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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 355367, member: 54"]I bought and picked up the machine (Grizzly G4011) same day I got the email but I have seen several people email the seller since then asking him about how well it worked, obviously so they could some day decide to buy this Chinese-made “budget” model or something closer to top of the line Pexto brand. In case anyone here is faced with that quandry, I’m posting his reply to all:</p><p><br /></p><p>“The machine is off to its new home. If I had the room, I would probably have kept it. Its not a PEXTO, but worked well. I have a tendency to “overtax” my tools, and this one was no exception. I used the roller to form a 1.5” by .200” cold rolled ring, and it was a struggle, but do-able. I used the finger brake to fold some 18 gauge (I think) to make some boxes: worked good. I folded some aluminum sheet (thicker stuff): so-so. I didn’t have much luck with the shear (which was the primary reason for buying it), but noticed when I was showing John the machine that the blade was slightly out of alignment. Had I noticed this instead of just cursing the machine; it might have been more useful to me. Wish I had taken the time to tune it up before I abandoned it.</p><p>Overall, I was pretty happy with the machine. Like most Chinee stuff, the knobs, adjusters and fasteners were second rate. The casting was a little rough, but the machine work on the working parts was better than decent. I didn’t use it enough to justify the footprint in my shop, so its gone now. I’ll probably need it tomorrow, but thats life.”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 355367, member: 54"]I bought and picked up the machine (Grizzly G4011) same day I got the email but I have seen several people email the seller since then asking him about how well it worked, obviously so they could some day decide to buy this Chinese-made “budget” model or something closer to top of the line Pexto brand. In case anyone here is faced with that quandry, I’m posting his reply to all: “The machine is off to its new home. If I had the room, I would probably have kept it. Its not a PEXTO, but worked well. I have a tendency to “overtax” my tools, and this one was no exception. I used the roller to form a 1.5” by .200” cold rolled ring, and it was a struggle, but do-able. I used the finger brake to fold some 18 gauge (I think) to make some boxes: worked good. I folded some aluminum sheet (thicker stuff): so-so. I didn’t have much luck with the shear (which was the primary reason for buying it), but noticed when I was showing John the machine that the blade was slightly out of alignment. Had I noticed this instead of just cursing the machine; it might have been more useful to me. Wish I had taken the time to tune it up before I abandoned it. Overall, I was pretty happy with the machine. Like most Chinee stuff, the knobs, adjusters and fasteners were second rate. The casting was a little rough, but the machine work on the working parts was better than decent. I didn’t use it enough to justify the footprint in my shop, so its gone now. I’ll probably need it tomorrow, but thats life.”[/QUOTE]
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