I just purchased this lathe but have yet to get it into my shop. I have been reading up on the South Bend 9" lathes but I am an amateur at best (only about 20 hours using a lathe, but I am a mechanical engineer and understand them pretty well). I did read the write up on mermac about inspecting a used machine before I went to look at this lathe. I could find no major issues on this lathe. As far as I could tell the bed shows very little wear. I ran all of its functions on all speeds and it...
How Did I Do On This South Bend Purchase?
How Did I Do On This South Bend Purchase?