What Is A "regular" 9 Sb Is Capable Off?

Yes that lathe has auto feed on the bed and cross slide. It also has a quick change gearbox so no change gears needed. Except if you want to do metric threading you will need a few more to adapt it. Yes left hand threading. Yes MT#3 in the spindle. Don't know what motor it has now but thats an easy fix for whatever you desire. Like i said before grab it...Bob
 
Yes that lathe has auto feed on the bed and cross slide. It also has a quick change gearbox so no change gears needed. Except if you want to do metric threading you will need a few more to adapt it. Yes left hand threading. Yes MT#3 in the spindle. Don't know what motor it has now but thats an easy fix for whatever you desire. Like i said before grab it...Bob

Yummy.. Waiting for Monday.
 
A few things...

Buying a used lathe has been covered many, many times in this forum and others. A quick search will yield good information, as there's some things you want to look out for, like broken gear teeth.

Also, if you buy that SB lathe your are signing-up for a minimum of a good cleaning and re-wicking. Go on Youtube and look for "Halligan142" and look at his videos on the Southbend 9" Gearbox Conversion. That will give you a good idea of the process and what to expect.
 
You may hate me, but I did not like it. Do not know, I have old Rockwell/Delta Unisaw and I'm perfectly fine with it. But that lathe, despite of luck of any rust,
looks like metal scrap. Guy does not know about parts, but he knows it costs that much, and I would say only chuck comes with it. All lathe looks like was hammered all over the place. Yes, it moves, all parts as should, but. That is not a lathe, it is a starting point to through in money and lot of time. I expected I may start turning.
Even longer way to bring it up then my mini lathe, I suspect.
 
I spent almost a year searching until I bought a used lathe. Many times a likely candidate would come and go on Craig's list before I even got home from work. The big, heavy lathes tend to sit awhile, but it's fierce competition for the smaller ones.
 
Don't get discouraged. You never know what you'll run into until you go look. Sometimes the machines listed as perfect aren't so perfect and the ones listed as (grandpa's old lathe has to go) are.
 
I found my SB 9 on CL 500 bucks with a four jaw chuck and a steady rest! Was use in the local shipyard back in '49. Has a 48' in bed I would trade 18" of that for 2" more swing. LOL
 
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