GO584 Wood lathe

Re: GO584 Wood lathe

Bill Hale / The Wood Spinner

>ER

I do not know the lathe but I will say buy the best you want to afford. This is not just a hoby it is an addiction and you will want bigger and better as you gain ability.

Buy quality and there is a market to resell.

Welcome, good turning and be safe

Bill in Casa Grande, AZ.

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John K Jordan

>ER,

I'm not personally familiar with that lathe, but I looked up the specs on the Girzzly site (link below). It doesn't look too bad for an inexpensive ($350 list), and better than the first lathe I bought. But as mentioned, if you get very interested in woodturning you will end up wanting a better lathe. Many people, myself included, bought a cheap lathe, got hooked, then got a much better lathe. (I gave my first one away.) If you only want to turn an occasional peg or table leg, this lathe might be all you'll ever need.

I'm no expert on this as are others here, but one thing that bothers me about this lathe is the method of variable speed using adjustable pulleys. Perhaps someone with knowledge and experience on this will chime in. I'm not wild about the 3-lever method of adjusting the tool rest. The 3/4 HP might be a bit underpowered in the long run.

Some good points are the 43" length between centers (if you want to make table legs), 14-1/2" swing, rotating head, and cast construction.

In this price range, you may also want to look at the smaller Jet mini variable speed lathe.

JKJ in East TN


Grizzly 0584

Re: GO584 Wood lathe

Sean Troy

>You can,t go wrong with getting a Jet Mini or Delta mini. It seems most turners that start out with one of these end up keeping them even after purchasing a top end larger lathe down the road. You do get what you pay for most of the time and service after the purchase is very important. best of luck and welcome. Sean

Re: GO584 Wood lathe

Hawaii Turner

>ER, welcome to the road of addiction. IMO, all of the Griz. lathes that I have seen are junk. The first concern with this(and possibly all griz's" is the 1"-12tpi spindle threads. This is not a common size used in turning so you will be locked into accessories, chucks, faceplates, etc., that only Grizzly can provide. The most common used thread size is 1"-8 tpi, which is what the Jet Mini and Delta Midi and many other lathes use. Therefore accessories are very common for lathes using this spindle thread size.

Take your time and ask a lot questions of this group before you buy. When I wanted a lathe for my son, I bought the Delta Midi, which is an almost twin with the Jet Mini, for basically one reason. The door through which you reach in to change speeds is located on the front on the Delta and on the rear on the Jet. Being vertically challenged somewhat, it is difficult to look over the top to see the belt when moving it, and would need me to walk around the lathe to get in there. On the Delta, it is right up front and easier. Sometimes, the smallest detail makes a big difference.

Aloha Doug