Most likely 1-7/8" x 8tpi

I bought a replacement belt for my 13" SB from Al Bino. Nice guy and great belts at reasonable cost. He sells leather or composite. I was going to buy leather but after speaking with him, I bought com

Allan, I see the differences now in the headstock design and the bed between the N and O series. According to the SB Bulletins for each: 1. both headstocks were "internally webbed" for added strength

Thanks Allan. Seems I need to do some research. Dave

Animal, There is some interesting history being posted in this thread. To summarize some of it - It was a short production period for this higher priced model, due to the economic times of the 1930's.

Thanks very much. Dave

Eddie, Thanks for the comments. You are doing a lot more thread types than I normally do. You are correct that it could be misleading, as I normally only do UNC or UNF threading on this lathe. I norma

Louis, Thanks for the feedback, and I really enjoy learning more history of the N series and the comparisons you pointed out. Mine is a 1931 which was delivered to a utility company machine shop where

Allan, The Worm Gear lever position determines the direction that the tool will travel when turning or facing. "Down" position powers the apron from right to left, and "Up" drives the cross slide from

That was the problem I was having too. Glad it is helpful Dan. If you see any updates needed, please let me know.

Thank you! Dave

Thanks very much George - I appreciate it. I also received a message from Jim B., a moderator who offered to post it to the files section. So, I just sent the information off to him. In case you might

Jim, Thank you for explaining that. I was confused and figured it was just my lack of knowledge on uploading. But, that makes sense that it is limited to moderators for sure. Please find the attached

If there are other Model "N" owners on this site, I would like to offer some pictorials I have put together regarding controls and settings. My model N is a 1931 13" with the push/pull apron control t

Personally, I love my 13" single tumbler (Model 'N') for it's uniqueness and accuracy. Glad others are keeping the single tumblers alive too.

I don't doubt the validity of the concerns expressed regarding the potential for damage to bearings and I appreciate being made aware. However, I was regularly running my OEM 1931 3/4hp GE 3 phase ori

John D. Very simple chart. I like it. Thanks, Dave

Can be brazed and recut.? Look at YouTube for a few examples of the exact process. Keith Rucker has great videos on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWaF_QhcxA0 I have done several myself.? The par