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Did not remove 3 jaw. I didn't get a pic but the ridges are just under the top of the V where the carriage rides. Probably around .050 deep

I viewed the old girl. It turns out the seller lives 12 mins away. It feels like a solid robust machine.has about a 14in swing. It is about 9 feet long probably around 6 feet between center. Here are some findings: Pros: it's running although the motor wiring is through a light switch...

I am going to view it tomorrow. It was handed down to him by his father in law, father in law bought it from an older fellow who had to sell his house because the old highway was going through (highway 2 for anyone from Eastern ont) which was a long time ago!

I cant seem to post the ad, kingston kijiji. Advertised as an antique lathe. It appears that springfield lathes were quite robust. Does anybody on here have much experience with them? I may go have a look at it myself. Although I'd prefer a QC gear box the price is right. This appears to be...

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Selling my south bend 9C. In its present state it require the electric motor re wired to the drum switch. The lathe comes with a good amount of stuff as follows: BISON high precision chuck face plates Original SB 4 jaw chuck Original threading dial (seems rare these days) 3 dogs Drill chuck...

I would love a SM 13. The heavy 10s would also be nice, I have been in correspondence with 2 individuals with heavy 10s. Both are projects, one wants 2500 with a few things but needs rebuild completely. The other guy wants 750, he started a rebuild had the ways ground and there it sits in boxes...

If you were in ontario I'd be interested in one of the SB to supercede my SB 9C. The chipmaster is a fine lathe!

Similar to me, I'm selling my south bend 9c as I find it useless for me with the short bed and small spindlebore. I'm in need of some thing with larger swing. But debating on purchasing another small lathe with power feeds as well and then save up for a larger 12-14 ish swing lathe later on.

Curious to see how many lathes people have and why? I have noticed a lot of guys have 2 lathes. Does each one do a specific job or did you start small and grow?