[pete from TN]

It has served me well manual and now cnc for over nine years. Bob Bertrand at Lathemaster is great to deal with and has taken care of me long after the sale. The machines are decent for the money and if you cannot afford the IH machine which I think is probably a little better due to the larger travels then the LM machine is a close second IMHO. Have not seen much of the GRizzly from actual owners and last I heard they were backordered for awhile. That may have changed tho.... I also agree with others here that it is difficult to pay for power feeds when you have any intention of going cnc down the road, basically paying for nothing. My machine did come with the power head lift and that was nice manually since the millhead is heavy and cranking it up and down is not exactly easy. I do not know if the new ones Bob is importing have this feature as an option or not. You might try to call Bob and see what he can do for you, he is a nice fellow to talk to. Maybe he can get you what you want in the LM machine via special order or something. I have thought about trying to persuade him into buying some of the larger IH style machines such as IH and now Machinewarehouse is now selling. DO not know if he can or not... Good luck and make sure you post pics of the machine and the cool stuff you make for your 5.0....peace