I have a Grizzly G0709 Manual lathe and it works wonderful. I was looking for a lathe to do lots of the same parts. I was already to get a Tormach Mill and just decided to get the Slant Pro Lathe also, My Banker loves me...
I wish it had more Z travel or a longer bed to do some of the jobs I do. I also wish it had a Tailstock that did not restrict the Z travel or was stiffer. It is also not easy to remove and put back on, one of the reasons I have not purchased it.
It could be a little faster on but it does a great job of cutting. I also wish they had a better homing switches, It is not too hard to dial it in each day but a pain if the project has an Estop or working on the project more that one day.
Turret is great. Would not buy without one. I also have Short gang tooling for drilling and tapping. Gives more Z Range.
I do lots of threading and this machine is great for that !
Can't really think of anything to do over. I could not afford a larger CNC lathe.
Hope that helps
Chris