Wow that is a lot of money wounder why it says U,S.D.

Why this tool post i am sure the quality is excellent GP

Actualy Euro's ;). €425,00 excluding 21% tax (Did not got the note for the tax ;) ). Yes, a lot of money. Luky I had to buy it ones a lifetime.

No I havent bought one yet but 200.00 for tool post with 3 holders seems a great deal Aa Set

I bet you paid a tall dollar GP

Go onto eBay and buy one or more, clean them up and learn. Nelson W.

After checking out the net for information on the AXA Multifix. Decided to buy a AXA Multifix Type A including 4 holders, made in Germeny, no Chinese copy. It came in last saterday and after some

Bill, where did you find a school that teaches machining? I have been looking for one for a long time. By the way, I don't think you have to justify buying a super precision, beautiful tool that will

Here is a map of some of he owners of SB lathes. I post this every so often so you can add you location if you like. It is up to you to add your marker. We do not do it. It is a public site so do not

remember to allow for the bending away from your cutting tool the work piece ... a general rule is that stock should not be unsupported more than 2 to 3 diameters from the chuck . the result of the

You have better equipment than I own. My tenths mike is a Harbor Freight. I've tested it against the good set of gage blocks at school and it's accurate to its specified limits, but who knows how long

Don, Method 2. I have not tried this but I have heard good things about it. See attached:

Hi guys Attached is a photo of the bench I built for my 9A. It is very rigid and has lots of weight too. Legs are 2" square tubing 3/16 wall, plates are 1/4" and 3/16" for the webs. The shelf is 6 or

Thanks Eddie. Flat, rigid and vibration damping. More things to consider when I get around to building the bench. Thanks again, Don

There are 3 issues here, which should not be confused with each other, namely mass, stiffness and damping. If something rings when you hit it, it doesn't contain much damping. If it just goes thud or

Thanks Ed! I have read that adding a concrete base to an existing table was a recommended solution for these smaller lathes such that they could more easily build high tolerance parts for the war

Thanks Allan! ---In SOUTHBENDLATHE@..., <kitno455@...> wrote : Don- during that period, the 'N' indicated that the lathe shipped with an adjustable horizontal motor drive, instead of an overhead

Don- during that period, the 'N' indicated that the lathe shipped with an adjustable horizontal motor drive, instead of an overhead lineshaft. See this price

I am using a Starrett micrometer with .0001 graduations. I repeated the measurements enough times to be confident of the values. Also, after testing a 3 inch piece, the difference was pretty much 3

Hi Don, If you are going to make a steel leg table then you would want to addmore mass o the top. Many machine shops have a large stone that is groundand used for measuring and refererence. And they