Hi John, Thanks for your help. The fault was the fact that I had never seen one of these before. I finally hit on the idea that I should screw the collet in all the way and then back it out until the

Hi John, I have the standard threaded spindle. John

Hi, I have a new to me 10l with a lever type collet closer. Is there any information in the files on how to use or adjust this? I ask because the drawbar does not seem to be long enough. With a collet

Hi, I need to replace the flat belt on my 10L. I see that there are two different types on e-bay. One has the conventional lacing, and the other is skived and assembled with glue. The glue up model se

The lathe has been sold.

Problem solved. I skipped over the part in the instructions that says to first lock the lever to the clutch shaft via a set screw on the handle. This also adjusts the position that the lever will lock

Hi, I am trying to adjust and lock the rotational position of the toggle clutch lever on my heavy ten. The book in the files section says to loosen the set screw just under the lever, rotate the lever

Gary, I am not sure how to post this link, but if you go to E-Bay and search South Bend Lathe, heavy 10, it is on the first page towards the bottom. I wish I could make it easier for you. John

Mark, Mine is a 10L. John

Hi, I was just wondering if any one has tried the ball bearing reverse tumbler gears that I see on E-Bay? They make great claims about making the gear train quieter. Thanks, John

Thanks for the tip Mike, but it looks like he is selling only metric sizes. John

Hi, I am looking for the following 5C collets. 1/8, 3/16, 5/8, 11/16, 13/16, 1, 1 1/16. Preferably American made, used in good shape. If any one has these for sale please let me know. Thanks, John.

Got it. Thanks for the help I really appreciate it, John.

Thanks for the reply Mark. Can you explain to me where it mounts on my 10L? I've been looking around, but I can't see where it goes. Thanks, John.

Hi, This part came with a 10L that I recently purchased. The seller seemed to think it had some thing to do with tailstock storage, but I still can't figure it out. Any ideas? Thanks, John.

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hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/tls/d/pine-bush-south-bend-9a-lathe/7158499698.http. Hi, I have a very nice 9a for sale here if anyone is interested. John.

Well I feel like a complete idiot, but the problem is solved. I have a taper attachment on my lathe, and somehow the screw that holds the feed nut had come loose. I tightened it up and the backlash we

I'm not sure that you can see it in the photo, but the last two threads are definitely screwed up. Maybe a little work with a dremel might help.

Thanks for the reply Jim, Do I have to buy a proper size die to clean up these threads, or is there another way to get the collar seated properly? Also, what would be the correct size of the gap betwe