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the four foot bed isnt in excellent condition
to me maybe 60%
i for sure wouldnt buy it to upgrade my 9a
to me maybe 60%
i for sure wouldnt buy it to upgrade my 9a
Here is a nice 10k on ebay for 1700. Looks to be nice with the hardened ways.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUTH-BEND-..._DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46365afd02#ht_0wt_0
and I was giving it about 75% but you maybe right! will see if there is any other options!the four foot bed isnt in excellent condition
to me maybe 60%
i for sure wouldnt buy it to upgrade my 9a
OP, it's likely your bed is soft - I took your serial number and looked it up here: http://www.wswells.com/serial_number.html. The hardened beds will show no signs of hand scraping anywhere and usually have an X in the serial number. You can get your bed planed and scraped cheaper than grinding as far as I am aware. Grinding removes very small amounts of material, while planing is able to take more material off (less time).
Is your lathe complete? I didn't see a drive pulley and motor set.
Also, there should be about 0.0015" "shaft play" on the spindle to accommodate the oil bearing clearance and thermal expansion.