No Longer Pondering This Lathe
I've been quiet while thinking over your comments, which I am grateful for. Decided to wait awhile before making a decision. Then the seller came down another $150 on his price and I almost bit the bullet and jumped on it. Then the listing was removed by the seller.
That may or may not be a good thing, it is what it is. Keeping in mind all the comments I was cautiously looking at other CL offerings in my area. But now I have this nagging thought in the back of my mind.
"Do I want to purchase someone elses problems or should I just rebuild my old SB 9C and see if I can upgrade her with a power crossfeed and Quick change gears?"
I see the carriages and gearboxes listed on E-bay all the time
Aside from that is the fact many of those on CL listing a lathe have a high price for what the woefully inadequate photos show and when you ask for more information they don't respond or tell you they don't know anything about the lathe. Then some have the audacity to ask you what your going to pay when you know next to nothing about the machine.
O, sorry, was that a rant? Started to get carried away.
Stiil cogitating I guess.