Well, can’t say I’ve ever seenone like that. I’ll bet someonewill have seen one, though. Lew

LEW BEST wrote: No, they don't look like that. They fit on the Aloris toolpostjust fine, it's just that there is nothing to catch the adjusting screwunderneath. They sound like what Frank describes

Scott (and Lew) I have a FIMS toolholder, and they also adjust witha setscrew, so that is another possibility. On my FIMS the setscrew goes in thetop of the holder at about the middle of the inside of

Wishful thinking? JWE Long Beach, CA

Hi Scott Sounds like the holders may be KDKholders. I have a KDK and itadjusts that way. Just got anAloris; like it a lot better. SeeeBay item 1748614775. do they look like that? Don’t

I recently purchased an Aloris AXA piston style toolpost (used) with a few toolholders. I don't believe the holders are Aloris, and they look a little different than what I have seen in most

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There is a special woodruff key locating the back gear Bull Gear on the 10K lathe. The one that I have is really whacked and in addition, I spent hours scraping and honing the Bul Gear so that it

I Can mounted too The bronze box bearings have a closer tolerence I believe its .0007".That is an older machine,Im not sure it even had felts.Look in the files part of this list there may be

not check. machines as know my On my 9" A the best with a collets and the length to make Dont forget the steel bushing to go between the handwheel and the back end of the spindle.This allows you

OK, 2 weeks after I buy my SB lathe the company goes bust, now 2 weeks after I get my Bport THEY do the same. Which company will I doom next?? Bridgeport Machines Lays Off 140 Mon Aug 5, 2:50 PM

G'Day Clint, I know of a good site! It's called Southbendlathe on Yahoo groups. Try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbendlathe/files/9%22%20Conversion/ There is a wealth of knowledge in our very

I am looking for a Mod A9" lead screw for a 3' bed, any one got one? Clint

Chris He wants at least $90 for it and will take more from those who do not check. One thing is the taper adapter will only fit a limited number of machines as a lot have said most of the heavy 10s

That means that he has several of them, and he only lists one at a time to let people know that they are available, you can buy them for the price. Just be smart enough to not bid on the one listed

Maybe I'm dense, but I don't get this! This item recurs on ebay often. It's new and some of our members have purchased it. What I don't get is this; the sellers starting price is $90.00. There is no

Hi ya'll, Thanks for the replies regarding the ball bearing import chuck and the most facinating information about the relationship between MSC and Enco. I've been purchasing from MSC for about 28

Reminder To All SBL Group Members All discussion relating to South Bend and similar lathes is welcome: lathes, tooling, methods of work, repair, restoration, projects, the sad state of SBL, where

Tom, I'd appreciate receiving a copy or retype of the spec sheet on setting up the spindle and bearings. Thanks Jim Larsen

Frank, It's a real pleasure reading your postings which are like lessons! I save them all! One of these days I want to start cutting gears using my 7" SBL Shaper. Back about 20 years ago I had a 10K