I've owned this machine several yrs now. Probably bought it when it first came out and it's met and exceeded my expectations. I found Bolton tools on eBay and I was hestitant at first to purchase but I have a Fab shop and I've never had any problems with this lathe. I use it daily and I have alot of name brand and high dollar equipment in my shop that has failed on me. I'm looking into buying more Bolton tools like the vertcal bandsaw in the near future. When I purchased this machine I was a newbie with some experience but now I can thread and do just about anything I need to with it for machining my parts I need. My next one I would like to get a digital read out.

Seem like Good Quality, But to use we had to shorten our auto draw-bar.200 inch So now were a little short with our other tool holders. We would have sent them back But we needed to finish the job for the customer. You could tap them deeper (before heat treat) to solve this problem. 3 stars due to needing to buy another draw-bar for our other tool holders. TIR's on tool holders is within spec. Thank you,

I like the vice very much but the two orientation tabs that are bolted to the bottom are too thick to be used on my BF20VL. Customer service is aware of this issue and I hope they come up with a solution soon. I hope someone changes the specifications on the BF20VL to reflect the fact that the table T slots are undersized. They are not 1/2 inch wide.

Amazing customer service! Had a problem with an order and when I called they were able to help me as much possible which made everything so much easier for me! Delivery was super fast !

Excellent chuck

I am disappointed in the customer service and responds when asking for parts or questions. Not Good.

Working good

A tad bit hard to get ahold of. A person who knew how to determine what part we needed but we finally got it figured out and I received the parts I needed. Thanks

I purchased this brake to bend 12 gage sheet steel to form bodies for a door transporter that I invented. I had trouble finding a machine that was compact but strong enough to handle the heavy steel. Bolton Tool came through shining! This brake is compact, affordable and stands up to th task. Thanks Bolton!

I mistakenly ordered a lathe chuck and steady rest that did not fit my lathe. I worked with Bolton to get a return authorization and returned the items, agreeing to pay restocking fees. Bolton has had the returned items for almost two weeks and I have not received my refund of over $200.

I received my new BT800 about ten days ago. It took me a couple of days to mount the machine on its stand because of the weight. That is just a fact. As I have cleaned the equipment and tested each function, I realized the instruction booklet could be far better written. For example, there is no specific information about adjusting the gibs bar tension even though this is very important. Also the maintenance function of "changing the head stock oil" does not give any instructions about how to do that. I recognize that this is a low cost machine but because of that, the target customer would usually be hobby machinists who may not be wholly proficient with an almost full size lathe/mill. The instructions should therefore be extra complete. (Videos would also work.) The lathe accuracy is good. I am still not sure of the mill head rigidity yet but one improvement is the z-axis micro control. The gear ratio is too coarse such that movement of say 0.002 inch will be overshot. Maybe you could offer another gear set to fix that.

Machine arrived very well packaged and without visible damage. Runs smoothly and with little vibration. 2 areas of concern though. The stand isn't rigid enough and requires additional reinforcement. The biggest issue however is the half nut engagement on the cross slide. It will not engage without hard force and jiggling of the handle. Am asking for assistance with this issue from Bolton. Overall happy with machine if the half nut issue can be adjusted.

Well made and substantial product. Not cheap junk. VERY satisfied with product.

Needed a new gear for a klutch brand bandsaw that i thought i got a good deal on. Turned out, someone had "tested" the saw with no gear oil in it and wiped all the teeth off the bronze gear. This item was an exact fit and just the thing to get my bansaw going again. Thanks for a great product at a great price.

Great website. Lot's of awesome products for a low price. Very easy to navigate through the order process. Thanks guys!