12 discussions on InspirePoint about the Grizzly G5979: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.
First off, I'm an absolute beginner to wood turning. I bought aGrizzly G5979 lathe ()and I would like to know what type of wood to get to turn. My dadgave me some cedar 4x4s for practice, but I'm not having too muchluck.I'm wondering if I...
I am in the market for a new lathe (my first WOOD lathe) and am consideringthe Harbor Freight 90265-0VGA 15" variable speed lathe. I am interested inthat one because money is going to be tight for me for about the next year.From what...
I'm very new at this so I shouldn't even be thinking about it, but I boughta Jet Mini Lathe for pen turning. I've found that this turning stuff is abit addictive and am thinking about more lathe. Since I'm so new, I'm notreally sure if I...
About 6 months ago I purchased a very slightly used grizzly 12" x 36" G5979lathe. Its a decent machine. But it is lacking power (1/2 hp) and can't runin reverse. The long motor shaft, and the way it is mounted makes it almostimpossible to...
Anyone try putting the 1 h.p. Jet motor on the Grizzly 1067Z? Iunderstand that the Jet 1236 and the Grizzly are very similar. Want toget more power but I can't find a motor with the long shaft toaccommodate the variable speed pulley...
I'm fairly new to turning and would like to get back to it but, retired onfixed income can't put out big money on fancy lathe. I would like to turnmostly legs (make tables) and pool sticks, maybe a bowl when the right woodpresents itself. ...