Brands of Wood-Turning Lathes

CNC Auto-Motion Ltd.

• CNC Auto-Motion Ltd. designs and manufactures a full line of routers and lathes designed to work with wood, plastic, metals, composites and even stone. CNC stands for computerized numerical control, which means these lathes are controlled by computer controls. The majority of CNC Auto-Motion machines are built for large company production, but the company does manufacture some smaller models that would be ideal for small woodworking shops and new businesses working with small budgets.

Grizzly

• Grizzly wood lathes are distinguishable in the industry by their mint green color. The founder of Grizzly began the company on the foundation of making affordable and quality machines available to the public. A quality measure Grizzly employs is locating a customer in your area and having that person discuss his experience using a Grizzly product in his home or business.

Powermatic

• Powermatic was started by a lumber mill owner who felt he could increase his business if he planed the wood for the customers. As his business grew, so did the demand for machines available to the public market. Each product by Powermatic has its own warranty on both industrial and nonindustrial, and any service that needs to be conducted can be set up through and authorized service location near you.

Jet

• Jet was started as a distributor of quality machinery and tools, but as demand grew it began to develop its own line of machines for the industry. Jet started manufacturing metalworking tools but soon branched out into the woodworking industry. Jet works with both domestic and international suppliers. Jet is one of the most easily recognizable brands for wood lathes among consumers.