gnead
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2012
- Location
- North Carolina
I am kinda new here, been lurking for a while not really posting, finally have something to post about so here goes, I bought this SB 9" in NY, I have had it for about 6 months and not had time to touch it,
about a month ago I started on it and got most of the machine done as well as the drive unit.
I needed to build the bench, last week I built it, painted it and started the final assembly.
I have a little more work to do but so far I am very happy with the results. I know some people will not like the color but I really do not like dark machines, so I went with a light gray. One of the things I have a question about is the machine has 1" risers on the head and tailstock as well as under the compound making it a 10" swing. Anyone seen this before?
Gene Nead
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about a month ago I started on it and got most of the machine done as well as the drive unit.
I needed to build the bench, last week I built it, painted it and started the final assembly.
I have a little more work to do but so far I am very happy with the results. I know some people will not like the color but I really do not like dark machines, so I went with a light gray. One of the things I have a question about is the machine has 1" risers on the head and tailstock as well as under the compound making it a 10" swing. Anyone seen this before?
Gene Nead
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/data/attachments/53/53490-8d6d4b1f7595efe82187b90cc354c4e1.jpg)
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