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Yea, an that's got me kind of confused. Timken roller bearings are cool, but
where did they come from? Could I have a non-original headstock? When I
receive what is supposed to be the manual for this lathe I might learn
something. I'm thinking, though, that the parts diagram I got from James
Early might be all I get, and that DOES NOT show my HS configuration.
Strange but wonderful.

I also have yet to see any mention of "Precision" in the lathe title e.g.
mine is "South Bend Precision Lathe Model A" without"Workshop" as some of
the lower-end ones were. Also, since my serial number (101025) is in the
range of:

"The earliest records show that lathes were numbered sequentially, beginning
with 700, in July, 1910, and ending with 186,514 March, 1947" -- (from SBL
web site)

SBL must be correct in saying that my lathe was first shipped in January of
1941.

Paul R. Hvidston
Upland, CA

Never heard of a factory South Bend with anything but bronze bearings
and a back gear. I think they did away with the bronze bearings in
the last 20 years.