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Which new lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="257X50" data-source="post: 1631972" data-attributes="member: 67903"><p>Hey Nitroman!!!!!!!</p><p>Stihl 041S on another forum. </p><p>Glad you got your machines. </p><p>Grizzly can work. But drain the oil in the head thru a coffee filter. Do it a couple times till no more dirt. </p><p>To the OP.......there are lathes and their lathes. </p><p>We just had the cross slide on our turret. First time since new in 1966. 2 shifts a day. Well made. </p><p>Good old iron is good. South Bend was never a production lathe. They can be made better. They had government bulletin on how to improve them. </p><p></p><p>If buying used.......find a good machine rebuilder and pay the $75 or so an hour to have him look at it. </p><p>He can tell you what is wrong, what can be fixed and how much it will cost to fix. </p><p>Or what to turn and run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="257X50, post: 1631972, member: 67903"] Hey Nitroman!!!!!!! Stihl 041S on another forum. Glad you got your machines. Grizzly can work. But drain the oil in the head thru a coffee filter. Do it a couple times till no more dirt. To the OP.......there are lathes and their lathes. We just had the cross slide on our turret. First time since new in 1966. 2 shifts a day. Well made. Good old iron is good. South Bend was never a production lathe. They can be made better. They had government bulletin on how to improve them. If buying used.......find a good machine rebuilder and pay the $75 or so an hour to have him look at it. He can tell you what is wrong, what can be fixed and how much it will cost to fix. Or what to turn and run. [/QUOTE]
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