Re: Lathe ID
OK here are the pictures for the outside lathe with no serial numbers or tail stock ( anymore)
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Bill From Socal
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William Nelson
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#108164
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Re: Lathe ID
I've been told the other lathe does not have any serial numbers on the bed, does this seem likely? I'm asking for pictures to confirm.
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Bill From Socal
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William Nelson
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#108163
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Re: Lathe ID
I see the error of my ways, I only looked at the first page and failed to notice the 2 and 3 at the bottom.
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Bill From Socal
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William Nelson
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#108162
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Re: Rear Mounted Tool Post for SB 9" Lathes
??? Thanks , that's a pretty interesting way to handle that . I've bee
eyeing one of the long top slide castings from MLA that lets ya have a
rear tool post .
thanks
animal
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mike allen
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Re: Rear Mounted Tool Post for SB 9" Lathes
Hit send too quick, here's some more photos. Headstock casting photo from ebay listing, comparison of the two headstocks (note the modified quick reverse and the new stock quick reverse mounts). Last
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comstock_friend
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Re: Rear Mounted Tool Post for SB 9" Lathes
I bought the lathe in about 1985. It sat uncleaned and unused until about ten years ago when I disassembled, cleaned and painted it. I was going to use the cast iron legs from my Enco12x36 which I
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comstock_friend
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Re: Lathe ID
18427 is around 1920.
Serial numbers are in the Files section.
SB Cronology. It¡¯s an automated Xcel program.
Jim B,
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Jim_B
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#108158
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Re: Lathe ID
I thought we had a serial number data base. I don't see one.
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Bill From Socal
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William Nelson
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#108157
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Re: Lathe ID
Here's the other pictures he sent.
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Bill From Socal
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William Nelson
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#108156
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Re: Lathe ID
He has a picture of a serial number maybe. Pretty small number.
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Bill From Socal
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William Nelson
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#108155
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Re: Lathe ID
hey Steve, glad your still around. haven't seen much traffic from ya.?
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houdini
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Re: Lathe ID
It looks like an 11 or 13-inch Series R from the mid 1930¡¯s.
Steve
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2024 11:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SouthBendLathe] Lathe ID
I'm not good at
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Steve Wells
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Re: Lathe ID
??? ??? If it was the guy selling " these other ones instead " telling
im they can't be fixed I'd be lookin for a second opinion . More pics
could help identify also he could post the pics over
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mike allen
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Re: Rear Mounted Tool Post for SB 9" Lathes
Photos 0 and 1 show a very different paint finish.? Was there a significant time interval ?? ?What did you use to clean the "dark brown haze" from the surfaces?
It looks beautiful.
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straitsman
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Re: Lathe ID
Cost to repair is not a concern for many people. If you do your own repairs the cost is much lower. I traded off a lathe years ago that was missing the tailstock, could have made a much better deal
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Robert Bradley
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Lathe ID
I'm not good at identifying old South Bends. A friend of mine has this lathe and another he will probably scrap. He already got rid of a tail stock. He was told it would cost to much to repair, but
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William Nelson
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#108149
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Rear Mounted Tool Post for SB 9" Lathes
Mike Allen asked for more info on the rear mounted tool post seen on my SB 9". This came to me with the lathe. It's an added dovetail to the cross slide. Held by four smallish cap screws it's not the
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comstock_friend
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Re: Enco 3.5" turret toolpost
Jack and John,
Thank you both for the offers. Another fellow is sending me a toolpost soon, and if it works out I'll be set. If not, I may contact one of you privately.
Jack,
Thank you for the info
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Nick
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Re: Enco 3.5" turret toolpost
John , not to hijack this thread , can ya please start a new one with some inf on the rear mounted tool post in the pics ?
thanks
animal
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mike allen
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Re: Enco 3.5" turret toolpost
Nick, I have an Enco or quality knock-off that came with my 9". Available cheap if you don't mind shimming up for a 10". I've standardized on KDK's for my 9" and 13" South Bends.
I can't get to it
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comstock_friend
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