badaztek wrote:
the JET lathe is the same as the Harbour Freight lathe not a chinese
copy ,but chinese built,same as selling a Suzuki as a Chevy same vehicle
,just badged differently and Chevy charges a couple grand more ,it
really amazing someone assumes a lathe is different because it is a
different color and different stickers are on it ,companies have been
doing this for years and as long as they don't claim it as being made in
USA in selling it ,they can keep on doing it legally


I have long steered away from Jet because they seem to be virtually
identical to HF & Grizzle at a much higher price. The BIL has the HF
and the castings are identical. The only difference I see is the power
switch, nameplate and color. I'm sure they come from the same factory,
but does Jet spec a higher QC, better bearings, etc?

I have the HF bandsaw, and just like the lathe, the only difference is
in color, namplate and power switch. It's OK for the price, but if I
had paid $500 for the Jet and its performance was the same I'd be P.O.d

BTW Does everyone remember when Jet changed colors from blue? HF tools
became Jet blue for quite a while...

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