Wow... nice job! I wish I had a Digital camera. A friend of mine has
a scanner, so if I can find some decent pictures of SB#55680 (1934),
I'll see if I can get them posted. She's decked out in Tremclad Grey
(which seems to be very close to SB) and Tremclad "Wild Raspberry"
(which means deep burgundy). This lathe predates the "Workshop"
series and is much heavier. My grandfather (Ray) bought it brand new,
factory direct, shipped out of Indiana Nov. 13/ 1934. She look's
pretty again, but parts of her are pretty tired too. Anyone have a
tailstock? It's "nose down" by about 10-15 thou with the spindle
fully retracted, worse when extended, and the spindle rattles in the
housing with the spindle lock ON. I'm about ready to make a new,
oversized spindle, remove the leveling shims(NOT original... my
father put them there before I got it) and rebore the housing from
the headstock with a "poor man's boring head". Any suggestions before
I pass the point of no return?
