DO NOT TRY TO BEND IT COLD!!!!
The compound rest handle on my lathe had been broken for as long as I
can remember. (My father took possession when I was 6) The edges had
been rounded off so as not to cut your fingers, but the break still
shows clean 20-30 (40?) years after it was broken.
A new handle was one of the first projects I tackled after she was
put back together after painting.
(Ball ends are a pain)
Dave D'Albertanson
--- In southbendlathe@y..., Larry Buerer <lbuerer@t...> wrote:
Hi
I'm joining the list. I have a 9" Model A South Bend lathe.
According to the
invoice I have in my hand it was purchased from the Carey Machinery
Supply
Co. Baltimore, MD on 1/3/47. I purchased it from the original owned
a few
years ago in Eureka, CA so it traveled a bit. It is a bench top
model about
30" between centers. Length 4 according to the tag on the gearbox.
It seems
to be in excellent condition, only a few aluminum chips here and
there and a
bit of surface rust (only enough to color a few things brown).
The handle on the cross slide is bent, not the screw, the handle.
Is it soft
enough to bend back cold or should I heat it to bend it.
Just for fun, it cost $283 new and the Jacobs chuck with it cost
$15.30. The
4-jaw chuck was $34.15.
Have a great day
Larry Buerer
