MillersFalls
Plastic
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- Jul 31, 2019
Hello everyone, I am looking to buy a lathe, probably a South Bend, so I thought I would ask your opinion on two that are for sale near me. I am sure this comes up a lot, but this one looks a bit different than usual.
The seller says it was built for the navy in WWII, and so it doesn't have a SB plate on it, but it looks like South Bend to me. That said I have been looking around and have not been able to find any that look quite like it, so it is possible it is not a south bend, in which case this post should be removed.
So does anybody know anything more about this lathe, unfortunately it is 3 hrs away from me or otherwise I would stop by and check it out. Would I be better off buying a 9A that is much closer for ~$1000?
Thanks much in advance.
Here are the pictures
The seller says it was built for the navy in WWII, and so it doesn't have a SB plate on it, but it looks like South Bend to me. That said I have been looking around and have not been able to find any that look quite like it, so it is possible it is not a south bend, in which case this post should be removed.
So does anybody know anything more about this lathe, unfortunately it is 3 hrs away from me or otherwise I would stop by and check it out. Would I be better off buying a 9A that is much closer for ~$1000?
Thanks much in advance.
Here are the pictures