On 24 Feb 2004 14:31:42 GMT, (JMartin957) wrote:

For real home shop use, there are a few names that
stand out. Atlas, Logan, South Bend. Of course none
of those folks still make new machines. But one will
almost *never* see one of those brands in a working
commercial shop.


Have to disagree there. While Atlas and Logan may be uncommon in commercial
shops, I've seen quite a few with South Bends.


And we have a lot of customers who are commercial shops. They use
everything from the 9" (not commonly) up to the 14" and the
Electri-Matic Automatic Turret Lathe.

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