JET BD-920W Lathe with S-920N Stand

JET BD-920W Lathe with S-920N Stand
by Jet

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Product Details

Manufacturer: Jet
Model: 321155K
Product features:

Spindle supported by precision tapered roller bearings
Hardened and ground bedways
Power longitudinal feed allows threading
Standard 1-1/2" x 8 TPI spindle mount allows for many aftermarket accessories
Reversing switch included for added versatility

Description of JET BD-920W Lathe with S-920N Stand

Includes BD-920W, Lathe with S-920N Stand - 321155K, 4-in 3-Jaw scroll Chuck With Threaded Back Plate, 7-in 4-Jaw Independent with Threaded Back Plate, Face Plate, Four-Way Tool Post, Steady and Follow Rest, Metric Change Gear, Centers, Threading Dial, Tool Box

Tools and Hardware Reviews of JET BD-920W Lathe with S-920N Stand

Customer Review: Not so great of a machine
Summary: 1 Stars

I purchased this machine from a local industrial outlet after skimming through amazon and looking at others.
I wish I hadn't.

The Jet with stand is a piece of junk.

The milling that was done to hold the stage and your bits is milled so poorly in only 2 days of using the machine these became wobbled out and now our workpiece is looking like a checkered board instead of a smooth cut unit. On top of that the threader turned on for about 3 seconds and just a test moved over about 1 inch and some shear key that in unreplacebale sheared off from the 4" drive gear to the 3.5" reduction gear that turns the threader gear. The controls for 0.001 movements of your carbide cutter turn so easy that you have to either tape them in place or hold them the whole time your cutting or they jump back and forth not allowing for precise cuts.

The motor had plenty of power and the 3 finger chuck isn't bad I wish it was 4 as it's difficult to get it to tighten enough on your work piece so it doesn't burn where it's holding it.
When I picked this unit up there was no play in the stage or the cutter bracket. After 2 hours of use your are lucky if you can keep anything cutting at a precise measurement the carbide holder moves for no reason there is only 1 pin that locks it in place and the hole it goes into was drilled too big and allows the cutter to move back even though you have it as tight as you can without snapping off the handle.
The handles that come to screw into the adjustment knobs even with loctite just loosen themselves up as you use the machine and fall out they where threaded so poorly they won't stay in so they are constantly falling on the floor.

The only reason i'm giving this 1 star at all is because I liked the motor it was quiet had tons of power and the belt drive from the motor up was small but seemed to work well to drive the chuck. The unit came with a descent chuck and tools larger lathe wheels to chuck pipe and etc.

I am taking it back today as I just can't deal with the 18,000th of play in the stage that holds my carbide I can't keep it cutting anything smoothly.

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