Big Price Drop

Well, part of the price drop, at least on the 10-28 ( SB1002 ) is because they are going to be discontinued. As far as the SB chuck I have on my lathe ( 10-28 ), I can not complain. I turned a test piece of brass on on end then flipped it around and all was well. Beats the Haties out of the shars I have. Wish I knew some one close that could grind that one for me. These days if some one informs me something is made in Taiwan Vs mainland China, I am thrilled. Unless there is a Japanese version of the same thing. And to think only about 40 years ago we mocked and laughed at Japanese products. That'll teach us. :)
 
I looked at a SB 10x28 at the a grizzly showroom in Bellingham last spring. Nice looking machine. Then I noticed it was identical to the grizzly Machine next to it - right down to the little silver dials and small parts. Except one was painted green, the other painted blue. It's clear the casting and parts for these machines all come from the same molds.

To be fair, the SB machines had the rough casting edges ground off the ways -the Grizzly machines still had some of the slag(?) from the mold in place around the bottom of the ways. Others have said SB uses higher quality bearings etc, but there wasn't any literature available on the floor to compare the internal components.
 
Thank You Glenn
I thought they looked very similar. That blue paint is expensive I guess......
 
Glenn Brooks said:
I looked at a SB 10x28 at the a grizzly showroom in Bellingham last spring. Nice looking machine. Then I noticed it was identical to the grizzly Machine next to it - right down to the little silver dials and small parts. Except one was painted green, the other painted blue. It's clear the casting and parts for these machines all come from the same molds.

To be fair, the SB machines had the rough casting edges ground off the ways -the Grizzly machines still had some of the slag(?) from the mold in place around the bottom of the ways. Others have said SB uses higher quality bearings etc, but there wasn't any literature available on the floor to compare the internal components.
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Do you have a model number for the Grizzly comparison? I looked on their website and cannot find any lathes that look like the 10 x 28 South Bend?
 
I have read, on another website for professional machinists, two reviews of the 8" Southbend Grizzly has been selling. They are quite happy with these lathes when used in there business.

Vlad
 
A friend of mine bought one of the smaller griz/Southbend lathes and sent it back before he finished putting together, actually traded it for a Griz gunsmith lathe, and is very happy with it, seems the QC on the Southbend isn't what it should be.
olcopper
 
They where over price
Sounds like greed and no sales
Now the just adjusted to price for the market place
The sound bend lathe is just a China lathe with label from the old sb for marking

Dave
 
I bought the new 10K at the astronomical price. I am not happy about that but I am happy with the machine. Very well made. Taiwan, not China. I can definitely recommend it at the new price.
Robert
 
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