G0509g 16x40 Drool Thread

Can't think of what Paul might send. I've (relatively) recently inquired about doing a ball screw conversion, which he says he has helped others with. A long time ago I inquired about putting a motor on the Z axis but don't like that idea if I loose manual control over it. I can't use the quick change tooling, nor the NT30 conversion with the belt drive.

I haven't talked to Paul since the holidays so I'm not sure what he would send?? Guess I'll just have to wait and find out I suppose.

So...Coolidge...you buy that 670 yet? Man, that's the lathe I'd buy if I had a place and the money for it. I of course would never use even 50% of it's capacity. Would be fun to drive though. :D
 
Bill the wait has begun for a Grizzly 10% off coupon so in the mean time I'll continue window shopping. I priced out the lathe, Dorian starter set, Bison chuck, and two back plates yesterday and it was north of $10k ouch.
 
What's up with those Grizzly coupons? The only coupon I ever received from them was not by email but in their yearly catalog for 10% &only in the very first one I received. After that, I've never received a coupon from them, not in any following catalogs (some have reported 5% recently), & again, never by email. After 2 yrs of never receiving one & being very rare to find online from other posters, I stopped caring. I don't buy much from them anyway.
 
The coupons are somewhat erratic, I get one about every 6 months. Since 10% off this order will $1,000+ its worth it. Also if you buy a machine that cost over I think $5k you can just call them up and ask for a discount. The down side for me buying from Grizzly is I live in one of the three states where they have a showroom so I get hit with sales tax which is going to be another $900.

Bill the G0670 is looking less likely, it cannot be delivered via lift gate service.
 
Damn, there goes your discount! Damn taxes! o_O
 
coolidge said:
The coupons are somewhat erratic, I get one about every 6 months. Since 10% off this order will $1,000+ its worth it. Also if you buy a machine that cost over I think $5k you can just call them up and ask for a discount. The down side for me buying from Grizzly is I live in one of the three states where they have a showroom so I get hit with sales tax which is going to be another $900.

Bill the G0670 is looking less likely, it cannot be delivered via lift gate service.
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Oh, sorry, thought you would know about that. These bigger lathes simply can't be delivered by liftgate as they just don't fit. When I was semi-seriously considering the RML I had already identified a rigging company in the Denver area that I was going to have the lathe shipped to, then have them perform the delivery and setup. With these bigger machines costs start adding up real quickly. So I slapped myself upside the head and took a hard look in the mirror and decided that for gunsmithing (which isn't hard on machines anyway) and home hobby stuff I really only need a 13 or 14" swing so I started looking more closely at what was available with the thought that this would be the last lathe I buy and it needed to be semi-portable, i.e. movable by yours truly. I ended up picking the PM as you know, and picked my primary chuck and QCTP using the same criteria.
 
coolidge said:
The coupons are somewhat erratic, I get one about every 6 months. Since 10% off this order will $1,000+ its worth it. Also if you buy a machine that cost over I think $5k you can just call them up and ask for a discount. The down side for me buying from Grizzly is I live in one of the three states where they have a showroom so I get hit with sales tax which is going to be another $900.

Bill the G0670 is looking less likely, it cannot be delivered via lift gate service.
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Just take delivery in Portland (or Sandy), the sales tax goes away. I can off-load it at my place and transfer it to a drop deck trailer for you.

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Jim wow that's an idea thanks for the offer. In other news my Wood magazine showed up today, the last Grizzly coupon I got was via Wood...no joy on a Grizzly coupon but I did get a 20% off Harbor Freight coupon!
 
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