Hi, Folks, The fellow I bought my lathe from reported that the original motor did not run, so he had disassembled it with an eye to fixing it. He had mounted another motor on the lathe...and that has

I sure enjoy your reports of progress, both with your shop/machines, and with your training. David W. Pennington Denver, Colorado 720-442-3744

Here are a couple of shots of mine on a 9C. I believe the installation is the same.

The fellow who briefly owned my 9C before me had cut a serpentine belt and crudely laced it together. I improved on that, following the lacing instruction in the SB manual and using 50 lb test Spider

My heart goes out to you folks, both those who might suffer loss and especially you who have. I can imagine what it would mean for us...but I choose to not do so. Dave David W. Pennington Denver, Colo

Sad to report that what was at first a perfect fit has not held up well. It has not been abused, but the J-B Weld is apparently subject to creep. The door was struck by a gear tooth last evening--much

Exactly! I do plan to re-use the babbitt that comes out of the bracket. My cursory inspection suggests that the cavity is presently filled 100%. I believe that even a 75% fill will be sufficient for t

Nice library. I'll practice on something before I do my pour.

The upside to J-B Weld is it's room temp and quick. The downside to J-B Weld is it's awfully hard for the next guy--or me, if I mess up--to remove. :) I like playing with molten metal... David W. Penn

The melting points I've seen are in the 700-800 deg F range. The point I did not bring up has to do with the paint. I cannot reasonably expect the factory paint to withstand that temperature, can I? I

Thanks, Bill. In this case, the babbitt merely freezes the location of the rod connecting the clamp to the main body of the taper attachment within the clamp itself. I can probably salvage the babbitt

Hi, Folks, The taper attachment is now installed and operational. There's just one major task left to do. (After I'm completely satisfied, I'll drill the dowel holes into the carriage.) In the factory

Bill, I love your attitude and your knowledge. I have a small mill, besides my SB 9C. Recently, with a project in the mill, I realized I had done things out of order: there was a small part I should h

If it's off 0.008 over 6", perhaps Mark one side with a Sharpie and shim the piece when you chuck it up for this operation.

One more thing: your math was close, but not exact. IF your compound is at 30 degrees, as for your compound travel calculation, the travel is 0.092" to get 0.080 cut depth. In my experience it is madd

SB manual...and my trainer...says to set the compound to 29 deg. The advantage is the tool is pressed against both sides of the thread, primarily cutting the left side, and shaving the right. With 30

Also try the other two spindle speeds. Looks like you may have tool chatter going on, which can be a function of the free air resonant frequency of the tool and the surface speed of the work piece. Ch

9C only has half nuts for power feed. David W. Pennington Denver, Colorado 720-442-3744

Marvelous. Will you put it in the files?

Thanks...that was so easy. There is a good set of step-by-step installation instructions. Webb, do you have Form 906L in electronic format? I'd like to have a copy. Thanks, Dave David W. Pennington De