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Originally Posted by Ambush
One more question.
How the heck do you keep your shop floor SO CLEAN!?!
And congrats on finding what looks like a well looked after SB lathe. Rare find.
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Epoxy paint helps a lot...
The SB 10" lathe is actually pretty well worn in some spots. The saddle and cross slide have a good bit of backlash and the ways are a bit beat up near the headstock. But the headstock itself is solid and it runs and works OK. It was, I believe, a WWII Navy shipyard lathe based on the markings, vintage and the guy I got it from. I live about 75 miles from the Norfolk, Virginia shipyards and the guy who had it was a machinist for the shipyard. I'm guessing he got it surplus.
I got a SB 7 inch shaper in excellent shape about a year ago. It's not very practical but a blast to play with.