In my quest to find THE lathe that has my name on it are there any general rules that might be an indication of it's age? I know the bed serial # is the true key but lots of sellers don't include that info.
Here is an example ... South Bend Lathe 14” | eBay
The seller says "Older south bend turret lathe works fine" but it has a plastic safety guard. In my mind I would think if it's got a guard in place it was probably made after 1960's. Also the seller has only electronic test equipment for sale. this is the only large piece of metal he has listed so he probably knows less than I do about what he has for sale
So are there general tip offs that would give me an idea of hold old a lathe is ? To narrow it down let's talk about the SB 10-16" range please.
Here is an example ... South Bend Lathe 14” | eBay
The seller says "Older south bend turret lathe works fine" but it has a plastic safety guard. In my mind I would think if it's got a guard in place it was probably made after 1960's. Also the seller has only electronic test equipment for sale. this is the only large piece of metal he has listed so he probably knows less than I do about what he has for sale
So are there general tip offs that would give me an idea of hold old a lathe is ? To narrow it down let's talk about the SB 10-16" range please.