I also do not use Face Book. You can post pics here. Ed S

I second that, good luck. Ed S

Ruth your are correct. The lathe does not have to be level to the earth. It has to be level to itself. In other words the bed should not be twisted. "leveling " a lathe is the wrong term. Getting the

Oh boy here we go again. You do not need a precision level. A level just get you close. The real test is make cuts on the lathe the adjust the feet untill the cuts are equal. SB has a procedure for th

Hello Guenther, Welcome to SB lathes. What can we help you with? Ed S

This has not been posted in awhile so I thought it was due. This map was started by another member years ago. I did not set it up but it is fun to look at. The map or web site does not belong to the g

I am sure there are detailed videos on You-tube. EdS

Jim, Very very nice. I should stop in for a ride. Ed S

I received the two pictures using Mozilla Thunderbird for my emails> Ed S

JIm, It is beautiful. you should include some pics of what you started with. To belay any suggestion this is off topic. I will add that Jim used his lathe and mill to make many rare parts for this mac

HI Jim, I finally logged into the new site. Looks good. I like the lathe on the cover page; who does it belong to? Ed S

Hi Allan, Is Paula still posting? She always did an excellent job. I had to stop working do to health reasons. I only follow SB lathe for entertainment. I am slowly selling stuff off. Ed S

No that is not my mill. That procedure was done by a rather well know lady "Paula" who does pretty much what she wants to do. I just followed that step by step on a bigger vertical mill at school. I h

Here is how i did it: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/machining-t-slotted-cross-slide-177054/ EdS

A lot of machining. Surface the whole thing, mills the slots, drill and mill the hole for the tool holder and more. I used an a very large vertical mill at school. Took many days. There is a step by s

I have a state college cross slide for sale that is 95% complete. Needs the side lock holes drilled and tapped. Ed S

Hi Mark, The older members seem to be lurking. Ed S

Jim, I would be in favor of a move. Yahoo was always Yahooooo. Ed S

Don't forget to put a note in your will.... "Do not sell my stuff for what I told my wife I paid for it!" Ed S

Hi Mark Juat relaxing and watching the snow fall. Ed S