I bought a used grizzly to see if I liked turning or not and it is not too bad for the money. My next lathe will be full size though, I want something ya dont have to clamp down. I think BM may have a grizzly (may be wrong too) and a Jet. The grizzly turns wood fine, I have turned maple, fir,poplar, yellow pine, and redwood

. The machine handled everything fine, 1/3 HP motor, cast iron bed, hard to beat for the price.