useful for my simple jobs." Read more

"...(MUCH cheaper and easier than building one, I must say)." Read more

"working out great for my Hobby needs" Read more

"It is perfect for the type of work I do. I had to make a little jig for it, for some of the really fine cutting, but in all ,it is just what I needed." Read more

4 customers mention "Value for money"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the lathe to be good value for money.

"...(MUCH cheaper and easier than building one, I must say)." Read more

"...is well designed and built, and is far better and cheaper than anything I could have hacked together...." Read more

"Great lath for price,very compact" Read more

"Much Better Than the Ghetto Lathe I Made and Much Cheaper Than a Real One..." Read more

3 customers mention "Design"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the lathe's design, with one noting it is well made.

"Nicely made easily assembled very useful for my simple jobs." Read more

"...]Overall, the lathe (really a lathe-like jig) is well designed and built, and is far better and cheaper than anything I could have..." Read more

"nice set up for light work, presents well and the company is easy to deal with" Read more

6 customers mention "Functionality"4 positive2 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the functionality of the lathe, with some saying it works great while others report issues.

"Nicely made easily assembled very useful for my simple jobs." Read more

"...is still problematic and renders the sanding disc and center spur to be unusable...." Read more

"It works as it was meant to." Read more

"not heavy duty but works great" Read more

5 customers mention "Build quality"0 positive5 negative

Customers report issues with the lathe's construction, noting poor build quality and cracks in the casting.

"...will have to see, will update later. Overall the casting on part that broke seems thin and the clearance for tightening up tail stock does not go..." Read more

"Cheap casting on drill mount. Cracked in first use. I am really disappointed with this purchase." Read more

"Did not hold the drill securely. Casting was cracked upon receipt." Read more

"not heavy duty but works great" Read more

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Fishing Hawaii
Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
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Nicely made easily assembled very useful for my simple jobs.

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Nosh
Grizzly hobby lathe
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
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The unit is sort of O. K. One problem I found was that the centers were out of alignment which could be a specific problem with what I received. When you add the cost of the lathe with that of a drill I find that for the same amount a better and more versatile lathe with multiple speeds could be purchased. Regret the hasty purchase.

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S.E.
casting cracked
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019
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Received this machine, box was crushed, and end broken open, I was concerned at first, thinking it was just poor shipping. Opened tool and set it up, tightened down the tail stock and the tail stock split from mounting bolt to rail. Frustraited I thought maybe it was just operater error. and tried to order just the tail stock. But this lathe has been discontinued so you cannot get parts for it. Grizzly was accomodating and said since I bought it through Amazon I had to make a claim through them. So i sent back the broken part, I am still waiting word on the refund part, dont know how long it will take. will have to see, will update later. Overall the casting on part that broke seems thin and the clearance for tightening up tail stock does not go all the way to the rail so if you tighen it enough to where it wont creep during using, the casting will give way. I believe it is a poor tail stock design.

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Timothy Knight
I've enjoyed mine but you really need to make sure the ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017
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I've enjoyed mine but you really need to make sure the rails are mounted VERY firmly ... not clamped, MOUNTED. Otherwise there is much skipping and whatnot from the vibration. I bought mine as an experiment and essentially a fun "toy" and have greatly enjoyed it. I was looking up plans for how to build a lathe using a power drill as the power unit and found this item (MUCH cheaper and easier than building one, I must say).

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howard fraga
Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014
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working out great for my Hobby needs

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billy-wayne joebob
Good value but not without serious problems.
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2013
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Overall, the lathe (really a lathe-like jig) is well designed and built, and is far better and cheaper than anything I could have hacked together. I had it set up in about 5 minutes. Unfortunately, the threaded shaft on mine that goes into the drill chuck and then screws into any number of other accessories has severely eccentric threads meaning the entire piece (or sanding disc) wobbles excessively. I called Grizzly tech support and gave them the part number of the defective screw and they said for inexpensive tools like this ( < $100) they cannot send out individual replacement parts from stock--the entire thing must go back. Thinking this was wasteful, I went to home depot to buy a M12 bolt, cutting the head off and chucking the smooth part of the bolt, but found the spur center was also out of round causing serious wobble. So I'm going to send the whole thing back to hopefully get a better one.

That aside, I tried turning a small 6" 2x2 piece of pine and found that once everything was locked down well, worked well for the most part. Various parts kept coming loose until tightened seemingly excessively (wear eye protection!). Even after cutting down below the radius of the piece, it never got perfectly round due to the wobble and I could always feel this in the chisel.

That said, if and when the defective part(s) are replaced, I think the system will be totally adequate for turning handles and other small wooden parts which is what I wanted it for in the first place. I think if you're clever, you could even mount the tailstock on another board and increase the maximum length beyond 2'.

Obviously, your experience will depend a lot on the drill you have. You'll never get the same cutting power as a floor tool with a flywheel, but if you can keep the RPMs up, it will power through heavier cutting. I would suggest gearing down (if your drill supports it) for rough cutting, although to get the RPMs up in low gear, your drill will probably be very noisy due to the fans and gearbox running at a much higher speed. Save high gear for finish work and sanding.

--- Update ---

I sent the package off to Grizzly to have the defective parts replaced, and received an entire new system promptly. Unfortunately, the new parts don't fare much better. The wobble (runout) is still problematic and renders the sanding disc and center spur to be unusable. On the plus side, I tried that sheared-off M12 bolt with the spur, and the combination worked and spun true. Because I found a combination that worked, I think I will keep the tool, but it's unfortunate that I had to provide a fix myself. Because this is a systemic manufacturing problem, I'm lowering the rating to 3 stars.

The bottom line is that for the price, you can't expect tight tolerances in the machined parts. However, if you're willing to send it off multiple times and provide your own bolt (bought or machined yourself) you may be in luck and find a combination that works. The cast and extruded components which require less precision to manufacture are adequate and provide most of the overall value for the setup.

--- update 2 ---

The spur center is wobbling again--apparently the way it's machined depends on very precise alignment of the threads and any slippage causes it to go out of true. I just got lucky when I tried it with my own bolt. I'm now sending it back for a refund. Unless you're buying this for an 8 year old turning balsa, don't waste your time.

--- update 3 ---
Attached is video of the runout on the spur center. This was from the second one they sent me, but the first was similar. They decided to charge me a restocking fee because it was found not to be defective, which this video clearly shows isn't true. This is all a waste of time, but I feel other buyers should be aware of their shoddy quality control. It would be a shame for you to get the "new" but restocked, defective item I sent back.

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joew2011
The product is in good condition
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019
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It works as it was meant to.

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gatorgal
Not that great.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2013
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I bought this for husband because I saw it featured on "Cool Tools". I thought it would be a good beginners lathe for doing small turning projects. He was not impressed with the performance of this tool and returned it. I guess you get what you pay for.

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