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We did it bois!! i got a south bend for $450 at a garage sale!!! (sh.itjust.works)

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so i have spent the last week hunched over my computer/phone to find a crispy lathe for the taking. and finally after much searching i found a garage sale that was happening at 8am and ending at one. I WOKE UP AT 5AM!! just to make sure i could be ready and up at the garage sale at 8am. i show up im the only one there at 8, i asked how much for the lathe he said $450 he had no arguments from me. AND HE LOADED IT WITH A FORKLIFT, which a lot of other Facebook lathe sellers want YOU to load it. which these things are heavy as balls. i will be posting progress on restoration which will take a while Cheers to my new LATHE!!!!

also im on like 4ish hours of sleep so my grammar kinda shit

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[–] Tylerdurdon 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great post, haha! Congrats!

[–] Maco1969 5 points 1 year ago

Clean the lead screw and bed ways before you try and use it, otherwise the rust will build up in the split nut that engages the feed on the saddle and jam up.