Originally Posted by underthetire  Some guy at work just bought one for the shop he works in here. I personally don't see any quality improvement over the harbor freight one. I'm a little biased, cause I don't like all in ones, for maybe a little more you can buy a small lathe and mill and not have to tear down the setup to make parts.
Out of the box, the manuals stink
Drive unit for the spindle failed
Drive motor went now as well.
The old ones were a lot better, now they even smell like Harbor Freight. |
That's because the harbor Freight 3 in 1 and the Smithy Granite 3 in 1 are built in the same factory in Linyi, Shandong Province.
www.linyijinxing.com