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New South Bend Lathes ????

scomeau1

Plastic
Joined
Oct 8, 2009
Location
Portsmouth, NH
Hi All !

Has anyone bought one of the new South Bend Lathes from Grizzly make in TW ?
Thinking about getting one and would like to know what the quality is like ?

Thanks !
 
I bought a SB 1049 (13X 30)last spring when some of the lathes were deeply discounted when they closed the Pennsylvania warehouse and am very pleased with it. The fit and finish are excellent. I have had 3 lathes, a Rockwell 11 X 36, a Enco 12 X 36 made in Taiwan and a Grizzly 12 X 36 Chinese. It runs very smooth, quiet, and much easier to get good finishes and dimensions than the previous lathes. Once I leveled it up It took a good 6 weeks for it to settle completely.
 








 
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