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Prepping/pressing new carriage hand wheel and shaft
Hello, I have a 9a with a sloppy carriage hand wheel. Some of the slop, the backlash portion of it, I was able to significantly reduce by drilling/tapping and reversing my rack. The remainder of the slop comes from a poorly fitting shaft through through the apron, and a poorly fitted...- Ben1272
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New South Bend 9 - Igaging DRO mounting components
I thought some of you might like to see the Igaging DRO that I fitted to my South Bend 9a. I designed the parts in Solidworks and printed them on a Prusa I3 Mk3s+ filament 3D printer using ASA (like ABS) plastic. The files are posted over at www.printables.com at this link...- Ben1272
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9a - backgear reverse lever - stud gear alignment question
I have been slowly cleaning and servicing a 9a that is new to me. I attempted to re-mount the banjo and its associated gears in order to test the gearbox, etc. The stud gear (20T in this case) does not line up well with the 80T idler gear. I have the banjo pressed all the way onto its boss on...- Ben1272
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Model A and Model B parts compatibility
I am a newb at all this and sadly could not tell you the proper names for all the different parts of my lathe (for now), so please bear with me! I have a Model B that I have taken down, cleaned, and rebuilt with various new and replaced components along the way. It was not probably deserving...- Ben1272
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9B bull gear pin question
Hello everyone, Merry Christmas! My bull gear pin fits a little sloppy into the spindle cone hole. Is this OK, or do I need to find a larger diameter pin and turn it down to fit better? I had to replace my spindle cone owing to broken teeth on its gear. Maybe the new cone was fit to a...- Ben1272
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- Forum: South Bend Lathes