The founder of grizzly is another example of no matter where you're from what your ancestry is or anyting else. If you have entrepreneurial spirit and you're willing to work hard you can succeed at anything.
@SgtJoeSmith
5 жыл бұрын
Bass pro shops was a kid selling worms at uncle's liquor store. Amazon was young guy selling books on computer in garage. Facebook was kid making websites in dorm... That would drop out. Apple was 2 drop outs in garage. Microsoft was a drop out screwing around with toys. Virgin companies was a drop out that had a record store in mall. Avon sold magazines and offered free perfume with subscriptions. Minnesota mining and manufacturing....cough cough.... 3m.... Was just a mining company in Minnesota. Nintendo a playing card company...also taxi, hotel, food supplier all at different times. But you can't do that no more. No one now days will work for you unless you got 30 people already. No matter what the pay
@melgross
5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@melgross
5 жыл бұрын
Joe Smith Steve Wozniak is an electrical engineer. He came up with the Apple I while working as an engineer at Hp.
@thatguy6054
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, Woz is an EE. But Joe Smith is correct. He was a college drop-out. At the time the industry was growing so fast that Companies were willing to hire non-degreed engineers as long as they had the skills. After he was rich and famous and had left Apple he went back to school and finished his degree (under an assumed name because he was too well known).
@SgtJoeSmith
5 жыл бұрын
@@thatguy6054 woz and Steve dropped out in 1977. Year before Joe Smith was born. Woz holds many global fishing records now. Most different species caught, catching fish on every ocean and every continent I think too.
@Beobout6
4 жыл бұрын
I must admit it’s far easier to watch a talking head when it’s a bear. Thank you for the information.
@bwinford1561
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Red found his schtick.
@aspensulphate
5 жыл бұрын
I bought my first mill from Grizzly back in the mid 80's, when their catalog was all of about 25 pages. Eventually sold it and bought another Grizzly mill in 2005. I also have one of their 14" bandsaws. You're absolutely right, great value for the money.
@phbrinsden
4 жыл бұрын
In 1995 I was about 5 years from retirement and serious joinery was what I wanted to do in retirement. I purchased a ½ truck load of Grizzly tools; 10” cabinet 3 HP saw, 6” jointer, floor standing drill press, 15” band saw, 12” power plane, morticer. I have used them all a lot and they all still work perfectly. They were heavy duty iron from day 1 and they remain solid as a rock. I’ve never regretted any of them or particularly wanted to replace any of them. I also got a deal on freight by buying several items all at once.
@claytonmiller3029
4 жыл бұрын
Grizzly makes amazing products, and VERY heavy units. they sell just about anything you could ever want or need in the wood working and hobby spectrum. They used to have a massive showroom and warehouse in Williamsport, PA aswell, until they closed them(around 2014-2015 i believe). i have personally been to the tent sale before they closed their PA location, and OMG YES, the prices on that equipment make your mind start to trip. when my wife and i updated our kitchen at the end of 2013, we made the trip to their showroom and purchased 1 3/4 inch thick SOLID MAPLE butcher block . The quality of that counter was absolutely AMAZING, and it didnt cost us anywhere near what it would have if we had had countertop made to fit our house. Absolutely love their tools and their quality.
@Spectt84
5 жыл бұрын
I'm also surprised by those OEMtools reviews, I have never had any of their power tools... But I needed a speciality 3 jaw bearing puller for a job once and Amazon recommended the OEMtools brand. I decided to give it a try (mostly because it was the only one that had free 1 day delivery). It was great! Awesome quality. Nice green paint job. Worked perfectly. Nice blow molded case. It really put them on my radar since then. I've even used it a couple times for things other than what it was intended to do. Like punch out a broken stud that was pressed into an exhaust flange... Worked like a charm.
@slimsx34
5 жыл бұрын
I bought my first hobby lathe from grizzly to turn fishing rod handles. I still have it in my garage. Still building rod handles 17 years later
@btdga
5 жыл бұрын
I have a few of their router bits and have been pleased with the performance. They might not measure up to Freud, Whiteside, CMT, etc., but if you need a large bit for a small project they are a great value. They always have a 20% discount on three or more bit or sets. If you want a $100 set and nothing else pick out a couple of sub $10 bits and you'll get them for "free" and still save a couple of bucks on big set.
@dwaynecarlin
5 жыл бұрын
We use to have a Grizzly In central Pa but they closed down a few years back.
@davidduffield7553
4 жыл бұрын
Grizzly in Springfield displays lots of other brands that they sell. Some of them are expensive but very nice. The tent sale is what we call a scratch and dent sale. This is where items shipped in were damaged in freight to the warehouses.
@paulsmith9341
5 жыл бұрын
I use to make the shattering jousting tips for the medieval times show at the Excalibur in Las Vegas. I used a Grizzly wood lathe and a 14" bandsaw. They worked very well and stayed running with minimum issues for almost a decade! That was almost 2 decades ago.
@TheFlatlander440
5 жыл бұрын
Good vid Bear. I own the Grizzly GO555 14" bandsaw with the block riser, Shop Fox dust extractor, Shop Fox bench top 1/2" Drill press, and a Grizzly knife sharpener/ grinder/buffer. All good tools for my DIY'er small garage shop. I believe Grizzly had a store in northern Pennsylvania but relocated it a few years ago. I also get their catalog every year. Good company with really good customer service. As far as their new cordless lineup, I'm sticking with Milwaukee, Bosch and DeWalt. Thanks for sharing and cheers to you and all the Bear family.
@sheilamclaughlin963
5 жыл бұрын
Never liked dewalt cordless tools, ever bee n a round Milwaukee cordless, although corded r to be reckoned with and Bosch use to be very good and seem to have lost value over the last fewyrs
@PaganWizard
5 жыл бұрын
8:40 I believe Jay Bates has upgraded to a SawStop table saw prior to this video being made. I am also using one of their cabinet saws as a DIY'er only because I did not want the composite top found only on their contractor saw. About a year or so after I bought the saw, I got EXTREMELY careless and allowed myself to get distracted by something and my left hand came in direct contact with the saw blade. The table saw did everything it was supposed to do and completely protected me. I walked away from that needing only one small Band Aid, and NO TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL!!!!! I firmly believe that the absolute only reason I still have my left hand is because of the rather pricey investment I made in that saw. I simply can not recommend any other saw to any wood worker out there. Bosch used to have a similar contractor saw named Reaxx but it was discontinued because nobody was buying it.......probably because it was very competitively priced to the already well established SawStop contractor saw. Currently I have my eyes on one of Grizzly's 8 inch jointers. I sure do wish SawStop made more than just table saws.
@chuckr8683
5 жыл бұрын
I started purchasing Grizzly equipment when I could purchase them in Williamsport PA. They closed that showroom years ago and I quit purchasing their equipment because of the shipping costs. What I purchased was top notch and it’s too bad they closed their Northeast store.
@aaronakiyama
5 жыл бұрын
Sawstop table saws are awful. We replaced our fantastic old Unisaws at work because some pencil pushing wank got a hardon for the things. The fences don't hold a position. The machining finish of the table is terrible. The longest fence they offer is a 52" cut capacity. Not nearly enough for an industrial application. The overpriced cartridges get tired and pop for no reason. GARBAGE!
@frogg5371
5 жыл бұрын
Another US tool maker is Wilde Tool of Hiawatha, KS. It's been around for almost a hundred years. They make their brand of hand tools and private label for many large tool companies.
@PaulSteMarie
5 жыл бұрын
Wilde and Lang make a lot of nice automotive specialty tools. Snap-On rebrands a lot of them.
@shaung638
5 жыл бұрын
@@PaulSteMarie Do you know of any more USA tool makes like that that sell right off their website directly?
@PaulSteMarie
5 жыл бұрын
@@shaung638 ISTR Wright and SK selling directly from their websites. More specialized, both Chapman and Wadsworth sell insert screwdriver kits direct.
@btrswt35
5 жыл бұрын
@@Toyotas_n__Tools I been wondering who made those. I'll have to check the company out.
@yellownp22541
5 жыл бұрын
I have Wilde Tools !. Awesome quality.
@robk1310
2 жыл бұрын
Another manufacturer in America, Oneida Air Systems, located in Syracuse NY, make World Class wood shop dust collection equipment. They are a total solution manufacturer.
@melgross
5 жыл бұрын
What he’s said in the introduction in the catalog was that he built guitars, but couldn’t find tools to do so. So he decided to import his own. They have some good videos on their web site. My grizzly 10” 3 horse power cabinet saw for over 30 years, and my Grizzly milling machine for over 20. Also two floor model woodworking radial drill presses. A number of other products from them as well. Have literally done tons of work with their machines and tools. I have two Southbend lathes. Real Southbend lathes. The 10LHeavy, and the FOURTEEN. That the way Southbend has it. It’s not the older 14.5” model. Southbend went out of business around the year 2000. They were bought out by LeBlond, which itself went out of business a couple of years later. Grizzly basically bought the name and designs. Their own Southbend labeled machines are new designs. They aren’t built here, they’re built in Taiwan. I don’t know how much input Grizzly has on the designs, but they do look good. The problem I have with buying an expensive (over $5,000) metal working machine is that they don’t have the realistic concept of what professional metalworkers expect. That expectation is to keep a model in the line for at least 10 years, and parts and service for at least 30. When I bought my Heavy 10, at an auction in 1983, I called Southbend for parts to replace worn ones. They asked me what the serial number was. I gave it to them, and was told the lathe came off the line 1953 September 15th at 4.45pm - What did I want? They told me that they could supply parts for every machine going back to 1906. They were sorry they couldn’t supply for the first machines in 1903, but that the first factory burned down and they didn’t have the plans and serial numbers for those machines. That kind of service is what we expect. Grizzly is pretty good for what they are, and HF is a total joke, but neither does what we expect in metal working. Still, they do supply smaller shops, and those with secondary processes (Grizzly, that is).
@bigdogpete43
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic success story.
@greatgrandpaswoodworking
Жыл бұрын
I stumbled across Grizzly about 18 months ago looking for affordable quality woodworking tools. Now 90% of my woodworking equipment and tools are Grizzly. Good machines and service. This video reinforces what I believed when I first found Grizzly.
@NP-rh3dt
5 жыл бұрын
I love Grizzly's saws, planers, and jointers. They have an interesting history, something I didn't expect. The quality of their products are excellent though, I am definitely a happy customer.
@btrswt35
5 жыл бұрын
When they closed their Muncy, Pennsylvania showroom it was a major bummer. That was how I got around the shipping charges. It was also an excuse to take a day trip, or a weekend trip, to go to the tent sales and such.
@natesteiner5460
5 жыл бұрын
Sadly South Bend is a bit of a zombie name. What Grizzly now sells under the SBL name is their premium Taiwanese line of imports. There was an attempt to update the classic SBL 10" lathe as a retro reboot, but they ended up way too expensive and were dropped. Last US made machine would be close to 20 years old.
@aceroadholder2185
5 жыл бұрын
Grizzly didn't have much choice. The last "real" South Bend 10" lathe had an astronomical price of near $20,000 if I recall correctly. And that isn't bad if compared to a Monarch 10EE lathe. The last price I saw for a new 10EE was over $90,000... and that was 20 years ago! The Grizzly South Bend 10" was pricey compared to the Taiwanese "universal" bench lathe which was a better value for money for the hobby machinist. The SB lathe was very nicely made, but there wasn't much of a market at it's price point.
@craigchingren-hamann9700
5 жыл бұрын
I bought the Grizzly "Cub" bandsaw. LOVE IT! A great machine right out of the box. Lots of high end features.
@codelicious6590
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who wants to up their woodworking skills should do a little precision machine work- I worked for a year in a SC shipyard as an outside machinist and found that when I returned to my bread and butter trade of remodeling everything I did was way more accurate and it just felt more natural to get everything tighter and more square, reading the tape to the 1/16"- even 1/32" when before 1/8" seemed well enough for most stuff.
@txlightening13
Жыл бұрын
My dad bought Grizzly tools in the 80s, and they're still going strong.
@KennyB221
5 жыл бұрын
I bought an 18" wood lathe from HF after comparing it to Grizzly's 18" lathe. I was an exact copy down to the size of the motor, location of the switch and color. BTW - it was an amazing purchase. A wonderful lathe.
@deanfirnatine7814
4 жыл бұрын
They have a third showroom location in Muncy Pennsylvania I believe? Once this Pandemic is done I am headed to their next tent sale, I need a table saw. I would be interested to see a test of their power tool line. The owner is a big proponent of US Vocational/Tradesmen education in our schools, because we are losing our ability to manufacture without these educated tradesmen. Grizzly also owns Grizzly Knife and Tackle and makes gun smithing equipment and lathes, he made that rifle he competes with for the most part.
@57WillysCJ
5 жыл бұрын
Check out the video on the Grizzly gunsmith lathe on the tube. The founder talks about their lathes and his use of one. I was surprised because many company owners never get their hands dirty. No I have connection to the company. I wouldn't mind owning one of his metal lathes some day. Before watching him I would hardly have given their metal lathe a second thought.
@mattwood2773
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I just recently bought my first Grizzly machine, a G0858 parallelogram bed jointer, and although I've not had it long at all, am very pleased with it's perceived quality. So much so, that I turned around and purchased a G1021X2 15" planer from them. The latter is in the much dreaded "more on the way" status, which a call to their call center revealed to be an approximate 4 month wait. Guess I shouldn't have been so quick to sell my Dewalt lunchbox planer because now I need something to bridge that gap. As you said, fascinating story about Balolia and how he created all of this, and I too believe he hit a segment in at least the woodworking market that was missing, and as a result has been given great patronage and loyalty by customers who appreciate not paying several hundreds to thousands of dollars more just to have a Jet, Powermatic, Laguna, Rikon, etc., etc,. name on the side of their machines. I have some of those machines, but going forward, will have less and less of them because IMO, they are just not worth the premium in price for not many functional differences. My two complaints about the company, lead times for out of stock machines, and having to quabble with the various freight/cartage companies about getting these heavy machines brought up our steep driveway, at least, and preferably placed into my garage.
@smokinreptile
5 жыл бұрын
Grizzly in Springfield has a huge showroom and then you have to actually go across the street to pick stuff up in their massive Warehouse
@lexalford358
4 жыл бұрын
Smokin Reptile's Homestead I love going to their scratch and dent tent sale
@TheSleepingonit
4 жыл бұрын
Which state's Springfield? I know of 6 states that have a Springfield
@BillyBlaze7
5 жыл бұрын
Red me and you have the exact same bandsaw :-) I gotta say, I LOVE Grizzly, their customer service is stellar! They also sell to a LOT of major guitar makers like Taylor guitars, I was endorsed by Taylor guitars, and if those guys are using Grizzly stuff that speaks volumes. But it's not just Taylor, many many guitar makers use their products, where tolerances are super tight. I want one of their cabinet saws soooo so bad.
@MASHQUE
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bear for this review. I have seen Grizzly machinery out there on the used market but didn't know much about them. After watching your review I found them online and requested a catalog. I am super impressed with Shiraz Balolia especially after watching his video about the history of his Company. I am in the market this year for a 1" bench belt sander for sharpening. I am not impressed with HF Central Machinery sanders and was looking for a quality upgrade. I think Grizzly is the way I will go. Keep up the good work. I really like how you provide background info on Tool Companies and tell us more than simply "how well does the tool work". thx
@TheVintageEngineer
5 жыл бұрын
I’m under the impression we will never see USA manufactured tools at a home gamer price (machine wise). Why my garage is full of 1940-1960 machines. 1957 Craftsman floor drill press ($100), 1947 Craftsman benchtop press ($50), 1947 Craftsman table saw ($25), 1950 Craftsman 3 wheel bandsaw ($25), 1947 Delta Jointer ($25), late 40s Delta disc sander ($20), 1950 Craftsman 6x48 sander ($50), 1960 Craftsman block grinder ($10). Soon to add a Racine Duplex 14” bandsaw from the 1920s ($100). Total cost for all including new Racine band saw: $405. Majority of the tools just needed cleaned up and bearings regreased. Used American is still the way to go for me.
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
We will, in the next 50 years but not because we are going to "bring the jobs home". It is already starting but it is because of automation and robotics. In the next 50 years, we will see massive leaps in 3D printing tech to the point that if you want a product you just pay for the schematic and print it.
@TheVintageEngineer
5 жыл бұрын
The Den of Tools if they figure out a way to print 60,000 psi tensile strength ductile iron equivalent I’m down. 👍
@Assorted12
5 жыл бұрын
They're bandsaws are the way to go for new woodworkers. Could you (or have you done) a background video on Makita?
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
I'm going to but haven't gotten to it yet.
@Assorted12
5 жыл бұрын
@@denoftools glad to hear it. I enjoy all the inside info you dig up.
@davebeedon3424
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating history. My only connection to Grizzly is having graduated college in Bellingham several years before Grizzly was born. I'm a recent subscriber and love your channel. Shine on!
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
Shine on and welcome to the den!
@AzraelsTear
2 жыл бұрын
I know I am a little late to the party on some of these videos, but I am really enjoying the history of some of these companies. I have known about Grizzly for a few years, I used to work as a machinist many years ago, back then you would run into a Grizzly machine every once in a while, but where I really started to learn about them is when I turned it into a hobby, they have some really great, small, benchtop machines that make having a home machine shop possible! 🍻
@btdga
5 жыл бұрын
I've been to the Springfield showroom several times. I don't think they're drop shipping anything. They have DeWalt, Makita, Porter-Cable, etc. all out on the showroom floor and in stock in the warehouse. It's a blast to visit and get hands on with a lot of the smaller equipment, the really big industrial stuff isn't on display. If you're buying something like a $92 granite surface plate that costs $99 to ship then its worth stopping by if you're in the area. If you're buying a few hundred dollars of stuff that all fall under their tiered shipping then the sales tax will cost more than the freight. On one trip I think I saved about $0.62 on a couple of hundred dollars of stuff.
@dadzilla007
4 жыл бұрын
I live a 2 1/2 hour drive from the Springfield store and it's a pron store for tool junkies. I bought my band-saw from them and it's been a great purchase.
@michaelbamber4887
3 жыл бұрын
Southbend lathes are lovely, I've got one in the uk. I'm a time served mechanical engineer who uses his lathes a lot. I've had it since 1989. Would love a modern one mind!
@joecool509
5 жыл бұрын
I like that you can sign up for military discounts
@SgtJoeSmith
5 жыл бұрын
Grizzley is from same town as oreilys and bass pro shops.
@PaulSteMarie
5 жыл бұрын
Jet's pretty much a hobbyist brand, same as Grizzly and HF. Jet started out earlier, importing Taiwanese tools, but moved to sourcing most everything from China, same as Grizzly and HF. Only real difference is that Jet and Grizzly have much bigger offerings than HF, eg 20x60 oil country lathes. Maybe Jet and Grizzly have better QA than HF on comparable models, but it's not a huge difference. Your Sieg 9x20 lathe is still a Sieg 9x20 lathe, no matter which badge it's wearing or whether it's red, green, or white. Grizzly doesn't have much company info online because it's privately held. One big plus for Grizzly is that they keep much more parts inventory than Jet, especially for older equipment.
@royanderson6134
5 жыл бұрын
I really like your animated bear character. It's cool and different.
@jaketerrell6768
5 жыл бұрын
One of the first tools I bought for my wood shop was a Shop Fox 1.5 HP dust collector and I still use it to this day. About a year ago I wanted to buy a 8” helical head jointer and the first place I looked was Grizzly. They were out of stock. I checked back about a month later and still out of stock. So I ended up with a powermatic jointer instead. I recently found a Grizzly hybrid table saw on Facebook and purchased it and I absolutely love it. Next I need a bandsaw...
@bartwright430
3 жыл бұрын
I like everything the Bear does.
@kaylamarie8309
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, The founder of Grizzly really sounds like a good man! :-) Great video as always Red :-)
@PaganWizard
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. I was very happily surprised to see you giving shout outs to many of my favorite KZitem woodworkers. BTW, I think Jay Bates is now sporting a SawStop table saw, which is arguably the safest table saw on the market.
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
I love watching Jay, very down to earth guy.
@sofjanmustopoh7232
4 жыл бұрын
Shiraz Balolia father born in India was an accountant in Kenya Shiraz Balolia was born in Kenya There were many Indian immigrants in Africa like Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda , South Africa etc Mahatma Gandhi was trying his luck as young lawyer in South Africa
@jimhumphrey
5 жыл бұрын
It's hard for me to see Grizzly as anything other that a Chinese importer. Yes they may have a few engineers on staff but they are not designing anything. I'm not saying this as a negative because without the China made tools we would have very few tools to buy these days. I've got a AMT wood lathe made in the early 90's in China. Jet, Grizzly and Harbor Freight are still selling the exact same lathe today. AMT went out of business in the mid 90's so I order Grizzly parts for the lathe and they fit perfectly. All come out of the same factory in China.
@incognitotorpedo42
5 жыл бұрын
Jim, I've had an AMT tablesaw since the early 90's. It's held up pretty well, actually. I wonder if Grizzly is selling something like it now?
@jimhumphrey
5 жыл бұрын
@@incognitotorpedo42 The G0842 uses the same drive head as the old Amt but the motor is rated at 3/4 hp instead of 1/2. Yep these little lathes have been around now for over 30 years and if taken care of they work good. The JWL 1236 jet lathe is exactly the same lathe as well as one of the Harbor Freight lathes.
@loktom4068
4 жыл бұрын
USA based. Not made in USA. Too much US commies labor strikes and lockouts caused their favorite darling employers to leave the cry babies in the dust.
@davidbilia5610
5 жыл бұрын
If they are factored the freght cost into the price and said it was free shipping would you be more inclined to buy from grizzly
@scottyV1000
3 жыл бұрын
I miss the showroom they had in Muncy, PA. It was about an hour drive and I could save the the freight charges. I’d buy a lot more from them if they were still there.
@kuhrd
4 жыл бұрын
My experience with Grizzly as a shop teacher has been hit or miss over the years. I wish it was a requirement for these companies to declare the OEM so that they would have to prove what is different about the version they supposedly specified. This would also make parts easier to find. Ever since these companies all moved to rebadge bulk machines made in Asia as a labor-saving measure to be more competitive it became far more difficult to maintain or get parts for machines as they age. It used to be that if you bought an expensive machine you could reasonably expect to buy replacement parts for the next 20-30 years. Now you are lucky if you can find someone who either still has some parts in stock or is making the exact same part 5-10 years later.
@_P0tat07_
5 жыл бұрын
Grizzly needs to open more showrooms/warehouses. I’ve pretty much decided that if I ever got a small milling machine and metal lathe, they would be grizzly branded. But as you mentioned I’m not paying that fat shipping fee.
@btdga
5 жыл бұрын
Don't bet on it. About the time they closed the Pennsylvania showroom/warehouse I was in Springfield and it came up in conversation with one of the salesmen. He said the location was "out of the way" and the cost of shipping stuff TO the warehouse was a big factor. They decided they could serve the eastern US out of Missouri just as well and more cost effectively. When you consider the sales tax on most items that "fat shipping fee" isn't too bad. Even at my relatively low local sales tax of 6% many big ticket items are only a few dollars more to ship than the tax would be. In areas with sales tax of 8% or more its even less of a factor. For small stuff that ships for a flat rate fee based on the dollar amount I usually come out ahead.
@kirkjohnson9353
5 жыл бұрын
I live in the home state of Grizzly and as a wood worker I have known about them since the time I had ten fingers... You HAVE expanded my view of them. Thanks
@Impatient_Ape
3 жыл бұрын
Even if you buy your Grizzly from an online vendor instead of locally, you'll still likely pay sales tax for your destination zip-code on top of the freight costs. And if you don't pay sales tax for online purchases, then in the US you'll have to tell the IRS about unpaid "use tax" when you file your taxes. Tedious.
@Videogamerforlife69
5 жыл бұрын
I got one of there big mill's, but I didn't realize there were such a big company
@trmoder
4 жыл бұрын
Just a note, but at15:50 you indicate that the motor trunions mount to the table. I don't own this saw, just been researching it, but I don't believe that is true. From what I read, I believe the trunions mount to the top of the cabinet on the G0771Z and not to the table (although it is not easily seen in Grizzly's website picture). There is no fixed definition of the differences, but for today's saws, it is more a combination of the motor size (>2HP) and the beefiness of construction (e.g. thicker cast trunions, etc). The trunion mounting is no longer a differentiator.
@AntonioClaudioMichael
5 жыл бұрын
Great history info on grizzly
@neilwilson8742
5 жыл бұрын
My shop is full of green Grizzly iron. Can't kill any of the equipment. I'm a custom cabinet maker.
@alext8828
2 жыл бұрын
This bear has the greatest voice.
@rolandmetayer7210
4 жыл бұрын
Here in Canada, we have KING CANADA TOOL COMPANY. Unlike Grizzly, King Canada sells their products exclusively through a dealership network. Like Grizzly, MOST ALL King Canada tools are made in China. They are good tools for the weekend warrior and the beginning professional. I have a few King Canada tools and I am very, very satisfied with their products. Similar to Grizzly, King Canada sells just about every tool that a person can imagine. Furthermore,for a minimal price, my King Canada dealer offers a NO QUESTIONS ASKED WARRANTY for one year ! ! ! Cheers from Canada. POLAR BEAR COUNTRY ! ! !
@glenschumannGlensWorkshop
3 жыл бұрын
They used to have a third show room out east some where. I have shopped the Missouri showroom and have one of the 6 inch jointers. It works well for me.
@lexalford358
4 жыл бұрын
I buy there all the time as a machinist I love their tools and I look forward to the scratch and dent sale
@Carnivore-Dwayne
5 жыл бұрын
I have been to their factory, and showroom. Every now and then they have a parking lot sale. The deals will often blow you away!!!
@claudehebert3131
4 жыл бұрын
One of Grizzly's best-sellers is the G0704 mini mill. There are many cnc conversion kits for it on the net.
@randymagnum143
5 жыл бұрын
Best thing I ever saw, buddy was bragging about how his grizzly vice cost just under 1/2 of what a Kurt does...........clamped a part in it, put his weight on the handle.......POW! Broke the stationary jaw off! $200 worth of chi com scrap.
@chevyon37s
5 жыл бұрын
Welp. Looks like I’m making the 4hr trip to Springfield! Never knew!
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
Livestream it!
@bitterclinger5876
5 жыл бұрын
Custom cabinetmaker here. I've had a love/hate relationship with Grizzly for over 30 yrs. First purchase was their early style 18" bandsaw, in 1986 or '87. Some 15 yrs later when the pot metal upper wheel adjusting mechanism disintegrated, they had switched to a different Taiwanese manufacturer and their then-current 18" saw had nothing in common with mine. No parts available -- tough luck. Same story with finish and framing nailers I got from them in the '90s (anyone want a $300 paperweight?). On the other hand, I've had one of their long bed 8" jointers and some smaller machines for 10-15 yrs now and they have held up well. For the tools that see the heaviest use, I try to find vintage American iron, like my 1954 Delta 14" bandsaw or 1949 Parks planer. For years I did my daily work on a 1955 Craftsman 9" table saw. Between the vintage machine forums, eBay and so on, parts are still plentiful, and those wonderful old cast iron beasts just never seem to wear out. And then there's the fun of scoring one of those old beauties at a garage sale -- I never get tired of that!
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
I love restoring old machines like that. There is nothing and I mean nothing like the feeling of a properly built tool like that. A lot of people assume I'm cheap because I have a lot of inexpensive tools in the shop. They have not been around the channel long enough to see when I rebuilt an older Jet or that craftsman 24" scroll saw or the two Shop Smiths or the Dewalt RAS. Right now our life is kind of in transition. But as soon as we settle down you will see tools like that again in the shop.
@genarogomez9535
5 жыл бұрын
Good video! I'm getting the 14 " bandsaw! I was a little surprised when you were touching bases about all they carry, but you didn't mention that they now even carry "Eye Candy" resin pigment! I have to try it! Keep up the great job Red!
@philmacgregor1374
4 жыл бұрын
The founder started in Canada in Vancouver with busy bee tools at the back of dry cleaning business my dad and myself bought tools in the 80 s,,,
@loktom4068
4 жыл бұрын
Until those freely elected Canadian commies and lazy cry babies scared the sh_t out of the CEOs to pack up and run south of the border and to offshore.
@johnhunter273
4 жыл бұрын
Funny you compared the Missouri store to Bass Pro. About a mile away sits the Bass Pro head quarters! We spend WAY too long when we are in either! And its only an hour away!!
@MrJoeGarner
4 жыл бұрын
I found Grizzly about 5 or 6 years ago when looking for a Lathe and Mill for metal cutting.They make decent tools but some are a little over priced. They have a wide range of wood working and metal tools power and hand tools. mrpete222 has a great video on the showroom in Missouri. They also hold the rights to SouthBend lathes.
@ElSupermam2011
5 жыл бұрын
You miss king's Fine Woodworking, he uses only (or most) Grizzly products and even he mentioned in a few videos how good they are on customer service
@greggiono8789
5 жыл бұрын
Before the internet almost nothing was exciting as getting a new grizzly catalog.
@matto284
5 жыл бұрын
Getting the catalog is still exciting, i ussually get several and give them to friends and family. With all the pictures, i think it would make an excellent kids picture book :)
@loktom4068
4 жыл бұрын
Still proudly and precisionly made in China. USA based yes. But, but, but, "BUTT" ? Just like your favorite perennial GM, Milwaukee, Delwalt, Stanley Black and Decker.
@samwittstruck.6685
4 жыл бұрын
I never have never seen a label proudly made in China.
@curtcmiller
4 жыл бұрын
So what company makes tools in the USA?
@tompritch56
4 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed to your channel. I live just 23 miles from the Grizzly showroom in Bellingham. For years I had heard of them from the same video creates you mentioned. Have only a few of their products. I mainly have Shopsmith unit that worked good enough for my needs. Great to hear about the history. FYI, I work part-time at Home Depot in the hardware dept. Great to know the tier breakdown of the power tools, which is pretty much what I had alway thought. Thanks much.
@MichaelLivingston-me
5 жыл бұрын
Whenever I visit Springfield Missouri I have to go by the Grizzly store. It's enough to make a wood worker or machinist salivate when you walk in.
@Spectt84
5 жыл бұрын
How many people Googled "DiResta father's finger" after watching this?... I can't help it. When someone says "Don't Look" I have to go and look. I literally can't think or do anything else until I go and look.
@BillyBlaze7
5 жыл бұрын
Whatever you do, don't check out my channel lol sorry couldn't resist lol
@arlindjax
4 жыл бұрын
lol same
@davefeinglass9118
3 жыл бұрын
I was 10 seconds away from pulling the trigger on an entire shop full of Grizzly tools - A new bandsaw, planer, jointer, drill press, table saw, some other smaller things like mobile bases... but as dug more into the reviews it became obvious that Grizzly has been deleting negative reviews from their website. If you look closely every single power tool on Grizzly.com has a 5 star or 4.5 star rating and there are essentially zero one or two star reviews, for any tool they offer. But then you go to the BBB website or other "complaints based" site where people post their negative reviews, and it becomes apparent that they have plenty of customer service issues and tools that fail or were damaged after delivery with poor customer service responses. There is also at least one youtube video of a negative review being deleting from Grizzly.com, but then the comments section includes many more cases. So there is a sense of misleading advertising, or untrustworthiness, about Grizzly. Someone please convince me I'm wrong, I've also read stories of their customer service performing well and virtually every woodshop channel on here is filled with Grizzly tools. I switched over to Jet, which has 5 year warrantees on many of their tools, but also costs a good bit more in some cases, not offering each tool at the price range I was looking at, so its not a perfect option. I haven't yet pulled the trigger so I'm open to being convinced - Can Grizzly really be trusted?
@niceguy200107
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting! I went to college in Springfield, Mo. I worked for Bass Pro briefly (terrible place to work, especially their non-a/c'd fulfillment warehouse) and even with my knowledge of Bass Pro, I always thought the Grizzly building was a competing outdoor shop. I seriously was in that town for 10 years and never knew this was a tool shop, especially that they made good stuff! Just a shame I have come to realize I blow at woodwork. 😆
@djlalorocks
5 жыл бұрын
King's Finewoodworking has almost all large power tools as Grizzly
@lucky13driver
5 жыл бұрын
The history of videos are my favorite.
@machinist7230
4 жыл бұрын
Probably the biggest actual US tool manufacturer most of your viewers have never heard of is Haas Automation. Their facility in Oxnard is so big, it's visible from orbit. Thing is their tools start at 40 grand, weigh more than a 1 ton truck..😂
@lindrake8315
5 жыл бұрын
I love my shopfox w1851 and grizzly 555la35.
@187onasimp
3 жыл бұрын
Anytime there's a company products you never heard about but have been around for a long time you can blame their lack of a "MARKETING" department for that.
@PaulSteMarie
5 жыл бұрын
Oh, missed the comment about South Bend. The only thing Grizzly bought was the name. The lathes are mostly Taiwanese manufacturer. The really funny thing is that SB1049 "Heavy 13" is not at a South Bend design. It's a Colchester clone made by Sunmaster CNC in Taiwan and imported by Grizzly, Kent, etc. I bought the the 13x40 version of that lathe from Precision Matthews and outfitted it with a VFD. Very nice machine! Here's some photos of the lathe bring delivered by the rigger and the VFD conversion: goo.gl/photos/22Uoh5NCDWjjWrPd8
@PatriotPaulUSA
4 жыл бұрын
Grizzley is a large importer of Chinese equipment for many years like many. If you go to China and want to import your own cordless line like Grizzly you can do the same.
@703am
5 жыл бұрын
i have never owned grizzly tools but have used them over the years, they sure seem top line tools
@chex313
4 жыл бұрын
Being in PA. Started using Grizzly in the 80's...Their Table saw shop fox wheel cart , a couple of nailer's, and I believe my Forstener bit set is Grizzly. Sorry to hear they left PA.
@Broncort1
3 жыл бұрын
Grizzly just threw a bunch of industrial tools at April Wilkerson for her new commercial shop...like a 16”! jointer.
@georgeburns7251
5 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Very informative, but more importantly, very enjoyable. Thank you very much.
@erisi6204
5 жыл бұрын
Ooooh didn't know that; love April's channel
@sethwatson8952
5 жыл бұрын
I was under the impression that Mr. Balolia was from South Africa. And, I'm pretty sure the new South Bend stuff is made overseas like everything else. The general feeling about it is that it's overpriced for what it is. I have the 14" 555 LX bandsaw, too. I bought it new, and even with the shipping, it wasn't bad. It certainly does need some tweaking that it shouldn't need, but overall, I'd say it's a nice saw I'd buy again. If you order one, make plans to also order a Timberwolf blade for it. The one that came with it was total junk. Struggled to cut plywood when it was brand new.
@danielbowman4819
5 жыл бұрын
Grizzly industrial makes some good products. I own the 1023 table saw, 15 inch surface planer and drill press. No problems with them. I’ve even been to their showroom in Springfield Missouri!
@leroychristen6636
5 жыл бұрын
Great review (as always)!!!....only wonder if THEY alllow camping b-4 tent sales? :)
@denoftools
5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@JourneymanCoup
5 жыл бұрын
A very informative video which enlighten me about some grizzly details that i did not know. Thank you... That was beartastic...
@timallen8202
3 жыл бұрын
The store in Springfield Missouri is awesome luckily I only live about 3 hours away .
@HomePhoto
3 жыл бұрын
Worst company I've ever experienced! Waiting on my machine for 2 months and they just lie about it when contacted. No idea when it's coming or where it is. Bad mistake buying from them
@georgeb6229
5 жыл бұрын
Great videos Jeff. Very informative thanks for the tile saw review
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