Customer Reviews for VEVOR Mini Metal Lathe Bench Top 8.7"x29.5" 1100W for Turning 2250 RPM Metal Gear

I have always bought Vevor products and up till now have found every Vevor product to be of high quality, with the exception of this metal lathe. I am very disappointed with this metal lathe and would not purchase again.

Worked for a few days. Then I turned it on a week after and it made a pop sound. Contacted Vevor. Was completely ignored. Tried 3-4 times gave up. Pulled it apart. Control board was fried. Discovered there was a fuse carrier in the rear that must've been smashed in transit which grounded against the chassis (from the burn marks). Just turning it on at the wall with the chuck not rotating and it shorted out. Vevor's support was non-existent sadly. I really want to love this thing. Still sitting there. Makes me sad and cross every time I see it.

My new lathe came in today and I am happy to say ZERO DAMAGE! No scratches, dings, scuffs, or anything. The crate/box it came in is even perfect, which is not always the case with import tools. WELL DONE VEVOR...... THANKS< Gerry

I've just purchased a lathe from you and when I turned it on something blew. It's fuse blew so I changed it and all it does is click when you turn it on, no lights ,nothing. I've had a smaller VEVOR lathe for years and no problems. I've tried to get hold of you but I cannot upload pictures as it says it's the wrong format. I'm 70 and not the best on computers. The lathe arrived yesterday and it has been knocked around a bit by someone. Please contact me. Peter Taylor 0417532996 or petert2821@hotmail.com Nearly $2000 for something I can't use.

Great value for the price. You can’t have it all at that price but with a little cleaning and smoothing of surfaces the slides worked well. Toss the tool post and get a QCTP.

I needed a Good long lathe for my small machine shop. I liked this one because ir had a full 8 inch x 24 inch working area. After the usual removing of the chicken fat and thread locking the loose bolts and screws it is a great small-used machine. It has already paid for itself in completed jobs.

This metal lathe is what we needed for many repairs and it is doing the job and then some. I just need to learn more about it and I know I will be able to get alot more done with it.

Nice looking lathe. Love the RPM speed readout on it. Wasn't impressed with the delayed shipping, maybe don't advertise fast shipping if it isn't. Need to switch out tool posts though, the stock one sits a bit too low.

Shipping was timely,packaging good,no damage. Pillow block on right end of leadscrew needed .030 removed so half nut did not drag.Missing flat spring in crosslide feed dial.Fabricated new one from feeler gage.Missing 4 gears from package that the front panel chart calls for common threads,perhaps I received doubles of whatever the packagers had on hand.The manual states different gears for threads than the front cover chart.Other than that plenty of power and reasonable accuracy!50 years + machining experience now retired!

Package was sturdy and contained everything without damage. The lathe is powerful enough to cut chromoly. I have tested mild steel, chromoly, and aluminum so far. The harder metals have a rough surface cut but that could be my cutting speed to the tooling as well. The cross slide has developed some slop as I have used it but adjusting the gibs solved that problem. The machine was fairly Trammed our of the crate otherwise. The only issue I have unresolved is a lose tool rest. I need to disassemble the cross slide to access a few Allen screws to make adjustments. Otherwise, aside from a few loose screws, this lathe is an excellent machine. I think after adjusting I can get accurate to a thousandth of an inch in hard metals with some minor surface blemish which can be buffed with Emery cloth.