Jim There is one more point about replacing leather belts that can be important when a replacement belt is needed. An old belt leather belt may be working in a stretched condition, and the belt may be

hi The maximum speed of 1400 rpm is strictly for H10 lathes with segmented cast iron bearings. The prominent longitudinal grooves cut into the headstock bearing's running surfaces can deliver a more g

Hello Stevie Your question have wakened a lot of interest and useful information, and the replies have been interesting. I'll add some more information to the growing pool of help you already have. I

Hi Steve A couple of electricity cuts and some login pains are making this the most *%)#@ mail of the day -- but the power is back and the sun is shining. Message the content is simple. My usual e-mai

Steve I admit I have never used a dead centre with my H10 (it's still the oldest H10 in listed in your serial number files, and it still hides under red paint from my old Rover 2000) -- but the idea o

The side oilers recirculate their spindle oil, and they filter their oil by passing it through the felt wicks that draw it up from the oil reservoirs/return wells below the spindle bearings. But SB di

Hi Alec The locating pin does not have to be a precision fit in the bed and the headstock. It's purpose is simply to keep the headstock in alignment with the gears on the banjo and the gearbox -- this

Hello Pecis Welcome to the SouthBend world. The Heavy10 isn't a common lathe here in UK, but it is reasonably well known among people with a machining history or interest. This status can mean that sp

Alistair Welcome to the group and the world of SB. The west side of the Atlantic doesn't have the wealth of SB infrastructure that exists in USA, but you will be able to find information and some spar

Hi there Valvotec, Welcome to the groups that are the most useful source of information and users of South Bends and, if you haven't already done so, join the dedicated Heavy 10 groups: South Bend Hea

Ken I got a copy of the "record card" for my Heavy 10 from Grizly in 2009, soon after they took over the old SB records and stock, and began advertising their willingness to send a copy of the card by

Jon Yes, there are so-o-o many alternative designs of toolpost. And it's no surprise that the strong points of most designs are also found in other designs, and sometimes a "special feature" that solv

Jon Building your on toolpost is a feasible task, but the benefit you can get from the old style rocker toolpost design will be limited by its design weaknesses. The only strength is easy adjustment o

Andy The groups on this list of places to check are one's I've used at various times and for different needs. Your needs and mileage will surely differ from mine, and no doubt some of the sites will h

Hi Andy Welcome to the SB groups. There are a number of SB lathe owners and lathes from that era in UK. We don't have the same extent of new and old parts supply via ebay that US members enjoy, but so

After WW2 lots of aluminium equipment was sent to the scrap yards. In UK, aluminium became one of the structural materials used to build the new homes needed to replace houses destroyed in air raids -

I was once able to borrow a seriously worthy and expensive square frame precision level, and I thought this sexy level means that I get my Heavy 10 seriously leveled. What followed was an education fo

Jim The puller's yaws should be in firm contact with the gear, and the puller's central screw should act on a metal pad you place across the end of the spindle. When I took that gear off my own H10 I

Mark, Kirk Your scraping questions are probably answered in the Youtube videos posted in Lathon's "Hand Scraping" message today. Scraping looks like a primitive hit and miss process, but it can be acc

Dennis Yes, I still hang my head for what I did with that red paint. There wasn't a lot of cash at the time, and the paint was cellulose "coach paint", left over from rebuilding a Rover 2000. That car