Happens to all of us. We think we have discovered a great product, only to find out it works under specific circumstances. My philosophy is if there are many different solutions to a problem, there is

Dear South Bend Lathe folks, My dad, Doug Scott, loved reading the emails in this group even though he didn't post much after getting his 1947 SB 9" Model A up and running in 2013! He passed away this

Not mine , add is 5 weeks old may be sold , Looks to me like someone might be getting a pretty good deal with what is included https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1143165636415427/?ref=search&re

Hi all, Quick opinion question. I'm 3D printing a set of change gears as a bit of an experiment, the cost is low but its quite a bit of time to invest I know very little about actually using change ge

Mike Poore , I would be interested in hearing more about the surface grinder you put together . thanks animal

I would like to know if a 4" tool post grinder will work properly on a SB 9"? I have one sold by South Bend that I would like to rebuild and use, but I hate to waste my time on it if it is too big for

I am receiving an old SB model A lathe. Model no CL187RS. I don’t have the serial no from the right end of the bed. It has everything with it Collets ,taper, tool post grinder, milling attachment, tai

Hello, I recently acquired an approximate 1947 9C that was missing a lot of the gears. I have managed to acquire a lot of them but I still need the 54/18 Idler Gear and a 80T Change Gear. If anyone ha

I'm in the market for some addition AXA quick change tool holders for my Shars QCTP. wondering if the cheapies from ebay are any good? is a set of 5 costing $100 any better the 'looks and advertise th

i have an 80/63 transposing gear loaded onto my lathe. i have the 56 on the gearbox, and 32 on my spur. the 32 is meshed with the 80. is the 80 supposed to mesh with the 56 or is the 56 supposed to me

I've had a large 10" pulley in the workshop for some years and thought that it could be turned into a 3 point fixed steady by removing the central boss and taking 120' arc from the disc to form the to

Helping a friend with his lathe. I found Owner Manual, Parts List and Maintenance Manual on web. Looking for Drive Belts P/N PT8747TT2 and Variable Speed Belt P/N PT8756TT1. Tried searching and cross

Hi, Does anyone know the correct size of the woodfruff key that locks the bull gear to the spindle? I'm a child of the metric system and when i measure it with guessameters I don't seem to fall on a s

I am sure this is not the first time for this topic, but I'd like to know what setup, if any, anyone has found that provides a good surface finish using carbide on 1018? I have acquired a lot of carbi

Hello I have 1948 South Bend lathe 14-1/2" x 7' that is damaged due to a fire. The lathe was next to a house that burned down. The babbitt has melted and started to run out of the cabinet leg. My ques

I am trying to organize my lathe/mill tools and came across this tool holder in a box of older tool holders I purchased decades ago. I don't seem to be able to identify the type and what it was used o

Find this. Pretty cool. https://youtu.be/bIZll_eqHY4

Here is the working version pictured below. I made an aluminum collar to go over the nut on the end of the spindle to hold the magnet and to create some space between other steel that could potentiall

For what it’s worth, I use a Tachulator setup on two of my variable speed Atlas lathes (VFD and 3 phase motor). Works fine. Only issue is that occasionally the reflective tape gets oily or greasy and

Thanks everyone for thoughts. I already had a choke similar to your picture, so I installed it 1" from the display. Problem solved! I did have to solder in some extra wire to wind it, but that was the