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Grizzly G4003G Gunsmith’s Lathe Part 1
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 820428" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>"BTW except for a couple dozen done back in the 70s on a 20 year old SBL (flat ways)"............</p><p> </p><p>South Bend Lathe Company never built a lathe with flat ways. They were all prismatic Vee ways (one of SBL's hallmark selling points BTW). You have your brands mixed up. Maybe you refer to Logan or Atlas or an early Sheldon.</p><p> </p><p>The only detraction in a flat way machine has to do with the tailstock. Flat ways, because the tailstock locates on the inside vertical surface of the ways, on long center to center turning, the tailstock can (if not gibbed properly) can 'fishtail', causing the centerline to become skewed.</p><p> </p><p>Grizzly's guarantee is much like the current oiptics guarantee. If a machine is defective, it's cheaper to discard it and provide another because the markup is so great. Machines built in third world countries and sold domestically can be replaced without question because the build labor is so cheap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 820428, member: 39764"] "BTW except for a couple dozen done back in the 70s on a 20 year old SBL (flat ways)"............ South Bend Lathe Company never built a lathe with flat ways. They were all prismatic Vee ways (one of SBL's hallmark selling points BTW). You have your brands mixed up. Maybe you refer to Logan or Atlas or an early Sheldon. The only detraction in a flat way machine has to do with the tailstock. Flat ways, because the tailstock locates on the inside vertical surface of the ways, on long center to center turning, the tailstock can (if not gibbed properly) can 'fishtail', causing the centerline to become skewed. Grizzly's guarantee is much like the current oiptics guarantee. If a machine is defective, it's cheaper to discard it and provide another because the markup is so great. Machines built in third world countries and sold domestically can be replaced without question because the build labor is so cheap. [/QUOTE]
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