Machines for the military were usually made to the tight specs. I can't say if a 9" in 1952 was made to Govt. specs. Perhaps that information is on the serial card. Ted

Please advise as to when approximately South Bend began making knurled knobs for the double tumbler /and reverse levers. I assume the earlier ,Lionel train barrel looking knobs were replaced by

 John, a lead screw is measured in moving and objecta set distance compared to a know measurement. Lets say we could move your cross feed 12 inchesexactly by the dial, then compare the distance

 Ted could answer that, but I think Goverment wouldbe the same, yes. Steve

With say a cylinder it easy for me to think of some simple measurement say with a dial gauge to determine accuracy. How is accuracy specified for a lead screw? I am not a machinist but a

This guy makes new ones. http://www.millermachineandfabrication.com/products.html The slide screws also differ depending on if the lathe has large or small dials. Yours should have the small dials,

Would a 9" originally purchased by the corps of engineers in 1952 be military spec?

I saw somewhere if is a 5L470 for the 16 speed v belt set up. Is that correct ---In southbendlathe@..., <southbendlathe@...> wrote: I have a horizontal 9a v belt and i need to know what size the

I have a horizontal 9a v belt and i need to know what size the belts are? The belt from the pulley to the lathe is a b42 not sure what the belt is from the motor?

 The stack up height of the A/B apron for the crossfeed was set with the apron cross feed gear they are marked M forminus and P for plus, a common line card listing would be M 10 for minus .010 The

Thanks for the information. I am trying to approach this with my own attempt of order. My first step is acquisition of the A and B apron. The cross feed screws seem to be a bottleneck as well. I have

 John, if you are referring to the apron lead screw,there were three specs: standard; tool room and military. the military specbeing the best. these were sorted as they were ran in production.If

We have a new member and his pin would looknice. Comment from user: Principal Bibi fathimaCollege Bangalore I have two lathes and a 7"shaping machine Jim B.

On the map if you switch to satellite view and zoom in on the yellowmarker I put at South Bend Indiana; you can see the site of the originalSouth Bend

Yup. He has it on eBay. I know someone with a 16/24 with a bed worn so much it has like a raised ridge on top of the V ways for at least 1/3 of the length.

I'm pretty sure that they're very similar, but not identical. The 16" bed should be a tad wider. I think a friend of mine has still a brand-new 8' bed for a 14.5" lathe (the bed was bought

Do a 14.5" and a 16", both under drive type, use the same bed?

Yikes, the legs are missing........ with that short a bed, it will tip over to the left , real easy. I know I have a 380Y with the legs and QCGB. If that is the correct tail stock, I think that is

Has power feed but no gearbox. http://www.ebay.com/itm/171156656620

Anyone on list in Philly area happen to know hours for Cook Machinery ? I need to pick up some toolholders for my lathe . Rick