The reason I brought it up was I read on line and saw a video about the NEW south bend lathes or at least one they discontinued.
But with everything you have to take it with a grain of salt.
The bearing was out on one that was practically new and it was made in China.
It was given to a guy.
Well did it run low on oil did someone run it without oil wrong oil who knows.
The other was a new one just like it the cross slide bolt stripped out.
Did he over tighten it, more than likely as this was a guy that knew nothing about lathes.
My new late drips a wee bit of oil out the head stock at the spindle bearing it is supposed to.
It means the bearing is getting oiled.
Another thing that bugs me is to see people on line see how deep and how fast of a cut they can make.
Why do this it is stupid.
I'm talking about frigging 1/4 inch at a time.
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