Grizzly G0619 Mill/Drill, 6 x 21-Inch

I received a GO463 Mill that would not run. After going through everything with Grizzly Tech. and Customer Service they sent me a replacement Mill that would not run. When trying to setup a return of the second Mill with Grizzly Customer Service they became very rude and are now charging me a 10% re-stocking fee. Both the machines they sent me had the same problem...they ran for about 5 seconds and would not run again because they were shipped with defective circuit boards.

I've had this mill for almost half a year now - performance and accuracy are what one can expect from a Chi-com mill.The good:- The machine came well-packaged and with all necessary tools to get it up and running.- Documentation provided was good and clear, including set-up and run-in procedures- Main Spindle runs nice and smooth with good control over the RPM thanks to the LCD-readout.- The tapping feature allows immediate reverse of the spindle - one of the reasons I decided to buy this model (beware if you do small threads: the mill has a lot of torque)- The machine frame is rigid enough to hold tight tolerances (±.001") if I do my part- Tool changes are easy with the provided wrenches- repeatability of the mill is good enough for small production runs of aluminum parts- Customer service is responsive and provides spare parts in a timely manner - I'' address this in the "ugly" issues!The bad- Scale of the vertical axis wheel is in .001" while distance from between the graduation marks is .0005". Grizzly/Chi-Com used the same graduation wheel as on the other axis - apparently a cost-saving approach, that is not very helpful to the operatorThe ugly:- Digital depth gauge was DOA (dead on arrival)- Main switch handle was missing- in/out axis wheel was wobbly- Cross-axis had .015" slop upon arrival and required adjustment work.I gave the mill 2 stars because of the lack of quality control. ALL of the items on the "Ugly" list could have easily been caught with a short final inspection procedure. I do not appreciate being the final inspector and repair technician.The mill is good in regards to accuracy and repeatability, but I don't think I ask too much when expecting a product to work without having to invest several hours into troubleshooting before achieving the performance that it was listed with.

I’ve had my Grizzley G0619 mill for about 3 months now and it has surpassed by expectations for a sub 400 pounder. There are several good reviews already posted, and I’ll try to restrict by comments to the aspects that were/are important to me. I knew going in that the backlash was in the neighborhood of 0.005-0.008” but planned to add a DRO upfront. I purchased a 2-axis DRO-Pro Mag Scale unit on line at the time of my mill purchase (price around $800.00). See their site for less expensive units. As noted by others, the machine comes packed in a thin wooden crate. Be prepared to add around $35 in hidden changes to have it delivered to your home unless you have a pickup and a couple of strong buddies ready to drop what they are doing to help you pick it up at the UPS place. Mine had a smashed in top so I took a photo with my phone and had it notated on the UPS shipping form. The UPS guy was super nice and used his pallet jack to drag the crate into my garage/shop. As it turned out there was only the smallest of dent in sheet metal located at the top of the column. I did not feel the need to report it as it is so very minor. It took my son and me around 2 hours and a roll of paper towels to remove the shipping grease. Nasty stuff but it sure did its job. The mill works great and has more power than I had expected for a bench top unit. The chuck is of poor quality and I only use it for non-precision drilling with large bits after center drilling the part. Most of my work is gear cutting for making clocks and requires a high degree of precision. Therefore I use my special tiny chucks in a collet. I do plan on purchasing a good ½” chuck and salvage the R8 shaft from the original grizzley chuck when and if I ever need to chuck up a bit larger than 0.250”. I like the way the drilling function works with the large quill handle and the fine adjustment knob and Z-axis built in DRO. This little DRO is not all that accurate but has done a great job when tracking how deep my bit is going. I was able to use the bolt hole function on my add-on DRO to place 8 rods (#71 bit) in a circular patter the size of a baby aspirin and calculated the accuracy at around plus or minus 0.002 inch. I think this machine has lived up to all of my expectations and feel that the add-on DRO has made my experience much better.