VEVOR Metal Lathe, 8.26"x28.3" Lathe Machine, 2500 RPM Variable Speed Change 750W Brushless Motor Precision Lathe Milling Machine for Various Metal Turning Working

I wish I could post the whole back and forth conversation with this company about this lathe that I received. It was a horrible experience and I finally settled for a partial refund and kept the useless lathe after they wore me down over a period of a month and a half. I was tired of dealing with this company and reported them to Amazon. The first time I've ever had to file an AtoZ Guarantee complaint. The lathe was delivered a week late, it was completely out of spec with a headstock misalignment issue that could not be fixed without remachining/repairing the bed and recutting the seat of the headstock to properly align. A precision fix would have cost more than the purchase price. In addition what should have been a knew precision machine had rust and a pitted rail bed. It honestly looked like a poorly refurbished item that had seen years of use, definitely didn't appear new! The misalignment was .035 inches vertical (.889mm) and .045 inches (1.143mm) horizontal on a 9 inch travel. No where close to being right. This may not sound like much to the average person, but it completely rendered the lathe useless because each and every part that was turned would have had a taper that would have made any parts made on it completely useless. The seller refused to replace or refund and wanted me to pay for shipping to return this to them. That would have cost nearly 1/3 of the purchase price of the lathe because it would have to have been shipped back via freight just like it was shipped to me! They refused to provide a refund and arrange for shipping back to them and offered solutions for me to fix the lathe on my own. They low balled me on the refund FOR OVER A MONTH until I finally settled with them for 2/3 of the purchase price and keep the lathe! The repairs and adjustments they suggested were complete nonsense! They said they had adjustment screws for the headstock alignment, but there was nothing available except the mounting bolts! They didn't even know their own product! They suggested shimming the headstock but in order to do that it would have had to have been shimmed over 1/4 of an inch which meant the headstock would not have been resting properly on the bed! This would have caused a possible hazard because if you're turning steel, a head crash could have caused the entire headstock to possibly move, shearing the mounting bolts and send metal fragments flying! Shimming the headstock would have been fine if it had only been a couple thousandths out of alignment but even then, anyone that has ever done any serious machining knows that this isn't the RIGHT way to fix this and since it was in warranty and was delivered out of spec the seller/manufacturer should have backed up their product! Do not deal with this company! And by the way the seller BOBORAN is the company VEVOR, so I was dealing straight with the manufacturer. Save your money and go with a better lathe if you need one this size. Don't buy anything from VEVOR unless you're willing to spend additional money to fix it! Worst experience with any seller/company/manufacturer ever!

I ordered this Lathe after months of reading reviews, watching various manufacturers and models on U-Tube, viewing feedback on the various websites, etc. This Lathe is listed as the Vevor version with the 850 Watt brushless motor. I have a mechanical background and have been using tools and equipment in and out of the shop for upwards of fifty five years, from what I was reading and seeing the majority of the issues listed are the same you would have with setting up any precision machine. Knowing that, and the fact it had the brushless motor option, was the one major factor for choosing to purchase this model from Vevor as reported by all users the brushed motors will barely perform in a 7" X 10" lathe let alone a 8" 200X800 bench top beast. I was pleasantly surprised that the manual included with the lathe said in fact that this lathe is powered by a 1100 Watt brushless motor - even better or so I thought. Pics attached. It arrived in due time with some forklift damage to the shipping package clearly noted by the shipper and me, the damage to the lathe was mostly in the back splash area. My son gave me a hand mounting her to the bench, good and level ready for a good cleaning. The lathe had a good coat of cosmoline, No rust Good, No metal filings or grinding debris, Good. What is this Behind the motor cover? A small brushed DC motor, brush caps, and a equally small DC motor Controller board! What? No brushless motor? I honestly wonder how many Vevor customers think they bought a lathe with a brushless motor in their Vevor products? I contacted Vevor directly and was told in writing "to date as of March 2023. None of our lathes have ever had a brushless motor Not a single one!" They also said "750 watt brushed motor is standard equipment for this Lathe". Their misleading ads... No assets in the USA... The good part whoever built this lathe and assembled it, did it like they were working in pre return to China Hong Kong! Hats off to them! Everything was in the box, metal gears, center rest, Live center, center. Ways are properly ground and true. Chuck run out perfect. The only real issue besides the motor is the the indicator for the slide rest is on back of the saddle with no indicator or alignments marks whatsoever which is really strange? How are you supposed to see it if it did have an indicator? stand behind the lathe? There are a few casting flash here and there, minor paint overspray and of course the terrible performance from the little DC Brushed motor that belongs in a manual treadmill of something that doesn't require a motor at all. The finishes I have achieved are probably a seven out of ten. The DC motor struggles on even the smallest of cuts. The travel speed is way too fast even when using the slowest combination of leadscrew gears. The Vevor manual says they will honor a one year warranty for defects in material and workmanship when used as intended. Hopefully my Vevor motor and board will last that long. I'm pretty sure engineering underrated components for a precision machine qualifies as a defect in poor workmanship and design? If I do decide to keep it plans for the brushless motor and controller will be at the top of the minimum required parts to repair this lathe list..

This machine is NOT what I thought, nor what I hoped it would be. I don't know IF there is a quality department, nor what their allowable tolerances would be, or if their quality guy was on vacation, but DO NOT buy this UNLESS you are willing to put time, energy, effort, and money into fixing it. Straight out of the box, after tightening the gibs, I noticed a .010 inch (.254 mm) taper per inch (25.4mm). As a degreed machinist with 12 years of experience between both manual and cnc machine shops, I decided to fix it. I took apart the slide compound to check it on my milling machine and found that it was not parallel and was off .032 inchs (.8128 mm) from one side to the other. After doing that, I tried using it again, and STILL had .010 inches (.254 mm) taper per inch (25.4 mm). So, I looked at the compound slides carriage and found that the dovetails on that were .062 inches (1.5748 mm) out of parallel, which I also fixed. When I put it all back together, I still had .005 inches (.127 mm) taper per inch (25.4 mm). So, I took it apart again, only to find that the carriage's lathe bed contact side was out of parallel by .030 inches (.762 mm). Again, I put it on my milling machine to fix it, but by the time I got it cleaned up, it was too big to sit on the lathe bed with no accuracy or precision. Now, I am in the process of making a brand new carriage AND compound slide to use on it. Presently, I'm out of pocket about $250 in materials, not including the time spent on it, which is 12 hrs thus far, at $25 usd per hour for labor, though most manual shops charge $50/hr for labor plus material. I will update this review after I get done re-building the carriage and cross slide compound. There are still 3 options left on what's causing this issue: the chuck jaws, the lead screw and/or lathe bed twist. I won't know until I get through another 12 hrs of labor. Harbor freight provides a higher quality product, though it isn't capable of 7.900 inch (200mm) by 32.500 inch (800mm) sizes. Photos show the areas that weren't touched by the endmill, video shows me using the lathe. Then there is the tail stock...if you don't indicate your parts, there is ABSOLUTELY NO precision. Your Drills will walk quite a bit. It is clear that this machine was only meant for aluminum...maybe brass too, but not steel, like I work with.

Arrived with a broken on/off switch. Manufacturer is IMPOSSIBLE to get help from. Amazon did an amazing job of making things right. As for the machine itself, motor is strong, runs great. The tailstock is not super sturdy. But it will work well for my needs.

After reading the reviews and gathering information I ordered the lathe. It arrived damaged from shipping. Runout after adjustment is 0,1mm and due to the Chuck and machining that's the best u can do. Tailstock was several mm to high and no possibility to lower it. Even if u think you can fix the issues, like I thought. I would not buy it again.

When the machine arrived it was not on the day that we had scheduled, it was early and I was working out of town. It arrived in good condition, once unboxed I found it to be like a toy, a very expensive one. When running thing to make sure it worked I found that the motor would not work in reverse. Unexpectable. I called Amazon and they were very easy to work with, and they processed my return. Wheels move slow on freight items but it followed the course they said it would. I did take a different direction after that.

UPDATE #2, now I don't know if BOBARAN is shady or just like to nogosheat? but after a lot of back and forth about the %10 discount there was a compromise, and I did not have to have amazon step in with the A To Z guarantee as I don't know how it would work in this case as I like the lathe and know want I was expecting after reading the reviews. UPDATE! I have had more contact with the customer support. and have found they are very shady, I emailed BOBARAN about an item and where it was shipped from and was told they have warehouse all over for fast shipping and then was told that if you like there items and emailed to them after you receive it, that you did, there was a %10 discount for the item. WELL! I did email to them that I did like my item and inquired about the discount. they emailed back that they could not find who told me that. Funny! it was at the begining of the email string, I copied it and pasted it to them. THEN I got a amazon notice that I was getting a $10 refund for being dissatisfied with the item?????, The Item was a mini lathe priced at $1169.99 and %10 of that is not $10. This is what I mean by shady. so I am sure that if there was something that you really needed some support with that you would be S.O.L. I did much research on these china made lathes and from the reviews here on amazon and other places are a mixed bag and mostly right for the person that is making the review. For me I was looking at a price point and what lathes were simular to some of the well known importers of chinese made machine tools, like grizzly, jet etc. and this vevor lathe was very close to what these importers sold for much more $. Unlike the well known imports you do not get the fine finish and ajustment or quality control that is needed to use right out of the box and make what you what to make with out problems and yes I did have those issues. I am a retired machine repairman with a background in repairing and adjusting machine tools to make this lathe work as it should. It would work as It came out of the box but was off a lot as I have read reviews stating this. Replacement parts may be an issue from vevor. I was able to source parts from the well known suppliers by compering there lathes to this one as they have many parts that can be ordered online that are the same. If you have a background in the machine tool repair or have an interest in machines and are willing to do the needed work to make this lathe work as it should and save a lot of $ and learn the workings of a mini lathe I would say that this lathe is a good choice

Easily the cheapest price for anything of this size. Tapered roller bearings in the head with the biggest spindle bore of anything under 5 grand, maybe more. The positives end there. The main bed ways are unground and unhardened, the listing is inaccurate. They have rough machining and there are dings from rough handling on the V ways. The tops of the ways are not parallel with the bottom so the carriage is never correctly adjusted as you traverse the length of the bed. Must be completely disassembled and taken to a machinist with a large enough milling machine and surface grinder to correct this. There are a few nice details in some of the parts, but it is obvious that it was put together by someone who does not know how to use it or even how it is supposed to work. Very cheap and thin washers are used throughout, many of those bending under load when installed 'properly' such as it is. It all must be completely disassembled and cleaned, and hardware upgraded in many locations just to meet a minimum standard for machine tooling. Most lathes you buy need cleaned and setup and this needs that plus a lot more. The price does reflect this. The motor and the size are robust for the money. For most the negatives will outweigh the positives. If you don't want to spend 3-4 grand for a better model in this size range AND you are ready for a mega project, this is the right lathe for you. If not, avoid. Out of the box it is machined inaccurately and very poorly assembled.