If it comes with a lot of accessories, it may well be a bargain. $1,100 is a bit on the high side for what I've seen for 9" SB "A" models (most I see are in the $800-$900 range). Parts availability in the used market on both is good.Ĭondition is important, so check the bed for wear. The later Atlas lathes have 1/2" ways instead of 3/8", and are more rigid. Mine has a 36" long bed, which is probably more than I'll ever need, but makes it less rigid. I have actually seen the tool move under a heavy cut. My Atlas has a lot of accessories (steady rest, follower rest, taper attachment, turret tailstock and toolpost grinder), but no matter how many accessories I have, it will never be a South Bend. He did not have many accessories for it (although he had a neat homemade duplicater that worked like a taper attachment, except that you could put patterns on it to replicate shapes like cannon barrels). The SB was a model A, which means QC threading and power cross-feed (B has only power cross feed, and the C has neither). There are good points on both sides with my situation (and maybe with yours), however, I wish I had the SB. My dad was going to give me the SB, but when my uncle passed away, he decided that I would be better off with the Atlas, so I got that and he sold the SB. My dad had a 9" SB and my uncle had the Atlas (101.27440 - 12x36).
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