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Since we're showing our old iron, here's a 1927 South Bend 9" heavy lathe that was restored a year ago.
You guys are a bunch of show-offs. Mine is bigger than yours! I am getting machine envy here.dieselgman
Wel,,,l I am not the least a showman Horizontal boring machines are by nature large hunks of iron. . My Gididngs is the baby of the line, the smallest one made, your pocket size machine at only 8500 lbs. The first bore was a Lister CS block that was sleeved back to standard bore.[youtube]9M6cVL-M5Gs?list=UUbIv6ltJjGdYtJ_JIGLq8hw[/youtube]