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Larry Buerer
 

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
Paul R. Hvidston
 

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Welcome, Larry,
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We need to see pictures of your SB ;-) That's a Loooong bed you have. Sometimes I wish I had more than 18" between centers, but then I don't have any room in the garage as it is, so I'm content.
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About the bent CS handle, I'd be worried about cracking it, but heating it would surely discolor it. So who knows. Maybe try bending it just a little and see what happens. I had to straighten out the turnbuckle screws on the belt tensioner on mine. They are soft enough you can just clamp one in the vise and slip a long length of pipe over the end and tweak it.
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The tail stock ram hand wheel on my SB is?also slightly bent, but its the shaft, so when I tear it down for painting I'll try my hand at straightening the shaft.
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Cheers!
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Paul R. Hvidston
Upland, CA
 

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

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