hi all
well i am planing to by a smithy 3in1 machine and i am puseled of which to by without puting more mony than riquierd and to get what i nead frome a machine at the sametime,and o wont say no if it is durable and will hold on as one pese long enoph,torlerance is requierd hear too.
i thought that granite industrial are the best frome what i read about them but are they what i nead or too expensiv for what i nead them for?
what am i gonna use it for?
well i wonna build my own rc engins and to do some gunsmith work on it
ofcours it will bicome in handy for allot of work but my greatest concern is mentiond above.
any tips and oppinions in this reguard will b hig apr.

Hello: i purchased a Smithy 1220LTD in 2004. I have had a lot of good luck with it, for the price. I did buy the reducing speed pulley to get better cut and control of spindle. I also found that the backlash in the cross table is a maintenance thing. I discovered that it has a double "nut" type thread lock for backlash adjustment. I can adjust it with the use of a mirror and set it as tight as necessary to have zero slack..... I am a model airplane enthusasist. love to make Parts for myself and others........ I also would recommend a 4 inch rotary Table to work on small things and 6 inch if a little larger. I have made a 5/16" Dia. 10 tooth gear x 1/4 inch. and it worked great.... Another thing I would suggest is check out EBAY for tooling and accessories.. Have got most there. Good luck. ELWIZ:):)

Own and Operate a Granite 1340 Max, it’s a great machine, I’m making a ton of machined parts for my home built airplane project. It does pay for its self quick. If your not used to machine equipment the Granite machines are huge and heavy so make sure you have a way to get the box to your house and set up (an engine hoist / crane helps a lot) Grizzly has some great deals when it comes to the cutters and accessories. All the outputs (R8, MT3 D4…) and T slots are standard size on the Granite. If your going to do some gun smith stuff I would recommend the 40” so you don’t cut your self short. I would of bought a 60” if they offered it.