??? ??? Mine works just as good a any red , yellow or blue lathe
I've seen . Plus for polka dots , just ask Buddy Guy . On the
yellow color , I see alot of lathes FS where the handles &
hand wheels are painted yellow & I seem to think the ones in
shop class in early 70's all has yellow handles & hand wheels
. Some kind of safety plan I guess.
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On 7/26/23 1:02 PM, Andrei wrote:
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Making mine bright yellow, so I can see easily any things I
might drop.
Don't get hung up on color. Manufacturers changed colors and
paint base depending on the lowest bidder for that batch, or
month, or year.
Gray was the cheapest color because you could make it by dumping
in all the paint remnants and a squirt or two of color to get
some "consistent" hue.
Make your lathe the color that floats your boat. Be unique.
Enjoy your toy.?
Polka dots are fun, too, especially for lathes sitting on a
cabinet.?
Food for thought. ?My 1929 SB 9” Junior original
color was black (japanning) with white color inside the bed ways
(nice contrast while viewing your work). ?I kept all the
japanning, simply top coated with semi gloss black. ? Your
lathe, your color…..all the the restored machines in my shop are
dark gray, the SB is my exception. ?
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This is an extremely close match to paint that had been
hidden by the gear box since 1942... Went on nicely as
well...
But as others have said, the color formulas changed over
……..
