Are parts available for the servo-shift? At a reasonable price? Is the added complexity and potential repair cost of the servo-shift a good reason to stay away from these lathes?
Thanks Doug
Is the Servo-Shift a good reason to stay away from a 1969 Leblond?
Nov 06, 2005
4 Replies
Servo-Shift is what makes the later LeBlonds so great. Jump all over it if the price is rightt and it has the 2-3/16" spindle hole. I bought one new and don't know of any 15" lathe I would trade it for. Leigh@Marmachine
Its a 14x30 with a 1.5" spindle.
Doug
This is the exact lathe I learned to machine with. Its one fine lathe.
Karl
Doug, LeBlond Lathes are Cadillacs, like Lodge & Shipley. They are sooo much better than the competition, you should not hesitate. Steve
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