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The flame hardened bed ways didn't come out until the late 60's, that one is earlier. Even if the wear was worse on the 10", I would still take it over the 9". The 10" is more versatile.
I have a 9A and a heavy 10 with about the same amount of wear (a lot) and it doesn't seem to handicap me from making good parts. It's all about getting to know your machine.
I was reading and I think SB started with hardened beds before that as a option but I'm not really sure when. Not seeing scrapings sound like a quick and dirty way to tell.
I can't wait to see the 10, I'm hoping it's decent. I just don't want to buy a project, I would rather buy something that's usable.
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