Great info there, Mike! Thanks for sharing it! Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. SEMPER G

This stuff is supposed to be equivalent to Velocite #10... https://www.amazon.com/ELBALUBES-Industrial-Hydraulic-Zinc-Free-Reference/dp/B09RQ3C916 HTH! Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)

Thanks! I've not touched a 9" South Bend lathe in nearly 50 years. Any lathe is better than no lathe, but some latest are much better than others. :) Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Ap

It wouldn't be as good as a Heavy 10L, but it would certainly beat the heck out of an Atlas! Depends mostly on what you want to do with a lathe. The Atlas 10" & 12" lathes have an MT3 spindle and MT2

They're not milled, they're cast in, ready to machine. Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

Hmmm. I resemble that remark. :) Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. SEMPER GUMBY! Improvis

Which I mentioned as one of the possibilities. An even less satisfying one, compared to the Atlas 6" machines. Still, a bunch of folks have gotten good use of them, too. It all depends on what you nee

I bought mine new in 2008, and it was, aside from cleaning it up with some WD-40 and rags, ready to go out of the box. It did take me several years & another class to figure it out, but as I said, tha

Yep. Maybe a bit better fit & finish than the Harbour Freight version, too. Though you should be able to get the HF version without paying so much in shipping. Some folks want a lathe that works perfe

Not as good. But as I've said before, any lathe is better than no lathe. The first lathe I was actually able to lay hands on was a HF 7x10 Mini-lathe. They are surprisingly good for the money. Problem

Depending on which machine it is, there is an Atlas-Craftsman group, and IIRC one for the AA-109 machines. Look for the model number on the lathe. If it's not a 109 it's probably an Sears-badged Atlas

Try a less acute angle on the cutting edge, and take tiny cuts, and you should be able to get it. Or grind a 3/8" square shank in a 7/16" or 1/2" cutting tool, and still take tiny bites. :) The larger

There is a indicator repair shop in Long Island, NY, they may be able to help you, and Long Island is in the name. Hope that's enough info to find them. http://www.longislandindicator.com Bill in OKC

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If you're in the USA, try Home Depot/Lowes, or other hardware stores. IIRC, Steve Webb's site has a list of common hardware items cross-referenced to SB part numbers, and you might find that spring li

I have to disagree with you, Andrei. Not about its value, but because its name is a lie. It would be a lite 10. It's a bit over half the weight of my 10L, and the spindle bore is smaller, too. 1.358"

The new version of the South Bend Heavy 10L from Grizzly is $10k, the steady & follower rests, and a 5C chuck are about another $1300, together. No taper attachment listed. The stand is another $2200

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Greg, that's close to the the standard for 1/8" NPT. You should be able to find those at any good hardware store. 27tpi is definite, OD is .405" and it should be a tapered plug. Pretty sure I have one