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Serial Numbers Wanted
Ideal would be a short video of the tool setup and the chatter, there can be many causes. The tool needs to be supported well, have the correct geometry, be very sharp and on center. The chip load and feed also effect it. On the older lathes with slower speeds try increasing the positive rake...- swells
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Cross slide screw
Excellent repair Ben, and a good way to avoid having to ream the threads for the dutchman pin.- swells
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Great example of a late model Workshop 9-inch, including the Belt Cover!! Very hard to find a more complete lathe in this condition. Thank you for the serial number information and photos. Discontinued in late 1969, I believe, I've not seen one past that year. Steve- swells
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Hi Troy, My best guess here would be that this lathe was a display model at South Bend. That would explain the 1929 serial number and a much later delivery date, and that was not uncommon for South Bend to sell the display room lathes to clear inventory and add newer models. They often sent out...- swells
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9A mounting to bench
This is a late post, but I thought I would add in case you had not drilled your mounting holes yet. The older Workshops, say pre-1946-1/2, with the old-style bed feet (shorter and less width) had 6-inch on center mounting holes. The older South Bend bench print called out 2-1/2- inches from the...- swells
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Serial Numbers Wanted
It is a 1946, very nice condition too...a catalog number 644-Z, 12-speed.- swells
- Post #2,809
- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Make a new post on the main SBL forum, Ted will respond if he has one, there are also several people on the 3 Facebook SBL groups that have parts. If all else fails, send me an e-mail and I'll send you a list of other sellers and those that can make the gear you need.- swells
- Post #2,808
- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Serial Numbers Wanted
1952 Heavy Ten Tool-Room Lathe, a short one too, perfect home shop lathe.- swells
- Post #2,807
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Serial Numbers Wanted
1965 Heavy Ten, that was a good year. I was 11-years old then, went with my father to the Chevy dealership to buy a new Biscayne 4-door, 3-speed on the column. That became my first car 4-years later.- swells
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Old south bend lathe value
A 14-foot 16/24 lathe has 126-inch centers. They are about 14-1/2 (14'-8") feet long. That's a heavy lathe, about 3500 lbs. Bare lathe in 1958 was $3800.00. our current dollars are 10.67 times higher than that now. $40,553.00 wow! I agree, no tooling is a deal breaker. The had single speed...- swells
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Thank you, you are correct, it is a 1941. Nice Workshop 9-inch ...I like it. Steve- swells
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Thank you for the perfect information, and nice looking 14-1/2. Steve- swells
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Well, I posted before reading this follow-up post... It's not the special "stubby"...dang The X in the serial number if just for the hardened bed, feed screws and tail-stock spindle. So the Stubby bed must have the "X" stamped with the bed code as it shows in the G.N. page. DDB 104HGX...- swells
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Aaron, can you measure the total bed length please, South Bend made a short "special" 16-inch that would have the X (special) in the serial number. Your bed code 104HG with the X in the serial number would seem to match and indicate you have a 1956 hardened and ground Bed in the short 56-inch...- swells
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Serial Numbers Wanted
Nice, appears to be a Tool Room lathe. It's probably a 1959, although it could be a 1960. Thank you for sharing.- swells
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes