Well lets hope for the best, and keep us updated on the new machine. Man that money is just burning a hole in my pocket.
My lathe had a major problem in the headstock that Grizzly could not repair. After 3 months of going back and forth, finally tomorrow I will receive a new lathe from them to replace it. My fingers are crossed that it will work properly. I was very disappointed in the amount of time it took to get something done. The Grizzly quality control manager, Mike called and finally got things going in the right direction for me and within about a week he had all my issues resolved and I am very thankful to him.
If the machine is new, it should be supplied with both english, and metric gears.The owners manual, or chart on the machine will give correct order. That is a even number thread divisible by 2. You can close the half nut's at any number line on the dial. You don't have to go back to the same line each time.