Bed length

DavidR8

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Perhaps a really dumb question here:
If the nameplate says 4 ft for bed length is that the overall length of the bed or the distance between the spindle nose and the end of the bed?


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If we are talking South Bend, it it the overall length of the bed.
 
Yes, sorry for a South Bend.


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Thanks @francist.
The reason I asked is because the 9A up island is a 4 ft bed whereas the 10K in Vancouver is a 4.5 ft bed.
I’m thinking that the 9A might be a bit clapped out (bed wear) whereas the bed on the 10K is very pristine.


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I got pictures of the 10K bed today.
Its a 1976 model and looks virtually new.
I think I can make out scraping marks still.
It lacks tooling but my logic is that all the tooling in the world is pointless if the machine is worn.

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A model that late probably has hardened and ground ways and wouldn't have been scraped. It keeps getting better. Obviously has a 3-jaw, what else?How much?
 
A model that late probably has hardened and ground ways and wouldn't have been scraped. It keeps getting better. Obviously has a 3-jaw, what else?How much?

That’s it for tooling unfortunately.
900 CDN.
For comparison the 9A I’m looking at is $1000 with a 3 and 4 jaw, collets, followrest. But is has noticeable bed wear and missing a bunch of parts such as the gear cover, threading dial. And the drive system is cobbled together.


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Were it me, I'd go for the 10k or keep looking.
 
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